Gum Advertisement in 7-11 Number Four

I pass seven 7-11s during my twenty-five minute bike ride to Fukushima Station.  There used to be eight, but one closed because of the economy.  I've thought about organizing a Slurpee crawl for July 11th., but the Japanese prefer real food.  Despite ubiquitous vending machines, Japanese 7-11s primarily traffic in beer and beer-like products, juice, and canned iced coffee, which is surprisingly good, although it tends to sting the bowels on occasion.  

Being exhausted from two consecutive days off, I decided to stop at 7-11 number four to purchase said coffee and make it through my late class without falling asleep.  In the process I came across this advertisement, which is interesting for a variety of reasons:

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Nike Viral Campaign

My friend, Crocker, over at Crockstar Limited recently posted a viral Nike vid. made for Japanese audiences.  I'm an Adidas guy (freakishly narrow foot), but I must admit that I want these shoes for a planned taking-up of parkour: 

Japanese Commercial of the Week

Here's a commercial from a monopoly - staring a sausage-loving penguin - to encourage use of the electronic ticket system, Suica.  Mass-cooperation and efficiently-run public transportation is awesome:

The Latest in Totally Lame JPop

JPop is infamous for it's lameness.  But this video takes the cake:

Japanese Commercial of the Week

The idiot tax also exists in Japan:

Japanese Commercial of the Week

Japanese iPhone Commercial: continuing with our animal theme...  

Japanese Commercial of the Week

Aflac!

Japanese Commercial of the Week

I'm gonna kick off this new series with a compilation of classic Japanese Arnold CM:

Flash Tourism in Kyoto returns next week...