A Delicate Button Reproduction

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A Delicate Button Reproduction

One late night in September, a young man broke a vending machine by repeatedly hitting its buttons. What was destroyed was a hamburger vending machine that was about 35 years old. After seeing the video on the news, Mr. HARA Ryuji, the president of H. I. Giken (Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture), offered to repair it free of charge. Mr. Hara ordered one of the buttons that had survived the destruction and measured it with a laser, and faithfully reproduced even the faded appearance of the button. The company received many hamburgers and ramune soda as a thank you gift.

9月くがつ
ku gatsu
September
no
in
ある
aru
one
深夜しんやに、
shinnya ni,
late night
わか
wakai
young
男性だんせい
late night
a man
自動じどう販売機はんばいき
jidou’hannbai’ki no
a vending machine
ボタンぼたん
botann wo
its buttons
何度なんど
nanndo mo
repeatedly
たたいて
tataite
by hitting
こわしました。
kowashi mashita.
broke
こわされたのは、
kowasareta no ha,
what was destroyed
35さんじゅうご
sannjuu go
thirty-five
ねん
nenn
years
ほど
hodo
about
まえつくられた
mae ni tsukurareta
that was old
ハンバーガーはんばーがー
hannba-ga- no
hamburger
自動じどう販売機はんばいき
jidou’hannbai’ki
a vending machine
です。
desu.
was
ニュースにゅーす
nyu-su
the news
de
on
映像えいぞう
eizou wo
the video
mita
after seeing
エッチアイえっちあい技研ぎけん
ecchiai gikenn
H. I. Giken
愛知県あいちけん名古屋市なごやし
(aichi kenn nagoya shi)
Aichi Prefecture Nagoya City
代表だいひょう
daihyou no
the president of
はら隆二りゅうじさんが、
hara ryuuji sann ga,
Mr. Hara Ryuji
無償むしょうでの
mushou deno
free of charge
修理しゅうり
shuuri wo
to repair it
もうました。
moushide mashita.
offered
はらさんは
hara sann ha
Mr. Hara
破壊はかい
hakai wo
the destruction
まぬがれた
manugareta
that had survived
1ひと
hitotsu
one
no
of
ボタンぼたん
botann wo
the buttons
せて
toriyosete
ordered and
レーザーれーざー測定そくていし、
re-za- sokutei shi,
measured it with a laser
いろあせた
iroaseta
faded
様子ようすまで
yousu made
the appearance (of the button)
忠実ちゅうじつ
chuujitsu ni
and faithfully
再現さいげん
saigenn.
reproducing
同社どうしゃには、
dousha niha,
the company
れい
orei
a thank you gift
として
to shite
as
たくさんの
takusann no
many
ハンバーガーはんばーがー
hannba-ga-
hamburgers
to
and
ラムネらむね
ramune ga
ramune soda
おくられました。
okurare mashita.
received

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