The Force Was Strong With This Tuna: Japan’s Unlicensed but Fishy and Wacky Star Wars Commercial from 1978.
In 1978, a Japanese food company did something that would be absolutely unthinkable today. They dressed up actors as Luke […]
Crime series ad turns Shibuya station into record storage facility
This is an advertisement for a crime drama TV series by Asahi Television called 警視庁 (keishi chou) 失踪 (shissou) 捜査課
Hugh Jackman cuts a Japanese beer commercial
The internationally recognized Australian actor, Hugh Jackman, well known for his portrayal of the character Wolverine in the hit movie
World Series MVP Matsui on Fire with advertising blitz
Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees was just named MVP of the 2009 World Series after winning the championship,
Scan Marketing with “Barcodes”
As I mentioned in another post, barcodes are frequently used in Japanese marketing and advertising campaigns. In fact, they appear
Repetitive ads go down easier with a spoonful of sugar
I don’t recall seeing this practice much back in the States, but in Japan they love to plaster walls with
Berlitz English class transit advertisment inside trains of Tokyo
I’ve seen this advertising poster on trains running from Shibuya and Yokohama for a while now. It features four, rather
Axe chocolate scent for men advertising in Japan
Axe body spray has a new Chocolate body scent. The ads posters that I found posted in Shibuya near Tower
Japanese advertising: the gentle art of hardcore product and service marketing
With Japanese culture being popularized in countries outside of Japan, I figured maybe some people might be interested in what