Papaya Suzuki promotes kiwifruit
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TOKYO —
Celebrity Papaya Suzuki, 44, is this year’s campaign character for New Zealand’s Zespri green kiwifruit. Suzuki appeared at a promotional event with his 9-year-old daughter, Ayaka. “I love Papa,” Ayaka squealed when Suzuki gave her a kiwifruit.
When asked how he will feel when little Ayaka grows up and gets married, he responded, “That’s not for some time. But I don’t want her to bring home any boyfriends who are like me.”
Suzuki added that he unofficially changed his name to “Kiwi” for the purposes of the campaign, but still responds to his stage name, Papaya, anyway.
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DentShop
Oh come on... I thought 9 year olds were immune from ridiculous questions like these at promotional events. I know - cultural relativism but I am gonna be sick.
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plasticmonkey
That's one way to look at it, I guess. There's also a strong (and related) sentiment in Japan about marrying off daughters, an understandable sense of loss of losing your daughter (because she's going to another family). Another mark of a oddly conservative society.
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elbudamexicano
Papaya vs. Kiwi fruits? This is great!
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goddog
He changed his name to "KIWI"? I am happy he is not promoting a "Weiner" product. His name would then be Weiner Suzuki!
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