Fellow readers, whether riding the subway or train, you've likely noticed 'emergency buttons' inside the carriages, typically meant for use during emergencies. However, a recent Twitter user, while enjoying a meal at Komeda Coffee in Shizuoka Prefecture's Kakegawa Station, unexpectedly discovered something inside the store. It read: 'There's an emergency button behind here. Please do not press it unless absolutely necessary. Pressing it will stop the Shinkansen.' This left the user amused and bewildered, and their post quickly became a hot topic among netizens on Twitter.
In Japan, similar notices are quite common. We've previously reported on a notice on a building's exterior internet cable warning that 'damaging it will affect nationwide town operations.' While these are usually jokes, this time it appeared inside a Komeda Coffee shop right next to a Shinkansen station, which seemed to carry a slightly more serious implication, haha.
This humorous sign immediately sparked lively discussion among netizens, with many sharing other amusing examples they'd encountered.
▼ A button that, if pressed, will make the store manager's house explode.
▼ A power switch that, if turned off, will affect the entire building...
▼ Usually, when you see something you're not supposed to press, it just makes your hands itch to try it, haha.
▼ Another netizen even added a notification sound effect to it, lol.
Netizens living near the area commented that pressing it likely wouldn't stop the Shinkansen, but it would probably affect the store, so it's best not to mess with it, haha. Nevertheless, it's clear that Japanese people really enjoy using these kinds of notices to inform the public; perhaps it's their unique sense of humor, lol.