JR is beginning to realize the value of its SUICA penguin character as a promotion tool and has started using it in the adverts for its new From Aqua mineral water brand.
Kirin has teamed up with discount clothes retailer Uniqlo to promote its Afternoon Tea brand with a campaign offering the chance to win an exclusive Uniqlo T-Shirt.
Nekkyou is Japanese for "buzz" or "craze". and a blog where I write about the latest innovative products, adverts and trends from Tokyo - mostly ads I see on trains, things I pick up in convenience stores or hear about in the papers or on TV.