Bits and pieces again...

I saw a sign that said: "It is keep off per classification yard."
What?

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In a tourist magazine I read the following disclaimer:
"The publisher bears no responsibility for the contents of this publication."
Then who does?

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There was this show teaching English. They had an English guy teaching English. The irony is that though the English teacher was teaching correct English, the subtitle guy subtitled it wrongly. Eg:
"Singing song is fun."
"Riding wave is fun."
Should really help to improve Japanese people's English...

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We went to Kamakura on Monday and went hiking. We didn't *mean* to go hiking. What happened was we saw this kind of bushwalking trail and walked to the start of it. A nice Japanese lady passing said 'nagaiii - long way!'. But the sign pointing to the place where *we* wanted to go said '0.6km'. So we began to walk. There were many stairs, slopes and uneven paths. After about 45 minutes, we came to a sign saying '1.5km' - pointing back to the place we had come from.

After about 2.5 hours, and at least 4km of hiking, we finally reached the other end of the trail...

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Every time I find something bearable to have on TV in the background, the show changes into something really irritating. I gradually become aware of hyperactive Japanese guys shouting at each other, and have to resume channel-surfing...

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The other day I went to the bathroom and found this message in the cubicle:
"HOW TO FLUSH THE TOILET: The toilet will automatically flush when you place your palm at the point." (There was an accompanying illustration.) Only in Japan do you need instructions on how to flush a toilet. I've never seen so many different ways of doing it. Quite often it will just do it, seemingly randomly, of its own accord. Whether you're finished or not!