The Ajinomoto factory in Kawasaki is right next door to Suzukicho station. There's an Ajinomoto museum on the other side of the tracks and, since their mascot is a panda, you get some pawprints leading you to the entrance. (Didn't get to go in, because COVID means it's shut.)
So interesting -- the "cute-fied" shape of the paw prints, but what struck me most is that the message is intended for young children the way it's written yet it starts in English. I guess this assumption is that all young children in Japan can read "stop" and understand it. As for Ajinomoto, it's a good thing that at last it is rising from its vilified state in more recent years and chefs are announcing the use of MSG again.
@bkbinthecity Thanks! @jyokota “Stop” as shouted at running away kids, is understood. But you make a good point about the reading. It’s probably just a style choice...
January 17th, 2021
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