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May 30 2008 Leave a Comment

Bygone Japanese billboards

With their bluntness and bright colours, bygone Japanese ads make a refreshingly innocent change from the rather brash banners of their current-day counterparts.

Japanese advertising

However, that said, even in the good old days they obviously weren’t shy about flashing a bit of flesh, although any concerns about coming on a bit too strong were cunningly countered by the apparent presence of some decidedly off-putting incontinence panties.

Japanese advertising

But bladder-based issues aside, as pleasant as the picture may be, for my money at least, it can’t compare with the strangely appealing serenity of this port wine promoter. An image that almost makes her the Mona Lisa of the model world.

Japanese advertising

Maybe.

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