2/19/2013

Japanese Bears vs Obstacle Thing

Ah, Tokyo Station’s advisory screens for the Shinkansen/Bullet Trains are so informative (sent in last night by long-time reader “MARKed TRAIL”).

I suppose “bears” are better excuse for a train delay than the dread “Obstacle Thing.”

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3 Responses to “Japanese Bears vs Obstacle Thing”

1. yanpa Says:
   February 19th, 2013 at 9:01 am

   First time I’ve seen that one. Was it a 熊身事故, one wonders?

2. Taro Says:
   February 19th, 2013 at 9:07 am

   yanpa wrote:
   Was it a 熊身事故 (Bear Injury or Death), one wonders?

   It could be worse—It could be Nekko身事故.

   

   {人身事故 (Human Injury or Death) is one of the ways Japanese train announcements describe the daily delays caused by suicide jumpers.}

3. Samurai_Jerk Says:
   February 19th, 2013 at 12:45 pm

   That reminds me. Week before last my train was running late and was repeatedly stopping between stations. They kept announcing that there was a 人身事故 [Human Injury or Death] and that the delays were because they were cleaning the track. First time I’ve heard that announcement. Yuck.

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