WWII Japanese Propaganda Coloring Book

[Ed Hicks]

WWII Japanese Propaganda Coloring Book

[Ed Hicks]

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[GHP]

Cool! I'll just do a few translations for you.

Cover:
Dai To-A Nuri-e
[Great East Asia Coloring]

Nippon Banzai
[Long Live Japan].

Page 3:
Nippon no heitai-san totemo tsuyoi heitasan
[Japanese soldiers are very strong soldiers]

Page 5 [Sumo]
Hakke
Yoiya
Nokotta
Nokotta
Dai To-A no kodomodachi
Makeruna
Makeruna

"[Referee shouting] Put spirit into it!! You're not out! You're still in! Great East-Asian children will not lose; will not lose."

hakkeyoi (はっけよい)
The phrase shouted by a sumo referee during a bout, specifically when the action has stalled and the wrestlers have reached a stand-off. It means, "Put some spirit into it!"

nokotta (残った)
Something the referee shouts during the bout indicating to the wrestler on defense that he is still in the ring. Literally translates as "remaining" as in remaining in the ring.


Cheers!
--Guy

[Ed Hicks]

Thanks, Guy. That's a great help and I appreciate your translation. Ed

[GHP]

P. 15
Manshu no kodomo ga omoshiroso ni shogi wo yattekimasu. Nippon no mono to wa sukoshi chi ga himasu.

"Manchurian children have come to play interesting Shogi [Japanese chess]. Japanese things are [becoming?] known a bit."

or a similar sentiment to the above.

--Guy

[GHP]

P. 11
Manshu no fuyu wa rei ka 30 - 40 toifu samui ninaru node [I can't figure this next out] kahamo ike mokohotte shimashimasu. Kodomotachi wa sukeeto wo yatte asobimasu.

"Manchurian winters become very cold and are 30-40 degrees (Celsius) below zero, because of that ...[???]. The children go skating."


--Guy

[GHP]

P. 14
Susume ganbare
Teki no
Tochika mata
senrei yo!

"MOVE FORWARD!
Under the Enemy's
Control.
Occupied again.

Wish my wife were here -- not so she can laugh at my attempt, but to get the correct meaning!


AHHHHH -- She just came back and fixed my errors. What is written is correct.

Cheers,
--Guy

[GeorgeP]

Nice! Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere material at its best.



Tom

[Ed Hicks]

Thanks for the translation help, Guy. These are always interesting visually, but it really helps when you know what's written.

[Geoff Ward]

Thanks Guy! Very enjoyable! Regards,Geoff