Japan has some pretty strict laws on labeling, the real fruit picture coupled with the word soda would definitely make them think this is a high quality fizzy fruit drink.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 days ago

Yeah that “ice cream” is a bit different from this fabuloso situation.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I once found myself in the rat poison isle of a Lawson in Tokyo a couple years ago thinking they were all tasty snacks. Wasn’t until I noticed the tiny little icon in the corner I figured out it wasn’t junk food I was looking at. Packaging design is very cultural, and being less than fluent in a foreign place can have some wild outcomes if you’re not careful…

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You've got to share some photos.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This was a different store (didn't happen to take a pic of the exact rat poison in question), but similar vibe: https://imgur.com/a/hMitwfd

Also including this since it's just the weirdest mouse trap packaging I've ever seen: https://imgur.com/a/xBJZw5p

It's honestly a miracle I was there for nine days and didn't get myself poisoned even once

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Jesus Christ, and yeah, those look delicious