7-Eleven Kanjani Promotion

7-Eleven is conducting a promotion in collaboration with Johnny & Associates (a large Japanese talent agency) to promote onigiri rice balls, bread and the boy group Kanjani (関ジャニ). If you buy specially marked items, a code will show up on your receipt. You will then log onto your 7-Eleven account and enter that code to be eligible for prizes which include Nanako cards, Nintendo 3DS game players and Dyson hot & cold bladeless fans.

http://www.sej.co.jp/cmp/kanjani1207.html

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Sapporo Classic Giveaway‏

Sapporo is giving away 6 packs of its limited edition Sapporo Classic to 1,000 people. This beer has a special taste due to citrus grown in the Furano (富良野) area of Hokkaido and is said to be very popular during the Sapporo (City) Summer Festival.

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/classic/citrus/index.html

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Hard Rock Cafe Spicy Chili Burger

The August special at Hard Rock Cafe is the Legendary Spicy Chili Burger featuring American beef. I have already tried it and it is very good, but very filling.

http://www.hardrockjapan.com/merchandise/2012_08_special_menu.asp

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McDonald's Tuna McMuffin Combo

McDonald's current morning combo special is a tuna McMuffin with coffee or other drink for 250 yen.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/morning/250yen.html

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Meiji Bulgaria Olympic Label

Meiji is displaying its Olympic sponsorship prominently on labels. This is a Bulgaria yogurt label.

http://www.meijibulgariayogurt.com/meitsu/2012/008.html

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Sapporo Draft One Cooler‏

Sapporo is giving away a combination cooler and boom box with a Sapporo Draft One logo on it, obviously intended for a summer outing. Popular singers Kaori Mochida (持田香織) and Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎竜堂) are used to promote this campaign.

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/draftone/campaign_utau2/index.html

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7-Eleven Pokemon Promotion

7-Eleven is holding a promotion where kids visit different 7-Eleven stores, receive stamps inside the store to qualify for chances at Pokemon prizes including Pokemon games. Related giveaways include Pokemon items attached to selected products.

http://www.sej.co.jp/products/pokemon1207.html

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McDonald's Yogurt Shake

McDonald's is selling a yogurt flavored shake for a limited time.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/mcshake/index.html

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JA and TPP Negotiations

JA (or Zenno 全農) the association of agricultural cooperatives in Japan has added material to explain Japan's decision to join the TPP free trade discussions. They are against the talks but try to get visitors to the site to come to that conclusion on their own. In this cartoon people are asking "how will it affect my life?", "I don't understand the details" and "you mean, China and Korea are not participating?"

http://www.zennoh.or.jp/press/topic/2011/022801.html

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Sapporo Kin no Off Recipe

Sapporo is holding a "recipes that Hiromi Nagasaku uses to take care of her body" contest were recipes for and ingredients needed to prepare her favorite foods. The recipes are for sweet and spicy tofu hamburger or chopped steak (甘辛ソースのふんわり豆腐ハンバーグ) and shrimp and scallop healthy mustard stir (海老とホタテヘルシーマスタード炒め) fry. I have also provided a link to her Wikipedia page where you can see that despite her looks, she is actually 41 years old.

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/kinnooff/recipe/index.html
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B8%E4%BD%9C%E5%8D%9A%E7%BE%8E

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