Inc. No reproduction without written permission. No reproduction without written permission. These days it's a pretty well known fact that when American celebrities are on a cash run, they quickly head east for the lucrative commercial deals Japan has to offer. In a recent slew of car commercials he sure does, and looks so cool doing it.
Print ads are just as abundant.
Near the west exit at Shinjuku station is a poster of Jodie Foster either hocking diamonds, designer pens or possibly German lessons. However, the most omnipresent celeb advertisement in circulation now is Ewan McGregor's AEON campaign. Some days it seems as if the Diet passed a law making it illegal for any train or subway car to have less than sixty-eight of these ads in one given spot. Could be worth joining just to hear what he has to say. The money is really good, and they all sign contracts which explicitly say that these ads will never be shown outside of Japan, or so they think.