In my opinion this ad for Chu-hi (lemon flavored alcoholic drink) is much more negative than the previous one with Obama. While that was done in ignorance in regard to American prejudices this was done to explicitly follow generic stereotypes. Here we have Ben Stiller (who many Japanese probably do not know since American comedies don't translate well to Japanese audiences) with cheerleaders and football players. Ben Stiller's voice is dubbed over by a Japanese man except when he utters the word "Fresh" at the end of the commercial. There is not a single Japanese person anywhere near this commercial and conforms to weird stereotypes that Japanese have of Americans.
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