English language in Japan
Plainly put, Japanese people generally speak very little English - if any at all. People who’ve studied English language for four or five years have no problem with writing or reading, but find it extremely difficult to listen or talk in English [thanks to the largely inefficient method in which foreign languages are taught in Japan - but that’s another story]. This also
applies to the university staff and students, so don’t be surprised if you’ll have to resort to sign language to state a point if you don’t speak Japanese at all 
Grammatical mistakes are also very common, even in public places [in case of public signs etc.], as you can see from the photos below…
This is a photo of a trash can from the Expo 70 amusement park in Bampaku Kinen Koen, Oosaka. The words pretty much speak for themselves, don’t they?
Barnables…? Yeah, I think that sign should be burned [and maybe replaced with a correct one], too.
…I have no idea what this notice is supposed to mean, either
More to come 
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