# What is the Japanese text on this man's shirt **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 16, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486 "2026-03-16T14:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/1 "2026-03-16T14:50:00Z")
In this video. I can’t get Google Lens to pick up the text on his shirt. Doubtless it’s some kind of obscure film or manga or what have you, but he wears this shirt in a lot of his videos so he’s piqued my curiosity. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QgxliUqrS8I/maxresdefault.jpg "The Never-Aired Myth Jamie Killed With One Question") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgxliUqrS8I) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/2 "2026-03-16T14:58:21Z")
[It seems to mean “Tested”, written in an anime style](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicolas-bannister-bb76174_tested-adamsavage-tshirtdesign-activity-7029157736147791873-TycQ). It was designed specifically for the show. You can buy it here: [Tested Anime Style Logo Tee (Cotton) – Savage Industries Shop](https://adamsavage.com/products/tested-anime-style-logo-tee-cotton?srsltid=AfmBOooFzxS9zuQ1N9htLjRByZqBZkEltttIPYiylBINLve5JAARQtpG) ---
**Author:** ![ThisOneGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@ThisOneGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisOneGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/3 "2026-03-16T14:59:22Z")
”テステド" if you want to be able to google it. As Gyrate said, the name of the show. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/4 "2026-03-16T15:17:32Z")
Since the FQ has been comprehensively answered … Dayum he got old while I wasn’t watching. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/5 "2026-03-17T03:11:03Z")
> [@ThisOneGuy](#): > > ”テステド" if you want to be able to google it. Romaji transliteration of those katakana glyphs reads “tesutedo”. Which approximates “tested” as gairaigo (foreign word transliterated into Japanese pronunciation). ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/6 "2026-03-17T06:18:35Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Since the FQ has been comprehensively answered … > > Dayum he got old while I wasn’t watching. And, he’s only 58. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/7 "2026-03-17T12:18:09Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Dayum he got old while I wasn’t watching. I remember Johnny Knoxville saying people tell him that from time to time and his response is to remind them that Jackass was on 20+ years ago. In Johnny’s defense, unlike Adam, I think a lot of people that think that are mostly noticing his entirely gray hair. Like if you turned on Fargo (the tv show) or The Good Place and saw Ted Danson for the first time since Cheers. In any case, Adam might look a bit more weathered these days, but he’s still bouncing off the walls like he was back in mythbusters. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/8 "2026-03-17T14:13:44Z")
I’m 67. My hair has been gray with vestigial blonde since I was 30. I have a similar beard to his, but more full and neater. And more hair. And fewer wrinkles. He looks like I will in 10 years. He looks old. To me. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-japanese-text-on-this-mans-shirt/1028486/9 "2026-03-17T14:19:38Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > And, he’s only 58. Wow, he looks old for 58… \< looks at my 58-year-old self in mirror \> …oh.