FBI sketch artist appears in Japanese commercial
An odd Morinaga chocolate commercial that uses a former FBI sketch artist to describe a drawing of Japanese reactions to Dars:
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Categories: General Japan
Aflac duck gets some feline backup
Aflac Japan has summoned a cat to up the cute factor in its commercials (Aoi Miyazaki and the duck weren’t enough?):
They’re also offering mini maneki neko costume-wearing ducks to new customers.
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Categories: Animal Videos
Weird Suumo Commercial
A commercial featuring the weird green mascot of Suumo, an apartment/house search site:
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Categories: Odd / Strange
Picasso’s Egg
Sagamiko Resort has been running a commercial for a new obstacle course attraction it calls “Picasso’s Egg.” For some reason, they commercial stars foreigners who are speaking English:
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Categories: Foreigners in Japan
Tommy Lee Jones: Japanese Detective
Tommy Lee Jones’ latest Boss Coffee commercial make him a character in a classic detective drama (last 4 minutes of the video clip contain still photos from the old drama):
[hat tip to Aceface]
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Categories: Celebrity News, Foreigners in Japan
Anime Bankers
An elite squad of anime heroes will protect your money if you use SBI Net Bank:
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Categories: Otaku & Anime