Translation help? (Japanese or Chinese print)

[Endy0816]

Found this news print. I was curious what some of the articles were about. Any insight would be appreciated.

Edited June 2, 2018 by Endy0816

[Prometheus]

I've just about learnt enough Chinese to recognise that it's Japanese. I can pick out a few words (Japanese incorporates many Chinese characters) but not enough for any meaning.

[Strange]

It is Japanese.

The first headline is "Do the Japanese like life insurance?"

[Prometheus]

3 minutes ago, Strange said:

The first headline is "Do the Japanese like life insurance?"

I thought the characters for 'Japanese' were 日本人. Do they use other characters for themselves?

[Strange]

Just now, Prometheus said:

I thought the characters for 'Japanese' were 日本人. Do they use other characters for themselves?

You are correct. They have spelt it out phonetically (Nippon人). I'm not sure why.

[Prometheus]

Weird. I sit behind a Japanese student at uni. I'll ask if i remember.

[StringJunky]

Westerner:: 魚のスープ、してください

Japanese waiter: Very good, Sir.

[Endy0816]

5 hours ago, Strange said:

It is Japanese.

The first headline is "Do the Japanese like life insurance?"

lol, okay. At least know the location.

 

Any ideas on the second image with the three men?

Found it in something at least 22 years old, so something of a happy accidental time capsule.

Edited June 3, 2018 by Endy0816

[Strange]

7 hours ago, Endy0816 said:

Any ideas on the second image with the three men?

It is something about American-Vietnamese relations - Schultz (US Secretary of State) meeting ASEAN members - my Japanese is too rusty (and always found newspapers hard to read) to get much more out if it.

[Sensei]

20 hours ago, Prometheus said:

I thought the characters for 'Japanese' were 日本人. Do they use other characters for themselves?

If you will put "日本人" to Google Translate, it shows below it "Nihonjin".

After swapping languages back-and-forth (click arrows twice), it changes to "日本の", and shows below "Nihon no".

Then you can google for "Nihonjin" and ""Nihon no", to get examples of usage.

 

e.g.

"Are wa Nihon no kuruma desu." "That is a Japanese car."

"Anata wa nihonjin desu ka?" "Are you a japanese person?"

 

 

 

 

Edited June 3, 2018 by Sensei

[Sensei]

On 3.06.2018 at 12:08 AM, Prometheus said:

I thought the characters for 'Japanese' were 日本人. Do they use other characters for themselves?

 

BTW, Japanese (language) is yet another word:

日本語 

"Nihongo"

 

[Prometheus]

Same as in traditional Mandarin (but pronounced very different).

No Japanese students in today (or they're in the lab). Remind me to ask tomorrow.

[NNY]

I'll just do the headlines. (Probably a few minor errors though)

Pic One:

ニッポン人は生保が好き？Do Japanese like life insurance? (They spelt this Nippon, not Nihon, because Nippon has a more nationalistic tone to it, eg: We Japanese)
１世帯２千万円越す。Each household is covered by more than 20,000,000 yen

石油製品輸入拡大をガソリン含め９月に increase in petroleum products including gasoline in September

関税下げ更に further decease in tarrifs

ボンネットバンに本田が再進出 Honda reintroduces the Bonnet Van

Pic Two:

米ベトナム関係 Vietnam related
一括解決方式  One Swoop Solution policy. (About US-Vietnamese relations, US soldiers, Cambodia)

Pic Three:

９０日間保存できます It can be kept for 90 days (food preservation)

液晶テレビがついてます With attached liquid crystal television (Matsushita's intercom with TV)

Pic Four

精神汚染批判主導 The first word is missing from this sentence but I think its about "criticizing the mentally ill leadership"
鄧宣伝部長を解任 Deng is dismissed from the CCPPD (I think this isn't Deng Xiaoping but probably Deng Liqun)
中国共産党 Chinese Communist Party

オーストラリアのワイン。スキャンダル Australian Wine scandel.
 

Edited June 17, 2018 by NNY

[Endy0816]

On 6/3/2018 at 6:19 AM, Strange said:

It is something about American-Vietnamese relations - Schultz (US Secretary of State) meeting ASEAN members - my Japanese is too rusty (and always found newspapers hard to read) to get much more out if it.

Oh cool, I thought that looked like an old gov ID but wasn't sure. Really helps to place it historically.

On 6/17/2018 at 2:19 AM, NNY said:

I'll just do the headlines. (Probably a few minor errors though)

Pic One:

ニッポン人は生保が好き？Do Japanese like life insurance? (They spelt this Nippon, not Nihon, because Nippon has a more nationalistic tone to it, eg: We Japanese)
１世帯２千万円越す。Each household is covered by more than 20,000,000 yen

石油製品輸入拡大をガソリン含め９月に increase in petroleum products including gasoline in September

関税下げ更に further decease in tarrifs

ボンネットバンに本田が再進出 Honda reintroduces the Bonnet Van

Pic Two:

米ベトナム関係 Vietnam related
一括解決方式  One Swoop Solution policy. (About US-Vietnamese relations, US soldiers, Cambodia)

Pic Three:

９０日間保存できます It can be kept for 90 days (food preservation)

液晶テレビがついてます With attached liquid crystal television (Matsushita's intercom with TV)

Pic Four

精神汚染批判主導 The first word is missing from this sentence but I think its about "criticizing the mentally ill leadership"
鄧宣伝部長を解任 Deng is dismissed from the CCPPD (I think this isn't Deng Xiaoping but probably Deng Liqun)
中国共産党 Chinese Communist Party

オーストラリアのワイン。スキャンダル Australian Wine scandel.
 

Appreciate you translating the titles. Was exactly what I was hoping for here!

 

Edited June 21, 2018 by Endy0816