"ー" isn't a character, it's a dash to express a long syllable in Japanese.
Because Japanese is a mono-syllabic language.
Traditionally Japanese is written vertical, but nowadays like many other languages such as English, can be written in horizontal as well.
The second bottom one with Japanese katakana モリッシー
In Japanese there is a rule that foreign names (except Chinese and some Korean) are written in katakana.
Just let you know in Chinese his name is written as 莫里西
I was watching Japanese chat show A Studio.
Tonight’s guest was a popular actor Amane Okayama whose pals fellow actors Masaki Suda and Taiga Nakano were also interviewed.
Suda was wearing a Morrissey T-shirt.
I assume that record company employees usually ask someone (native speaker or bilingual Japanese) to dictate lyrics for them.
When they misheard the lyrics, however, didn't bother or didn't have time to correct mistakes.
UK / US and other foreign releases, lyrics sheet is essential for Japanese...
Pity, 6 months ago someone was selling one.
https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/ebay-two-dozen-smiths-and-morrissey-posters-for-sale-including-large-format-subway-posters.147358/
Keep looking eBay or here.
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