Japan Archive

• 2

  Changing Westernized Habits of Japanese Consumers with Food Security PSA

  About a month ago, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released this interesting PSA (Public Service Announcement) to...

  Read More

• 1

  Mobiles For Musicians by Yamaha and KDDI

  au KDDI (Japan’s second largest cell phone operator) and Yamaha have collaborated to produce cell phones geared for musicians. Among...

  Read More

• 0

  Updates on Halifax, MENA, Business, Tech, and Global Affairs

  Summer is the busiest season for me personally and professionally. I hope readers will excuse the slacking on the blog...

  Read More

• 0

  Asisted Parking With New Virtual View Technology From Japan

  Ever had issues trying to parallel-park an SUV or large moving van? Well stress no more! Nissan’s new ‘around-view’ built-in...

  Read More

• 0

  i-Phone vs. Bone-Phone: Which Will Sell In Japan?

  The novelty of the iPhone in North America may not matter much in a country where people are used to...

  Read More

• 0

  Secret Microsoft Project Revealed: Microsoft Surface

  An amazing new touchscreen platform! Yet, do take the ‘we did it first’ MS hype with a grain of salt. I saw similar...

  Read More

• 1

  Nicholas Cage Pachinko Ad – Celebrity Shaming from Japan.

  Do you know what Pachinko is? A friend explained this to me when I visited Japan last year and noticed...

  Read More

• 0

  Flip-animation Subway Ads in Asia

  No surprise here. More inventive advertising coming out of Asia in a ‘flipbook’ animation format. The combination of subway tunnels...

  Read More

• 0

  Sheseido: She can forget, but you can’t

  In contrast to the London 2012 video, here is a Japanese ad with global appeal. I visited Japan for a...

  Read More