Nestlé Japan is teaming up with Riyoko Ikeda’s The Rose of Versailles manga for the “Ice Crema de Nigaoe Maker” project. The online self portrait-making tool lets users recreate their likenesses in images with the manga’s style. The project...
Soccer player Yūto Nagatomo, a member of Japan’s national team, is gearing up for the World Cup, which will kick off on Thursday. To lighten the mood, Nagatomo decided to become a Dragon Ball Super Saiyan....
Rohto Pharmaceuticals took a unique approach to promote its skin care line. The company created a series of mini-movie ads following two high school students played by actor Ryō Ryūsei (Ouran High School Host Club ) and entertainer Yuriyan Retriever. The first ad sees...
The gym RIZAP is teaming up with the Fist of the North Star franchise to inspire men to get in shape. The original manga’s artist Tetsuo Hara provided an image of the character Heart with an “ideal body” for the collaboration. The promotional page on...
Hiroshi Ito, a media studies professor at Wakayama Shin-ai Women’s Junior College in Wakayama, is taking a different approach to teaching Japan’s constitution and anti-war ideals this semester. Ito began teaching a class on April 26 that explains the...
Move over Uma Musume, Popuko and Pipimi are here to take over the race track in a new collaboration with the Japan Racing Association (JRA). The Pop Team Epic Kinen website launched on Thursday and allows visitors to design their own Popuko or Pipimi to fill the...
