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  • Japanese Airline Sorry Over 'Racist' Commercial

    01/21/2014 2:41:36 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 48 replies
    Emirates 24/7 ^ | Tuesday, January 21, 2014
    Ad causes stir among English-language social media usersJapanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) said Monday it was modifying a TV commercial after apologising to customers who complained it used racist stereotyping, but insisted they had meant no offence. ANA started airing the new 30-second television advertisement on Saturday, aimed at promoting its beefed up schedule of international flights from Tokyo's Haneda airport in March. In the commercial, two Japanese men in ANA uniform discuss in English how they might boost the image of the airline as an international carrier. One of them says: "Let's change the image of Japanese people."...