Seraphim
02-27-2004, 01:03 AM
Someone try to find this commercial.
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TOKYO (*******) - Seven actors dressed as sailors strut across the deck of a ship singing "Nippon Seaman Ship, Seaman Ship, For Love...For Peace."
A revival of the disco group "Village People?"
No, a new commercial by Japan's navy aimed at boosting its popularity as the military embarks on a risky operation in Iraq (news - web sites) in which ground troops have grabbed most of the attention.
The ad begins with a close-up of the navy's rising sun ensign, then shows the singing sailors gyrating.
"I Love Japan, I Love Peace. The Maritime Self-Defense Force," says a voice-over at the end.
A spokesman for the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), as the navy is known, said some feared the ad might seem frivolous, but market research converted the naysayers.
"Awareness of the Self-Defense Forces...is growing along with the dispatch to Iraq," said Lieutenant Commander Akira Ohta.
"But how many are actually aware of the MSDF? There are a lot of young people and women who don't seem interested," he said, when asked to explain the reason for commercial. It will be aired from Monday on giant street screens in central Tokyo.
Army, air force and navy personnel are being dispatched to help rebuild Iraq in the Japanese military's biggest and most dangerous mission since World War II. Critics say the operation violates the nation's pacifist constitution.
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040226/i/ra2813962959.jpg
TOKYO (*******) - Seven actors dressed as sailors strut across the deck of a ship singing "Nippon Seaman Ship, Seaman Ship, For Love...For Peace."
A revival of the disco group "Village People?"
No, a new commercial by Japan's navy aimed at boosting its popularity as the military embarks on a risky operation in Iraq (news - web sites) in which ground troops have grabbed most of the attention.
The ad begins with a close-up of the navy's rising sun ensign, then shows the singing sailors gyrating.
"I Love Japan, I Love Peace. The Maritime Self-Defense Force," says a voice-over at the end.
A spokesman for the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), as the navy is known, said some feared the ad might seem frivolous, but market research converted the naysayers.
"Awareness of the Self-Defense Forces...is growing along with the dispatch to Iraq," said Lieutenant Commander Akira Ohta.
"But how many are actually aware of the MSDF? There are a lot of young people and women who don't seem interested," he said, when asked to explain the reason for commercial. It will be aired from Monday on giant street screens in central Tokyo.
Army, air force and navy personnel are being dispatched to help rebuild Iraq in the Japanese military's biggest and most dangerous mission since World War II. Critics say the operation violates the nation's pacifist constitution.