Random Japanese Signs

[Coligny]

In most parking it's forbidden to access throught the vehicle entrance...

The sign clearly says stairs to parking not parking

I'm not sure if the word "clearly" is the best choice here...

[Samurai_Jerk]

In most parking it's forbidden to access throught the vehicle entrance...

The sign clearly says stairs to parking not parking

I'm not sure if the word "clearly" is the best choice here...

Right but if there's a place for cars to enter and exit there could very easily be a place for wheelchairs to do the same.

The meaning of that sign would be clear to wheelchair-bound people in America. In other words, the intended audience. The fact that as far as I can tell from the picture they don't give any additional info like where to access the parking lot is a problem.

[Samurai_Jerk]

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Is it just me or is there something not quite right about this photo that accompanies the story about the new all-you-can-eat KFC in Osaka?

[wagyl]

Not really an issue when the kind of people who read it and feel compelled to comment write:

Eyes Love Schicken !
I love chicken hot
I love chicken cold I
I love chicken Fresh
I likes chicken Old !
baked, boiled, or fried in a pan.
I eats chicken ever time I can !
Legs.Breast or even Thighs.
I like every piece I've tried !
Some people are picky-- dark meat or white
I could care less-- every single piece I like !
Hot wings, dumplings, Or pot Pie
I likes it all-- and thats no lie !
Gizzards, Harts. Or even the Liver
I like all the parts you can deliver !
Its been fun but I must Go-- Because I smell chicken from the kitchen below

Thank you commenter Thomas.
(Punctuates using the French rules.........)

[J.A.F.O]

Ain't gonna lie, as a weightlifter this is appealing. $14 for as much chicken as I can pack in 90 mins

[Coligny]

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Is it just me or is there something not quite right about this photo that accompanies the story about the new all-you-can-eat KFC in Osaka?

No kana so it's not The Djapans ? (That's a lame shogun tv show reference)

[dimwit]

I so want this t-shirt.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/11/19/h ... i-t-shirt/
https://twitter.com/Auxilyrica/status/6 ... wsrc%5Etfw

[kurogane]

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Is it just me or is there something not quite right about this photo that accompanies the story about the new all-you-can-eat KFC in Osaka?

Hmmmm,..........................more importantly, Expoland has risen from the dead!!!! Perhaps with this KFC All You Can Eat they are looking to kill their customers slowly this time? The Spicy corn dogs they sold at the entrance kiosk were lovely. All fresh and greasy every time. I think they actually made real popcorn there, too.

Expoland, located in Suita, Osaka, Japan, was opened as the amusement zone at the International Exposition in 1970 (Expo '70) and thrived for over 30 years as an amusement park. There were more than 40 rides and attractions, 19 restaurants and shops.

On May 5, 2007, a 19-year-old university student from Higashiomi, Shiga was killed and nineteen other guests were injured when the Fujin Raijin II derailed at Expoland. Initial reports said that forty people were injured, with thirty-one being taken to hospital.[1] An investigation revealed that the ride derailed due to a broken axle. None of the ride vehicle's axles had been replaced for fifteen years.[2] Following this accident, similar coasters at other Japanese parks were voluntarily shut down and inspected to see if they could also have the same axle flaw.[3] Expoland was cited by authorities for faulty maintenance when similar axle cracks were found on a second train a month later.[4]

The park reopened after the accident but closed again on December 9, 2007, citing a lack of customers. On February 9, 2009, its owners finally decided that the park was closed down for good.

[matsuki]

I so want this t-shirt.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/11/19/h ... i-t-shirt/
https://twitter.com/Auxilyrica/status/6 ... wsrc%5Etfw

Not sure it's quite as off as it seems. Lately, soooo many Japanese grrrls like to use クール when describing people but I never know WTF they mean unless I ask as it's been a 50/50 split of 冷たい and イケメン

[Russell]

kfc.png

Is it just me or is there something not quite right about this photo that accompanies the story about the new all-you-can-eat KFC in Osaka?

Hmmmm,..........................more importantly, Expoland has risen from the dead!!!! Perhaps with this KFC All You Can Eat they are looking to kill their customers slowly this time? The Spicy corn dogs they sold at the entrance kiosk were lovely. All fresh and greasy every time. I think they actually made real popcorn there, too.

Expoland, located in Suita, Osaka, Japan, was opened as the amusement zone at the International Exposition in 1970 (Expo '70) and thrived for over 30 years as an amusement park. There were more than 40 rides and attractions, 19 restaurants and shops.

On May 5, 2007, a 19-year-old university student from Higashiomi, Shiga was killed and nineteen other guests were injured when the Fujin Raijin II derailed at Expoland. Initial reports said that forty people were injured, with thirty-one being taken to hospital.[1] An investigation revealed that the ride derailed due to a broken axle. None of the ride vehicle's axles had been replaced for fifteen years.[2] Following this accident, similar coasters at other Japanese parks were voluntarily shut down and inspected to see if they could also have the same axle flaw.[3] Expoland was cited by authorities for faulty maintenance when similar axle cracks were found on a second train a month later.[4]

The park reopened after the accident but closed again on December 9, 2007, citing a lack of customers. On February 9, 2009, its owners finally decided that the park was closed down for good.

There has been construction going on there for quite some time.

They have opened many new shops recently, but I did not yet visit them.

Seems they have a giant UniQlo, but that is my least favorite clothing shop.

[Taro Toporific]

"Miss Puke: the first name in elegance and relaxation." ---The Hopeful Monster(@SublightMonster) Nov. 23, 2015

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[Russell]

[inflames]

That reminds me of the time when I literally had a chick throw up on me.... in the middle of sex. Definitely not a good thing to have happened.

[yanpa]

Better than have her figuratively throw up on you. I think.

[Coligny]

¿Que?

Also fkuck...

[Russell]

That reminds me of the time when I literally had a chick throw up on me.... in the middle of sex.

I thought that was the prerogative of the male...

[matsuki]

That reminds me of the time when I literally had a chick throw up on me.... in the middle of sex. Definitely not a good thing to have happened.

Haven't done that before but it wasn't til Japan that I had girls who couldn't control their bladder during sex...thank cthulhu it wasn't on my bed...and for plastic fake wood flooring!

[Taro Toporific]

peterpayne.net..."Ithe Japanese phonetic rule gets over-generalized in some words, which is why the long middle sound of the word sumo-ku (smoke) ends up as "smork."...

NO Sumokingu / NO alukoludorinku

When in doubt, write it out in easy-to-understand katakana English...

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@Tokyo_Weekender

[matsuki]

No Sumo King?

No....jeebus that one has it all, mashed together, L's and R's

[Samurai_Jerk]

No Sumo King?

No....jeebus that one has it all, mashed together, L's and R's

If that's not a Photoshop job, it seems like someone did it on purpose to be funny. Otherwise why would they have correctly placed the L's and R's?

[Taro Toporific]

If that's not a Photoshop job...

The FG forum's software limits posting a photo to 640 pixels in its largest dimension, so I cropped and straightened it. Here's the original.

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twitter.com/Tokyo_Weekender/status/747624003532128256

it seems like someone did it on purpose to be funny.

Most of the Tokyo Weakender's photos are taken in Roppongi. Maybe someone with a lame sense of Nigerian humor was having fun with us.

[Mike Oxlong]

Hat tip to Ol Dirty Gaijin

[kurogane]

When Accessible doesn't mean accessible

The meaning of that sign would be clear to wheelchair-bound people in America. In other words, the intended audience. The fact that as far as I can tell from the picture they don't give any additional info like where to access the parking lot is a problem.

Yes, that too, but I do find that sort of usage can be troublesome to those of us that speak English not Jargonese: I have been asked if a building was Accessible where they meant configured for people with physical disabilities but I naturally assumed they meant was it able to be gotten to. The problem is that most people that readily adopt jargon like that also suffer from various degrees of a linguistic sort of Dunning-Kruger effect. It doesn't seem to occur to them that others don't know exactly what they mean when they use obscure terms of recent coinage.
Certainly nothing Engrishy about it though

[Taro Toporific]

Getting their engrish signage right for a change...

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via

...HAIR MAGIC TRUMP, the wig store.

[Taro Toporific]

This weekend was a victory for the Pod People Party: Oie Satoshi elected to the Diet.
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/8629319.html

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via ‏@tokyoscum

[Taro Toporific]

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via @roquesullivan

[matsuki]

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Gaikoku veggies are so dirty, you need to wash 4X!!

[Takechanpoo]

vegitable, especially organic ones have high risk to eat to get infected with Toxoplasma unless you wash it.

[kurogane]

Only fat Americans don't wash their own salad greens.

FAT AMERICA CORP: We dun washed 'em fer ya already, yuk yuk!
FAT AMERICAN CORPS: Heyyuk, Heeyuk, dat done be real convenierent! It done give me more time to load my assault rifles with armour piercing bullets in case piece dones breaks out.

What's next, ready made meals or pre-cooked Kraft Dinner? Just because you're at the forefront of frontal lobe death isn't a good thing.

But at least you're best at something the rest of us can cheer.

[matsuki]

vegitable, especially organic ones have high risk to eat to get infected with Toxoplasma unless you wash it.

Only fat Americans don't wash their own salad greens.

Are you joking or have you not noticed most of the local bags o salad say one form or another of prewashed, そのまま召し上がってください。