Jean Snow [.net]

Month: April 2003

  • Japander

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    And speaking of Western celebrities advertising products in Japan, the site Japander is the mother of all sites for these ads. Here’s how the site describes itself: Japander: n.,& v.t. 1. a western star who uses his or her fame to make large sums of money in a short time by advertising products in Japan…

  • Election Posters

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    Local elections are coming up in Tokyo, and posters for candidates are popping up around my neighborhood.

  • Atom Chocolate

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    Today is Astro Boy’s birthday! According to the manga, he was born on this day in a lab in the Takadanobaba area (2 stations from where I live). Pictured here is an Astro Boy Smarties-like (for those who don’t have the pleasure of having Smarties in their country – it could be a Canada-only thing…

  • Britney

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    You can see Britney’s new Japanese TV commercials for G.G. Tea. I’m sure she pocketed a cool million or more for an hour or two of work. Celebrities get paid fortunes to do commercials for the Japanese market, which is the reason so many of them (people like Leonardo Dicaprio or Woody Allen, who wouldn’t…

  • Art in Roppongi

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    Who would ever have associated Roppongi (the sleezy bar center of Tokyo) with a growing art scene? Taken from the REALTOKYO site: Following new openings of art spaces in Shinkawa, a building dedicated to art opens its doors this time on Roppongi’s Imoaraizaka. The 37-year-old building accomodates Ota Fine Arts, Hiromi Yoshii + Gallery Koyanagi…

  • Yuko Shimizu

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    I’ve already mentioned Yuko Shimizu‘s site here, but I was reminded of it today by a mention at K10K. Lots of fun illustrations, and even a couple of short comics.

  • Sunday

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    It’s Sunday, it’s sunny out, if a bit windy. I think today will be the last day that I’ll keep the sakura version of the site up. I’m sort of getting sick of the pink. Everything will be back to the original scheme tomorrow. I’ll probably play around with the colors again in a few…

  • Amino Shiki CM

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    You can see 2 Japanese TV commercials for Suntory’s new Amino Shiki drink, that falls in the the now popular category of urban drinks (basically sports drinks marketed to active urban dwellers).