Green Tea in pet bottles. Only in Asia huh? This tea is made by Sapporo, however, Coca-cola also has a brand of green tea, and other teas for sale in Japan.
This is likely one of the “green-est” of the bottled green teas, if you ask me.
Ad Text in Japanese:
「極めれば、玉露」
「まろやかな旨味 、さわやかな香り」
Let’s break it down!
「極めれば、玉露」
This one is […]

Hey everyone,
I just stretched the width of the blog, so post from now on will have larger ad images! This should allow for easier Kanji reading…
楽しみにしておいてよ！
- Harvey

Click here for larger image.
Major Ad Text in Japanese:
「海外行き春？キャンペーン」
「誘ってお得、３人目半額！」
This advertisement is by H.I.S., a great discriminating travel agency in Japan. You can see the two not-so-Japanese looking old-school types with their suitcases all ready to go. I found this advertisement in Osaka… That will be important later.
Let’s get down to the text.
「海外行き春？ キャンペーン」
「海外」means […]

You though you could escape the onslaught of repeated Yukie Nakama advertisements didn’t you?
Well, in Japan, one thing you get used to is repetition. And the Japanese Ads Japanese language learning curriculum includes… Let’s call it… Cultural Assimilation… as an important feature.

You can see a TV ad for AU featuring Yukie Nakama on YouTube at […]

There is a close-up of one of the posters here if you need a closer look.
Kirin Beverage homepage has more ads on this 「大人のヘルシー」theme. You can also watch the TV spots online if you like.
Her name is Aya Matsuura and she has been in the Japanese media for a very long time. There are a […]

Ad Text in Japanese:
「尾形係長、非常停止ボタンはここですよ。」
Bottom White and Yellow Text:
「ホームでは黄色い線までお下がりください。」
「プラットホーム安全キャンペーン」
I love the facial expressions on these guys faces in this ad…. So much that I’m going to give it to you again.

Now, what is this poster talking about?
For a hint, the guy on the right is drunk out of his mind. The guy on the left […]