I think that's just coincidental. I've mentioned it to Japanese people before and they can't see the connection at all.
replywell because they see kanji and "english" differently
replySo a Japanese designer probably didn't consider it?
replyThey can’t see it even. The part of their brain which interprets Japanese is much bigger and faster.
replyOn the other side, visitors who can’t read Japanese can’t do anything but try to interpret those letters in the language they know