So we have to believe that no news is good news these days. At least, we can see his new version of bottled tea "Ayataka"'s commercial on the Web.
However, when I was in Japan this past July, I could not find ANY "Ayataka" around my parents' house...
His "Intermezzo" (men's fashion brand) fall catalog is also out. I am hoping eventually someone get hold of it and show us how he looks like this season.
So it looks like he spent some time in Japan during summer, after "Speed Racer" premiere, and did some CM/photo shooting such as above. An insider blog info suggests that he is back to the U.S. already.
Misty

Thanks for this! Wow....
Posted by: kazzamm | September 25, 2008 at 10:10 PM
many thanks for the informations, Misty...I wanted sooo much to know about his latest news.
Posted by: jasmine | September 27, 2008 at 02:57 PM
I found his Intermezzo commercial in a big mall in Shanghai! The poster is so big.(*^__^*)
Posted by: annie | September 27, 2008 at 04:19 PM
Great Blog! Thank you for the link to the commercial! I also enjoyed reading about your Speed Racer experience.
Posted by: Lin | October 01, 2008 at 05:48 PM
more pics of Hiro here:
http://www.cocacola.co.jp/corporate/news/news_0000084.html
Posted by: Lin | November 08, 2008 at 05:03 PM