Salty Watermelon Pepsi Japan’s Newest Limited Time Flavor

May 29, 2012

Just in time for summer and following in the footsteps of Pepsi drinks intended to be both great thirstquenchers for hot and humid Japan, Pepsi has released it’s latest and most delicious sounding flavor so far.

Salty Watermelon

Salty Watermelon Pepsi is scheduled to go on sale in Japan starting July 24th for the suggested retail price of 140 yen. People who live in Japan, however, know that the drug stores and supermarkets will have better prices for those of you planning to hoard a couple of cases to last the year… (I mean, imagine a cold winter day, sitting in a hot kotatsu, sipping some Salty Watermelon Pepsi and snacking on some Pizza flavored potato ships… or better yet, sushi).

Salty Watermelon Pepsi 152x300 Salty Watermelon Pepsi Japans Newest Limited Time FlavorEven though some bloggers in Japan are calling the choice this year a bit uninspired, I still think it’s the best idea since Cucumber Pepsi (which I didn’t like but appreciated the effort of).

Time will tell, and we all have just under two months to debate and conjecture until finally cracking one open.

Japanese Video Game Arcade Documentary “100 Yen” Coming Soon

April 12, 2012

If you’ve been to Japan and walked through one of the drinking districts or shopping districts or malls or most any place with a good amount of foot traffic, you may have been tempted to slip inside and drop a few hundred yen into a video game. The popularity of public arcades lives on in Japan despite the popularity of hand held and at-home video games. You can still drop a few coins in a machine and play traditional Taiko drums to the beat of the theme from Totoro if you like.

A very fun and interesting looking documentary is on the horizon and still looking for funding according to the web site. Looks like a well made, well researched film and I’d just like to link to it here and wish the makers my best. Looking forward to seeing it when it comes to my local Netflix or other streaming service!

 

The film is 100 Yen – the Japanese Arcade Experience (link goes to their website).

Check out the teaser trailer embedded below:

100 Yen: The Teaser Trailer from Strata Studios on Vimeo.

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