I’m exaggerating, of course, but it is noticeable how often it happens:
– Yamada Denki’s annoying tune has a random “Labi” shouted at the end of it, that apparently being its official name
– Haneda is actually Tokyo International Airport, even though for about 30 years it was hardly international at all
– SMBC is Mitui Sumitomo Banking Corporation
– Daimon Hamamatsucho station
etc etc
Another way of putting the question would be why anyone puts up with it – is it just another example of Westerners preferring the myth that things are just one thing or another??
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