Japan: Richard Gear ditched by Nissan?

Posted 29 March 2008 15:27 GMT

Countries	Japan
Topics	Breaking News, Arts & Culture, Human Rights, International Relations, Politics, Economics & Business
Languages	Japanese, English

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Malagasy	· Japana: Nialàn'ny Nissan i Richard Gere
Español	· Japón: ¿Nissan se deshizo de Richard Gere?

Japan

A news report [ja] (summary in English) that Nissan has decided to back out of a contract for a TV commercial with Richard Gear due to the actor's support of the Dalai Lama has triggered hundreds of comments in posting forums [ja] and responses from bloggers. While some wonder whether the news is really true [ja], others are already proclaiming the stupidity of Nissan's move [ja].

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