SAPPORO, Dec 07 (News On Japan) –
A highway sign up Otaru City, Hokkaido, has lastly been mounted after an area resident identified a mistake that had been sitting beneath their noses for over 30 years.
The error was within the English translation of “Otaru Port”, which had an ‘o’ as a substitute of an ‘r’ because the second final letter, so the signal learn “Otaru Poot”.
According to the city dictionary, “poot” means fart in US slang.
The signal was put in in 1992, however the mistake was solely found in October, owing to the vigilance of an area citizen.
The metropolis of Otaru had mounted the misguided signal by Thursday, and have confirmed that it was the one signal that inadvertently learn “Otaru Poot.”
Dec 07 (日テレNEWS) – 北海道・小樽市に設置されていた道路標識の”間違い”がSNSでトレンド入りするほど話題になりました。
30年以上前に設置され、7日未明に修正された”間違い”とは･･･ …proceed studying
30年以上前に設置され、7日未明に修正された”間違い”とは･･･ …proceed studying
Car crashes into Fukuoka cram college
News On Japan – Dec 07
A automotive pushed by a 73-year-old man crashed right into a classroom of a cram college in Fukuoka on Wednesday night time, injuring 4 folks, together with an teacher and junior highschool college students.
‘Luffy’ crime ring members served contemporary warrants over 2022 theft
Kyodo – Dec 06
Four senior members of a gaggle suspected of organizing scams and burglaries in Japan from the Philippines have been served contemporary arrest warrants Tuesday for allegedly orchestrating a theft that resulted in accidents in western Tokyo final 12 months, police mentioned.
Loose truck tire kills highway employee
News On Japan – Dec 02
A 32-year-old man engaged on an expressway died on Friday after being struck by a tire that had indifferent from a truck in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.