One thing that has also changed are the ubiquitous examples of bad translations. <\/a>T shirts splashed with English saying like “sports is happy time” or my personal favorite from a coffee mug I purchased in Tokyo years ago, “Various types of dogs are here, let’s play with us!” Was that supposed to say Dogs are Fun? Dogs! Let’s play! Who knows. Translators (like the rest of us) have become a bit more worldly and these one liners are getting more scarce.<\/p>\n