What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Guess what website was just added to my “do not visit” list…. I’m all for advertising online when it’s done right, but there’s ....
22 Sep 12:00 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Will Miss #227 – free tissues
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2 Sep 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Will Miss #221 – Western celebrities ads
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22 Aug 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
iPod Ad
I would never have even considered buying an iPod Classic, until I saw this. If that doesn’t make you want to buy an iPo....
16 Aug 10:00 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Advantages of a higher blood pressure
Another great Japanese WTF commercial; this time it is a commercial of Suntory tea which helps control arterial pressure. The other day I tr....
28 Jul 7:30 am  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
No Pants! No Life!
Retailer Love & Valentine brings you the slogan “Yes! We Pants! No Pants! No LIFE!” I guess the hardcore no lifer’s wear no pants ....
28 Jun 9:23 pm  from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Big Otosan
For some time, Softbank, the only Japanese carrier that sells the iPhone in Japan, has been giving away cell phone straps of its mascot Otos....
26 Jun 3:09 am  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
WTF Commercial
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23 Jun 8:18 pm  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sapporo beer commercials
Beer commercials are usually quite good all around the world. I think Sapporo makes the best beer commercials in Japan. My favorite is the f....
17 Jun 4:00 am  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
iPhone 4 in Tokyo
iPhone 4 advertising in the Tokyo subway. From my Tweet this morning. ....
11 Jun 1:52 pm  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
God Hand commercial
Here you have another of those very rare Japanese commercials. The commercial advertises the video game God Hand, a beat ‘em up published ....
3 Jun 1:42 pm  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Government Allows ISPs to Target Ads by Browsing History
A Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (総務省) working group recently published an opinion sta....
31 May 4:27 am  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Darth Vader for docomo
From the NTT Docomo promotion site for 'Who is my boss?' http://docomo-1-1.jp/ I came across this new promotion that NTT Docomo look to be s....
26 Apr 7:06 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shinagwa Station
There are already many colorful advertising boards at Shinagwa Sation, but an additional 44 large monitor boards just arrived to fill up som....
2 Apr 10:16 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shot Myself Today !
This isn't what I usually do...                                                      ....
10 Mar 11:30 pm  from  Mikes Ryukyu Gallery   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Latest Kirin Ads
Here are a couple of new Japanese TV commercials for Kirin’s alcoholic drinks, courtesy of Japan Probe. The first is for Kirin’s Highbal....
9 Mar 7:34 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Star Wars Tuna
Great Hagoromo canned tuna commercial from 1978. ....
26 Feb 6:40 pm  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Internet Ads Overtakes Newspaper To Become No.2 After Television In Japan
Dentsu Inc., Japan’s largest advertisement agency, published its annual Japan’s advertising expenditures report. [J, pdf] According to t....
23 Feb 10:35 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shibuya Streets Vol 10
Nice group of faces in the crowd waiting to cross at the Scramble Crossing. After the snow the night before, I went out in Shibuya and took ....
3 Feb 8:23 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Advertising cacophany
Japan can be such a noisy country at times, especially the major retail and commercial districts.  I sometimes wonder whether the concept o....
26 Jan 10:24 pm  from  mechakucha   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Matrix Pachinko
A new pachinko machine based on The Matrix has just been released in Japan. I am not really interested in pachinko machines because they are....
25 Jan 6:12 am  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Star Wars x Adidas Billboards on Atmos Harajuku
We’re sure most of you already know about the (super-hyped) – recently-released – Star Wars x Adidas Originals limited edition sneaker....
18 Jan 10:38 pm  from  TokyoFashion.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Augmented Reality taking it to another level
Augmented reality is coming into its own, revealing more and more hidden layers of info. It's all there for the taking.....
18 Jan 12:08 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tiger Woods Penis Festival is Big in Japan
TOKYO –The Japanese people are busy preparing for celebrate 2010 as the “Year of Tiger Woods” including traditional fertility festiv....
13 Dec 12:01 pm  from  InvisibleGaijin   [Profile]  [Recent] 
‘Bot seriously, folks
Fear not the fiery robot apocalypse of the Terminator movies. Fear the cute machines exhibited at the International Robot Exhibition 2009 be....
26 Nov 10:28 pm  from  Reuters Blog Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toshiba sends a chair into the stratosphere
To promote its new LCD televisions with LED retroillumination, Toshiba decided to send a chair to the highest altitude possible and record i....
23 Nov 7:10 pm  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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