RNM GS3

So me and my gf went to the dealership - Lexus of Manhattan, to checkout the GS350 and check on the availability of an Fsport packaged car.

The sales people sit on the second floor and there is an Asian themed design to their offices such as the siding doors that look like these:


Also lots of artwork on the walls and in the bathrooms.
The Strange thing is the art work is Chinese and not Japanese, with English translations for symbols. Similar to these:



Not sure why but to me this is WRONG to do since Lexus is a JAPANESE company. Obviously the design theme was to leverage the Asian heritage of the brand, which is great, but to use Chinese and not Japanese symbols/paintings is ignorant to some extent especially if you are a flagship (and only) dealership located in a major international city like Manhattan.

blacksc400

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Japanese Kanji is Chinese character.

RNM GS3

Yes but there are differences

Hoovey689

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You didn't want to take pictures???

T0ked

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Chinese characters are integral into both Japanese and Korean written language. I don't know if there are differences in Japanese, but the Chinese characters used in Korean are the same.

grabber2

you mean like 世界中 & するた ??

A large portion of Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from Chinese (Kanji). They do have syllabic scripts, but Japanese still use Chinese (Kanji) on alot of stuff. Although both use the same character, it sometime carry different meaning between Chinese/Japanese.

Not sure what you trying to proof here