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Archive for 'Japan'

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 alert Japanese consumers about the inevitable long term effects of their changing pallets. As the cool [...]

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 the various instruments unveiled at the au Design Project x Yamaha mobile exhibition, the ‘Band in [...]

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 front. To make up for it, here is a ‘Walmart’ post offering a variety of updates [...]

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 monitor has four cameras mounted around the car that combine to provide a virtual view of [...]

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 hi-tech handsets that double as electronic transit passes, credit cards, mobile TVs, GPS devices, music players, [...]

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 touch-screen technology from a French-Japanese company in Japan in 2006, though the ‘Surface‘ comes with some impressive [...]

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 the abundance of ‘Pachinko Parlors‘. (Click image to enlarge) Much like slot machines in the western [...]

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 and motion produced a new medium for advertisers in China and Japan, as seen in the [...]

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 6-day work trip in October 2006. Marketing in Japan is surreal! Every one hustles to come [...]