Hmm, we will,
will we?
(click image for double-sized decisiveness)
Japanese beverage boast
Food and Drink
Japanese johnnies
Japan isn’t always an easy market for foreign firms to force their way into, yet multinational Nestle has never looked back with its Kit Kat biscuit brand. ‘Special edition’ flavours keep the formula fresh, and the snack’s adoption as a good luck charm for students has all but cemented its place in Japanese society.
That said, how happy the company must be about the comedy contraceptives below is debatable to say the least, although they do at least add a spot of semi-saucy suggestion to the now somewhat stale slogan of ‘Have a break, have a Kit Kat’.
The kewpie mayonnaise inspired condoms on the left however, have, at least as far as the condiments creamy contents go, decidedly different connotations altogether.
Jiggling Japanese jubblies
The interconnected topics of bikini-clad model shoots, mesmerised males and massive melons are generally reserved for websites and semi-salacious weeklies; however in a bold move, Japanese ice cream maker Akagi has cleverly combined all three in a naughty new campaign.
An approach that will no doubt have customers the length and breadth of the country licking their lips and quite possibly salivating at the mere thought of sucking on such succulent cones.
A commercial that as well as selling lickable light snacks, is also something of a breakthrough for model Harumi Nemoto. An obviously talented young Japanese lady who for reasons unknown has unfortunately had to make do with being begged to jump up and down on live TV. The more lofty her leaps the better.
A rather degrading state of affairs it has to be said, although on the strength of this new ad, things may be about to change.
Perhaps.
Tokyo tipple
Japanese pets with a penchant for workouts are fairly well catered for, with the likes of Pet Sweat helping them to relax and rehydrate.
Yet all work and no play makes Patch a dull pooch, so thankfully there are alternatives for the mellower mongrel. Like lolling around the house supping lager for example.
And for any animal after a change now and again, there’s also the option of the equally merry sounding Happy Tail Ale. A drink that 9 out of 10 dogs prefer.
Apparently.
(Big thanks to the wonderful What Japan Thinks for the link)
Japan Unwrapped #8: Food for thought
Dear Tokyo Times
I’m lucky enough to have been offered a job in Japan, but along with the financial and family considerations of uprooting to Tokyo, being a vegetarian I also have a dietary dilemma. Will it be possible to eat out without any real trouble, or will a meat-free diet mean I’ll be mostly eating at home?
Thanks
Rod, Exeter
Well Rod, if you are reluctant to constantly have to pick out small pieces of meat from meals then you may indeed have some trouble, as descriptions of dishes that make no mention of containing meat, quite often do. And to make matters worse, the rigorous interrogation of restaurant staff may gain little insight into the true ingredients. Possibly resulting in an innocent order of this meat-free ‘green’ salad for example.
In fact, for a country that at one time ate next to no animals, the concept of vegetarianism is nowadays strangely unfathomable. So much so that a simple request of “Does this contain meat?†is often met with a puzzled expression and the comically inaccurate response of “No, only a littleâ€
An especially vague answer that could mean just a few pieces of pork or alternatively a vast bowl of beef.
That said Rod, it is possible to regularly eat out, but for all the frustration you will inevitably face, adding at least chicken and fish to your diet would make your time in Tokyo far more fulfilling.
At least that’s what I opted to do.