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Piko Taro is back to rock your world with bizarre new Super Cup ice cream video

• Oona McGee
  Jul 12, 2026
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Legendary performer now has a new song about combining some other forbidden things.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • commercial • commercials • Essel Super Cup • ice cream • Japanese commercial • Japanese commercials • Japanese ice cream • kinoko no yama • Meiji • piko taro • super cup • sweets • takenoko no sato • video games • videos)

McDonald’s Japan adds new Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks to the menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

Sanrio characters add sweetness to first-ever McDonald’s smoothie and frappe collaboration, complete with a Japanese idol commercial. 

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• Japan
• (Ano • commercial • cool • cute • drinks • fast food • hack • Hello Kitty • idol • Idols • Japanese commercials • Japanese idols • Kawaii • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pompompurin • Sanrio)

New Hello Kitty x McDonald’s Japan collaboration is like a life lesson to live by 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 26, 2024

Sanrio character gets herself in a pickle for this advertising campaign.

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• (ads • burgers • COK • commercial • cute • Hello Kitty • Japanese ads • Japanese commercial • marketing • Masato Sakai • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Samurai Mac • Sanrio • videos)

McDonald’s releases new Come on Baby New York Burgers in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 19, 2023

Limited-edition collection takes our taste buds on a trip to the Big Apple. 

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• Japan
• (America • American comics • burgers • COK • Comics • commercial • cool • design • fast food • food • Japanese commercial • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • New York • news • U.S. • U.S.A.)

Japanese tea commercial actress created by AI, has some wondering if it’s the scandal-free future

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2023

No chance of your spokesperson causing off-camera scandals if they don’t exist off camera.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • commercial • green tea • Ito En • Itoen • Oi Ocha • tea • technology • video)

McDonald’s Japan adds the flavour of okonomiyaki to its menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Jun 23, 2023

The Teriyaki McBurger goes “adult” with some surprising regional flavours.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • commercial • commercials • cool • fast food • food • fried chicken • jaga butter • Japanese commercial • Joe Odagiri • Kumiko Aso • marketing • McDonald's • okonomiyaki • teriyaki burger • Teriyaki McBurger)

Shochu brand Iichiko produces an anime short which leaves us warm and fuzzy inside

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 28, 2022

The story focuses on a father-daughter relationship, future dreams, and how two long-running Iichiko poster advertisements connect them all.

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• (ads • anime • commercial • Iichiko • Japanese language • linguistics • manga • Masayuki Kusumi • moving • shochu • Solitary Gourmet • Suzuko Mimori • Tarusuke Shingaki • touching • YouTube)

Taco Bell’s anime mecha commercial has us emotionally invested in nacho fries【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Jul 25, 2021

“Fry Force” tugs at our arteries in a slightly different way than Taco Bell usually does.

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• (advertisement • anime • commercial • Taco Bell • video)

The new Kyoto Animation commercials will have you in tears in just 30 seconds

• Katie Pask
  Jul 13, 2021

KyoAni proves they’re still one of the best with these breathtaking beautiful commercials.

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• (ads • anime • art • awesome • beautiful • commercial • commercials • cool • cute • KyoAni • Kyoto Animation • video)

Japanese anime commercial plays out like an epic neo-Tokyo adventure 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2021

People in Japan are falling in love with Spy Ando…and the humorous twist ending.

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• (ads • anime • awesome • beautiful • CG • CGI • commercial • cool • H&S • Japanese commercials • marketing • shampoo • video)

Morinaga Milk’s new cuddly commercial series shows snapshots of Japanese family warmth【Video】

• Katy Kelly
  Jan 22, 2021

Second installment of a 30-second ad series shows a father bonding with his baby…and some Morinaga Milk products, of course.

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• (ad • anime • anime ad • anime commercial • babies • commercial • family • fatherhood • heartwarming • Morinaga Milk)

New Pantene commercial interviews Japanese trans individuals about difficulties of job hunting

• Ingrid Tsai
  Oct 17, 2020

Sending love and light to the LGBTQ+ community.

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• (advertising • commercial • Japanese ads • job hunting • LGBT • LGBT rights • LGBTQ • Pantene • society)

Book Off running low on books: Japanese used book chain begs customers to sell them books

• Dale Roll
  Sep 4, 2020

If you bring in your unwanted books, you could enter to win some great prizes!

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• Japan
• (ad campaign • Book Off • books • commercial • funny • interesting • secondhand shop • used books)

Kumamon and other Japanese mascots get muscular makeover in new energy drink commercial【Video】

• Katie Pask
  Aug 30, 2020

It falls somewhere between impressive and terrifying. We’ll let you decide.

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• (commercial • dekavita • energy drink • Funnashi • funny • Japanese commercial • Japanese commercials • Kumamon • mascot • weird • YouTube • yuru-kyara)

Living doll model Matt transforms into a mosquito for surreal new insect repellent commercials

• SoraNews24
  May 5, 2020

“Bizarre” only begins to describe the strange imagery seen in this new series of commercials as we begin prep for bug season.

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• (commercial • Earth Nomat • Matt • Matt Kuwata • model • mosquito • weird)

Japanese “living doll” model Matt stars in commercial alongside actual doll family, The Fuccons

• Katy Kelly
  Apr 2, 2020

We can’t think of a model who’d be more on-model to model this model of PC, alongside these many other models.

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• Japan
• (commercial • mannequin • Matt Kuwata • model • mouse • Oh! Mikey • The Fuccons • weird)

Asahi combines beer, cherry blossoms, and Nogizaka46 idols in touching new commercial 【Video】

• Eli Pang
  Mar 9, 2020

Now we’re tempted to cheer “Maiyan!” at all the parties.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • Asahi • Asahi Super Dry • commercial • idol • idol singers • J-Pop • Nogizaka46)

Final episode of Cup Noodle commercial Hungry Days featuring One Piece finally shows Luffy’s face

• Dale Roll
  Feb 11, 2020

The iconic rubber-limbed main character’s high school version is…surprisingly normal-looking.

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• Japan
• (ads • anime • awesome • commercial • cool • Cup Noodle • food • Hungry Days • Instant Ramen • Luffy • Nissin • One Piece • ramen • video)

Charming video saga shows baseball player Ichiro playing his own life…board game-style!【Videos】

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 23, 2019

These short, sweet videos have Japan’s recently retired baseball star play the (board) game of life while musing on his real lived experiences.

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• Japan
• (board game • celebrity • commercial • Ichiro • Ichiro Suzuki • life • philosophy • Sumitomo Mitsui)

James Corden joins comedian Naomi Watanabe, John Legend, others for hilarious SK-II commercials

• Dale Roll
  Aug 27, 2019

Chinese actress Tang Wei also makes a special appearance!

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• Japan
• (commercial • funny • James Corden • japanese comedian • John Legend • Naomi Watanabe • Pitera Essence • SK-II • Tang Wei)

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