Hey, I can understand your points of view ^-
^...Maybe I just have to deal with the real 
versions so much that being in the society 24-7 
my perspective is quite different. I am too 
close. After 10 years I guess I would be. Yes, 
Japanese have silly worded t-shirts 
and "butchered" up English phrases and all and it 
IS ignorant. They don't know what their t-shirts 
mean 99% of the time anyway, it is just a fashion 
statement, just like a handle is. And in general 
Japanese don't speak English well at all because 
they were never really taught to speak it, but 
write and read it. And even then there are 
problems.
Japan is rated only 18th out of Asian nations 
alone in English language ability. China, Korea, 
the Phillipines, Singapore, Malaysia, etc, all 
out score Japan on standardized English tests and 
in oral language capability!