JapanSugoi

In 1969 Maruzen petroleum company 丸善石油、 (now Cosmo コスモ石油株式会社,) advertised its petrol stations with snazzy TV commercials ” Oh! Mouretsu” which made then 23 year old Japanese model/actress Rosa Ogawa 小川ローザ hugely popular.

Lucky Cider  ラッキーサイダー (KiraKira Sparkle) from Suntory is a great refreshing summer drink. This TV commercial is from 2009 and features the beautiful Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木希 who sings

Papa Mama Lucky morning!
My friend is unlucky!
Sun is shining for me!
Handsome guys want me!!
Big money hit me!!!
I am a lucky girl!
Because I drink Lucky Cider!!
Hi!!!

This has come true for Nozomi as she is so successful now (because she drank lucky cider???)

Nozomi Sasaki Lucky Cider TVCM

Like Akemi Katsuki 香月明美 and Akane Soma 相馬茜,  Chie Tanaka 田中千絵  is another Japanese model/actress who has become a big celebrity in Taiwan.

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Pretty Japanese singer,  gravure idol and actress Nao Nagasawa 長澤奈央 has that cute girl next door look that Azusa Yamamoto has.   The 27 year old Tokyo native who likes baking, calligraphy and golf started in showbiz in 2002 when she landed a role in Super Sentai series Sentai Hurricaneger (as Nanami Nono/Hurricane blue).

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We’re not sure if hot Japanese fashion model Moe Oshikiri 押切もえ really plays golf or not but she sure does look  gorgeous in her own golf fashion line.  In May 2010, Moe teamed up with  Japanese Sporting Goods maker, Mizuno for the  Moe Collection (targeting Japanese women playing golf) which features all the serious equipment required as well as all the cute and sexy clothes and accessories to get a girl noticed on the course (of course it also helps to look like a top Japanese fashion model)

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No one likes being on a train late at night with drunk Japanese salarymen (or office ladies).  Here’s a very funny TV comedy skit with comedian Ken Shimura 志村 けん as the typical drunk salaryman and why you should avoid them at all costs.

Ken Shimura drunk salaryman on train skit

Pretty and talented Japanese actress Kyoko Fukada 深田恭子 has over the last few years appeared in various fun TV commercials for Kirin’s chu-hi チューハイ (chuhai) drinks.  Which is your favorite commercial?

Pretty and talented Japanese actress Kou Shibasaki 柴咲 コウ features in this TV commercial for ANA All Nippon Airlines promoting Okinawa as a holiday destination.  Have you made summer holiday plans yet?

Amo’s style is a Japanese lingerie brand (part of Triumph group) that has used celebrity idols and models Nozomi Sasaki, Reiko Tokita, Layla Aoyama, Reina Trindle and Becky as models in their ads or shows.  Here is one sexy  Japanese TV commercial featuring Becky ベッキー.

Becky TV commercial for AMO bra lingerie