Good morning!
While walking along the railway, I found these cute pandas. They seem to be the logo of the Grace Medical Group.
As you probably know, Japan is the land of the kawaii, the cute, the mascots. We have mascots for everything.
Even the classic Beware of the Dog gets twisted into a sort of welcome.
In other countries, they do this:
In Japan?
Have a nice day!
It's more "Hey, folks, look, I have a cute dog!" than a warning. Good for them, a dog shouldn't be considered a weapon, even for self-defense.