Meow + Quack = Aflac in Japan

Apparently a duck is not enough cute factor for Japanese consumers. Aflac recently launched a new commercial titled nyaflac (nyao is the onomatopeoia for meow or the sound a cat makes in Japanese). The Direct quote is "Neko to ahiru ga chikara wo awasete, minna no shiawase wo." Which translates roughly to, "Cat and Duck will combine strength for the welfare of all." Stuffed animals or "nuigurumi" in Japan are very popular and towards the end of the commercial they show a stuffed animal that is a combination of a cat and a duck. Aflac is very successful and desired in Japan and policies can even be purchased at a sidewalk kiosk. I can just picture a little girl dragging her parents over to an Aflac kiosk to see if they have any cute stuffed cat/duck animals. Somehow I think America will stay with their beloved Aflac duck. For full disclosure my son Brian speaks fluent Japanese and helped me with the translations.