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0 pointsastrange10y ago0 comments

It's not a mistranslation. Japanese tend to use "eight" to stand in for "a large number", but "nine" sounds cooler in English.

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krapp10y ago

Ironically, I've heard one reason the word "fuck" shows up on Japanese products is that the shape of the letters is aesthetically pleasing.

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