SOS! Emergent Japanese translation help!
 

hello all the Japanese friend here! i found this forum through google because one of my friend found a drift bottle from the ocean. there is a letter written in Japanese, none of us could read it. the bottle is very old looked like it was in the ocean for many years already. we have no idea what is about, if there is someone needs help or something important, why dont we just give a second and help them out?

my friend scanned it as a PDF file, i just tried to post it here, but it's too big that I couldnt upload it. i hope someone can email me and I will forward this file to him

my email is: [email protected]

please email me, we really appreciate it!!

you all have a nice day!

if you open the PDF file and select File -> save as, you should be able to save it in a different format. Try to convert it to Jpeg or Gif as you'll get more help if it's posted upfront.

thanks!
 

Thank you all, someone has replied me, and I think we know what's the letter talking about.

it's really hard for this drift bottle goes from Japan to America, amazing!

Post the pic here, and you will likely get some good help. Most people who help here do not want to be receiving files from strangers by email.

So what did it say? :rolleyes:

Pics or it didn't happen.

^

This.

Totally... I smell a trap.

That reminds me... looking forward to your pictures of Kyoto.

To All You Skeptics:

This is for real despite what you may think. It was my friend (JF member) who had volunteered to take a look at the letter. I'm not revealing the content without OP's consent, but rest assured that it is a very heart-warming story. The bottle actually traveled across the Ocean to OP's country, which is so far away.

I am not disputing you, but it even if it is your friend, it is better to post the pic. I am not giving my email out to a stranger.

Do you mean even after the problem has been solved for OP? Or are you saying OP should have posted it at the very beginning?

If the problem has been solved, there there isn't much point in posting the pic. In general, if you want a translation of a picture, then post the picture. Do you not agree?

Not only do I agree but I have also been actively encouraging members to do so. That's by far the safest, fastest and most reliable method.

Me too. Do not give your email out to anybody you don't know personally.