I often go to Excelsior Cafes because their Assam tea is the closest thing to English “builders’ tea”, but if I’ve forgotten my walkman one version or another of that song (my most hated ever) will drive me out of there.
I was guessing it must be included in some Japanese film,TV ad and/or TV programme,but my missus tells me it all started with a version by Ono Risa, a Nikkei (ethnic Japanese) singer, in the 80s
Why is The Girl from Ipanema so popular in Japan?
May 26, 2008 at 10:01 pm (Japan FAQs and SAQs, Japan and Brazil, Japanese cafes/ coffee shops, Japanese food and drink, Japanese music)
