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(OT) Russian off the shelves: Vladimir Putin calendar outsells rivals in Japan
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Dec 29, 2018, 7:15:52 AM12/29/18
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Russian off the shelves: Vladimir Putin calendar outsells rivals
in Japan
Chain with exclusive rights to Russian president’s 2019 offering
says it is more popular than those featuring homegrown
celebrities
Mon 17 Dec 2018 01.33 EST
Whether he’s nonchalantly lowering himself into the icy waters of
Lake Seliger or making short work of weights in the gym, Vladimir
Putin is setting pulses racing in Japan, where his latest
calendar is outselling those featuring homegrown
celebrities.
The Loft chainstore, which has exclusive rights over sales of the
calendar, reported that those featuring Russia’s 66-year-old
president were dominating sales at its outlets across
Japan.
With just two weeks of the year left, Putin’s calendars were more
popular than those of Japanese actor Kei Tanaka and, in third
place, Yuzuru Hanyu, the reigning Olympic men’s figure skating
champion.
SoraNews24 speculated that while some people were snapping up the
Putin calendars as a “sort of practical joke,” others were
genuinely interested in the his life and persona away from the
Kremlin.
This isn’t the first time Putin’s testosterone-drenched calendars
have proved a hit with Japanese consumers in the run-up to the
New Year.
His 2017 calendar featured photos of playing in the snow with his
dogs, including an Akita Inu puppy – a gift from the governor of
Akita prefecture in northern Japan to thank Russia for its help
after the March 2011 triple disaster.
In 2016, the first year the officially sanctioned calendars went
on sale in Japan, Putin was shown fishing – again shirtless – and
practicing judo.
Media reports in Japan suggested many of the people buying the
calendars, including a large number of women, were drawn to
Putin’s unconventional style and unashamed machismo.
It wasn’t clear how Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, feels
about his Russian counterpart’s celebrity. Despite their reputed
personal rapport, the two leaders have so far failed to solve a
long-running dispute over ownership of a group of islands known
as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Kurils in
Russia.
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Russian off the shelves: Vladimir Putin calendar outsells rivals
in Japan
Chain with exclusive rights to Russian president’s 2019 offering
says it is more popular than those featuring homegrown
celebrities
Mon 17 Dec 2018 01.33 EST
Whether he’s nonchalantly lowering himself into the icy waters of
Lake Seliger or making short work of weights in the gym, Vladimir
Putin is setting pulses racing in Japan, where his latest
calendar is outselling those featuring homegrown
celebrities.
The Loft chainstore, which has exclusive rights over sales of the
calendar, reported that those featuring Russia’s 66-year-old
president were dominating sales at its outlets across
Japan.
With just two weeks of the year left, Putin’s calendars were more
popular than those of Japanese actor Kei Tanaka and, in third
place, Yuzuru Hanyu, the reigning Olympic men’s figure skating
champion.
SoraNews24 speculated that while some people were snapping up the
Putin calendars as a “sort of practical joke,” others were
genuinely interested in the his life and persona away from the
Kremlin.
This isn’t the first time Putin’s testosterone-drenched calendars
have proved a hit with Japanese consumers in the run-up to the
New Year.
His 2017 calendar featured photos of playing in the snow with his
dogs, including an Akita Inu puppy – a gift from the governor of
Akita prefecture in northern Japan to thank Russia for its help
after the March 2011 triple disaster.
In 2016, the first year the officially sanctioned calendars went
on sale in Japan, Putin was shown fishing – again shirtless – and
practicing judo.
Media reports in Japan suggested many of the people buying the
calendars, including a large number of women, were drawn to
Putin’s unconventional style and unashamed machismo.
It wasn’t clear how Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, feels
about his Russian counterpart’s celebrity. Despite their reputed
personal rapport, the two leaders have so far failed to solve a
long-running dispute over ownership of a group of islands known
as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Kurils in
Russia.
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