From Season 10 Episode 06 of Friends -- The One With Ross’s Grant -- Joey Tribbiani appears in a Japanese Lipstick for Men commercial. Saiko!
Chandler’s ad agency gets a new account and Joey wants Chandler to get him in the commercial. Chandler doesn’t think he’s right for the part, so Joey gives him a video tape containing a sample of his commercial work. Chandler doesn’t watch it, but lies that he did. Joey realizes the truth because Chandler never says anything about his Japanese “Ichiban: Lipstick for men” commercial.
The Japanese word panchira (パンチラ) is a portmanteau blending two words: ‘panty’ and ‘chira’. Like munechira, ‘chira’ is a voyeuristic term that means an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance. In this case, panchira is an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance of panties. In English the term is synonymous with upskirt.
Following is a panchira-themed list of 5 items from Japan that make you say: “Huh, WTF?”
1. Upskirt Photographers Manner Posters
Trains in Japan often run campaigns that advertise good manner standards for commuters, the Please Do It At Home campaign is one example. The image below however seems to point out that taking discrete upskirt photos around the train station is poor manners.
There was a great disturbance in the Force when Japanese canned food producer Hagoromo Foods, one of Japan’s most famed producers of ‘sea chicken’ tuna fish in a can, broadcast the below “Star Wars” sea chicken commercial back in 1978.
Using the Force, Hagoromo Foods seems to suggest that the galaxy far, far away would have found peace if only they had the opportunity to indulge in a bit of Hagoromo canned tuna together. Incidentally, the hit film “Star Wars” had opened in Japan the same year that the sea chicken commercial was broadcast.
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