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Arashi welcomes foreign tourists back to Japan

August 22, 2011UncategorizedArashi, charm, commercial, Disaster, effeminate, fall-out, foreign, Nadeshiko, nuclear, over-styled, royal, soccer, TEPCO, touristtokyo moe View all 5 comments

Would five effeminate, overly-styled men fill your head with a desire to visit Japan and eliminate all memories of nuclear disaster and fall-out? That’s apparently the Japanese tourist authority dreams. One foreign resident designer laughed that few outside Japan would know the commercial charms of Arashi, and that the contexts are hard to understand for those with limited knowledge of Japan.

Who would be better? The womyn’s soccer team, Nadeshiko? The almost invisible Royal Family? The CEO of TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company, owner & operator of the Fukushima nuke plant)? Pokemon?

Arashi promote Japan’s endless discovery in Seoul

October 13, 2010male fashion, Public spaceArashi, boys, bus stop, candy, commerce, Endless Discovery, feminine, groomed, Japan, Korea, matching, money, outfit, Seoul, touristtokyo moe View all 11 comments

This Seoul bus ad was spotted by a reporter based in Japan, who tweeted the photo with the message, “Just saw this at a bus stop in Seoul. Would these boys make you want to visit Japan?”

Was she joking?! Of course, these heavily groomed boys and their matching outfits will lure foreign tourists and their money.

It’s a two-way street now between Japan and Korea with boy bands being the enticing candy that drives commerce. “Endless Discovery” seems to be a win for the feminine publics!

Woman topples Pope at Xmas Eve mass

December 25, 2009men, Public space, Uncannycoat, fangirl, intention, love, malicious, more, Pope, red, should, topple, tourist, woman, Xmas Evetokyo moe One comment

Apparently this lady in the red coat loves the pope more than she should. Love the shouting! And tourists continue snapping pix. According to papal sources, the fangirl had no “malicious intentions.”