watermarks

ドラえもんとのび太の家は川崎市多摩区長尾になちゃいましたので、マンガでおなじみのエリアが専修大の近くになっちゃいました。

ちなみにwatermarksは「すかしの紙、すかし模様」のことです。この単語なんか英語で言い換えろと言われると大変ですね。Websterには”a marking in paper resulting from differences in thickness usually produced by pressure of a projecting design in the mold or on a processing roll and visible when the paper is held up to the light"という定義がありました。（EnDough）

City makes 'Doraemon' an official resident 100 years before supposed birth

KAWASAKI -- One hundred years before the comic character "Doraemon" is supposed to be born, this city made him an official resident, awarding a residential record in his honor on Sept. 3.

The event was planned in conjunction with the one year anniversary of the opening of the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum here, located in the same area where Doraemon author Fujiko F. Fujio lived for many years.

In the comic, Doraemon is said to have been born on Sept. 3, 2112. In the residential record created for him, his address is listed as that of the museum, and his family members are listed as characters from the comic such as Nobi Nobita and Dorami, along with his background information and favorite food of dorayaki.

Based on Doraemon's height of 129.3 cm and weight of 129.3 kilograms, the city will distribute 129,300 copies of Doraemon's residential record to locations like governmental offices, and it can be downloaded from the city's homepage until the end of this month. Furthermore, for the next year, official forms like copies of residents' records will be given with watermarks of Doraemon or another character called Perman.

Around 1,000 people gathered at the ceremony at the museum to give Doraemon his residential record. Mayor Takao Abe handed the record to Zensho Ito, museum curator, and said, "Doraemon is the most internationally known Kawasaki resident. I would like for him to give courage and hope as a sightseeing and cultural ambassador."

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