I read an article in the Japan Times about the best Japan-related internet stories of 2007. The advertising campaigns caught my attention.
Unsurprisingly most of them completely passed me by including Uniqlock the quirky flash based clock you can have as a blog widget for Japanese clothes outlet Uniqlo that’s playing above.
Also is the Pepsi Nex Dance which if you can decipher a few kanji lets you create a character that dances to the music on the site. (Click start, then the green button in the bottom left of the screen. Then scroll down the menu and click on the left button which lights up to get into the designing section.)
Nike Cosplay involved a salaryman being chased around Akihibara by ninjas.

Uniqlock and Nike cosplay ninjas
Quaisi has summarized a Japan Times article about Japan’s best internet-related stories of 2007. He’s picked out the advertising campaigns, namely the Uniqlock, Pepsi Nex Dance and Nike Cosplay, with a video of the salaryman-chasing ninjas. Interesti…