It explains why actors like Harrison Ford, who no one would have expected to see in an ad in the ‘90s in America, would spend a few days in Japan shooting commercials for Kirin beer.

More recently around 2013, Bruce Willis was back in Japan filming a car commercial, but this time, he was speaking Japanese catch phrases for the micro-minicar Daihatsu Mira e:S (pronounced ‘ees ...

Last year, Japanese companies spent an estimated $52 billion on domestic ad campaigns -- the second-highest figure of the postwar era, according to Dentsu Inc., Japan's largest advertising firm.

Dry January made easy with non-alcoholic drink recipes 04:40. A popular Japanese actor hired to be the wholesome face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking into his ...

Japanese actor fired from beer ad after drunken escapade. Actor Ryo Yoshizawa at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2021 ... "We will no longer use him in our future advertisements," she added.