From a 1980s era pamphlet with the aim of discouraging delinquency, an image of a male high school student (juvenile delinquent). [Translated from the original Japanese text]
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Delicious うまい
The characterization of shop owners 店長のキャラクター化
We can find several shops where the owners have made their own likeness into mascot-like characters. Here are two examples from Osaka. One for a shop for a ramen shop, the other for a shop that specializes in “vitality” drinks.
A message of hope 被災地からのメッセージ
An image of the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami in the city of Minami-Soma, Fukushima prefecture. As can be seen, all the homes and businesses in this coastal neighborhood were washed away. Only the cement of the Continue reading