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.
深夜に、
shinnya ni,
late night
自動販売機の
jidou’hannbai’ki no
a vending machine
ボタンを
botann wo
its buttons
何度も
nanndo mo
repeatedly
壊しました。
kowashi mashita.
broke
壊されたのは、
kowasareta no ha,
what was destroyed
35
sannjuu go
thirty-five
前に作られた
mae ni tsukurareta
that was old
ハンバーガーの
hannba-ga- no
hamburger
自動販売機
jidou’hannbai’ki
a vending machine
エッチアイ技研
ecchiai gikenn
H. I. Giken
(愛知県名古屋市)
(aichi kenn nagoya shi)
Aichi Prefecture Nagoya City
代表の
daihyou no
the president of
原隆二さんが、
hara ryuuji sann ga,
Mr. Hara Ryuji
無償での
mushou deno
free of charge
修理を
shuuri wo
to repair it
申し出ました。
moushide mashita.
offered
原さんは
hara sann ha
Mr. Hara
破壊を
hakai wo
the destruction
免れた
manugareta
that had survived
ボタンを
botann wo
the buttons
取り寄せて
toriyosete
ordered and
レーザー測定し、
re-za- sokutei shi,
measured it with a laser
様子まで
yousu made
the appearance (of the button)
忠実に
chuujitsu ni
and faithfully
再現。
saigenn.
reproducing
同社には、
dousha niha,
the company
お礼
orei
a thank you gift
ハンバーガー
hannba-ga-
hamburgers
ラムネが
ramune ga
ramune soda
贈られました。
okurare mashita.
received