What is this supposed to be, aside from accidental poetry?
So Adam.
Inst – It’s a sorting area for scrapped tired at a recycling facility outside of Tokyo.
Why do there seem to be three languages in use?
Only two languages. Japanese also use Chinese words as kanji.
….petals on a wet black bough.
I know Japanese uses multiple scripts for their written language, among them a script derived from Chinese (they have their own simplified characters!), but the second column is made up completely out of sinograms. The leftmost column also has a Kanji mixed in with… that should be Katakana, shouldn’t it, so the first column isn’t syllabary-only Japanese on the off-chance that people who can’t read Kanji are around…
What I’d just like to ask is that is this a signage to help with say, contracted Chinese labor?
Actually, this is definitely simplified Chinese in the middle. I just checked, and if I’m not mistaken, Japanese uses the traditional form of the ? radical.
Inst – The plant where I took this photo is located a few hours from Tokyo. It does not use Chinese labor.
Thanks, so, alternate hypotheses:
-To be international, hip, and trendy by using the most important world language and what will become a more important language in the region
-For the benefit of visiting Chinese and international journalists
What is this supposed to be, aside from accidental poetry?
So Adam.
Inst – It’s a sorting area for scrapped tired at a recycling facility outside of Tokyo.
Why do there seem to be three languages in use?
Only two languages. Japanese also use Chinese words as kanji.
….petals on a wet black bough.
I know Japanese uses multiple scripts for their written language, among them a script derived from Chinese (they have their own simplified characters!), but the second column is made up completely out of sinograms. The leftmost column also has a Kanji mixed in with… that should be Katakana, shouldn’t it, so the first column isn’t syllabary-only Japanese on the off-chance that people who can’t read Kanji are around…
What I’d just like to ask is that is this a signage to help with say, contracted Chinese labor?
Actually, this is definitely simplified Chinese in the middle. I just checked, and if I’m not mistaken, Japanese uses the traditional form of the ? radical.
Inst – The plant where I took this photo is located a few hours from Tokyo. It does not use Chinese labor.
Thanks, so, alternate hypotheses:
-To be international, hip, and trendy by using the most important world language and what will become a more important language in the region
-For the benefit of visiting Chinese and international journalists