The Japanese have a reputation of being polite. This has been exaggerated and in all honesty it is not entirely true. Yes, the language itself has been built with different levels of politeness and there is a hierarchy of standards required when speaking and communicating with people but Japanese are people too. Some are more polite than others. Everyone can be rude, mean, pushy, aggressive or cruel. No one can be polite all the time. That being said, on the surface Japanese culture is very considerate and polite of others; especially in public. So signs and posters will frequently have cute mascots or polite looking people apologizing for everything.
This picture is of my friend Jason and I in Nagoya while walking around. Of course there are many construction sites with many signs warning of construction ahead and apologizing for any inconvenience. We just found this sign a little funny as the cartoon of the construction worker bowing amused us.
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