I think at one time or another, EVERYBODY becomes popular in Japan. (Still waiting for my 15 分.) Anyway, these commercials are from a time when Arnold Schwarzenegger was very popular in Japan. Apparently at the same time as surrealism!

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)