Photo - Stop Underage Drinking Poster

This poster in Tokyo Station warns underage kids not to drink and older people not to encourage underage people not to drink. It doesn't give many convincing reasons besides the fact that it is against the law. The poster is a public service sponsored by the Japanese beer brewers association.

Photo - Suntory Kinmugi Poster

This poster for Suntory Kinmugi 3rd category beer says that it hopes it was a good year and the coming year will be also.

Burger King Bacon & Egg Whopper

Burger King has introduced a special holiday whopper with bacon and egg.

http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/campaign/cp66.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

McDonald's Chicken Tatsuta Sandwich

Starting tomorrow, McDonald's will begin offering Chicken Tatsuta Sandwiches, which is an annual event. These are ginger and soy flavored fried chicken patties on a steamed bun with shaved cabbage and a slightly spicy sauce. This year, they are also offering a companion sandwich with a special grated Japanese radish sauce.

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

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Wendy's Cosplay Winner

A winner was announced in the Wendy's Cosplay contest. A small girl in a homemade One Piece outfit beat out the competition.

http://wendys.co.jp/wendys/index.php

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Photo - Kirin Mets Cola

This is the first cola with a health claim in the world, which proceeded the more recent Pepsi product.

Photo - Masumi Sake

This was a great sake from Nagano Prefecture which I tired at a recent tasting. 真澄 酒

Photo - Kyodo Fig HTC Collagen Yogurt

This zero fat, fig yogurt also contains Fancl brand HTC collagen (HTC stands for high tripeptide content collagen).　いちじく 共同乳業

Photo - Iichiko Merry Christmas from the Alamo

Iichiko is "Japan's Best Selling Genuine Shochu" and has a special website called Iichiko Design with gorgeous photos from around the world. I saw this poster in Tokyo proclaiming "Merry Christmas from the Alamo", including a bottle of their Iichiko Standard to the lower left. Not a great photo due to the glare, sorry.

Photo - Christmas Cakes in Tokyo Station

Eating Christmas cake on Christmas Eve is a tradition in Japan. Japanese women used to be called Christmas cake when they became 25, disparigingly comparing them to unwanted left over Christmas cake. I remember hearing that, but not in recent years because just as in other developed nations, Japanese are getting married at older ages than in the past.