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Throwback to an old post.
But honestly, check out the blog (specific post here) the images are sourced from - I love fan perspectives.
Using Google Gemini we can easily get a translation of the packaging now:
Meiji Pokémon biscuit box:
FRONT OF BOX:
Top Left: Meiji
Top Center (Japanese): 明治ビスケット (Meiji Bisuketto) - Meiji Biscuits
Large Green Text: ポケトモンスター (Poketto Monsutā) - Pocket Monsters
English Text Below: POCKET MONSTERS
Red/Yellow Text (overlaying Pikachu): メタリックシール入り (Metarikku Shiiru Iri) - Metallic Sticker Included
Small text below “Metallic Sticker Included”: 151種類のポケモンが登場!! (151 shurui no Pokemon ga tōjō!!) - 151 types of Pokémon appear!!
Bottom Right (small blue box): ポケモントレーナーズ (Pokemon Torēnāzu) - Pokémon Trainers
BACK OF BOX:
Top: 明治ビスケット (Meiji Bisuketto) - Meiji Biscuits
Green Text: ポケトモンスター (Poketto Monsutā) - Pocket Monsters
English Text Below: POCKET MONSTERS
Left Side (with Mankey sticker example):
151種類のポケモンが登場!! (151 shurui no Pokemon ga tōjō!!) - 151 types of Pokémon appear!!
メタリックシール (Metarikku Shiiru) - Metallic Sticker
Right Side (with “Trainer’s Club” design):
トレーナーズクラブ (Torēnāzu Kurabu) - Trainer’s Club
ポケモンマル秘情報をたくさんゲットしよう!! (Pokemon maruhi jōhō o takusan getto shiyō!!) - Let’s get lots of secret Pokémon information!!
Copyright Line: © Nintendo・CREATURES・GAME FREAK・TV TOKYO・SHO-PRO・JR KIKAKU
<ビスケット> (Bisuketto) -
原材料: (Genzairyō) - Ingredients:
小麦粉 (Komugiko) - Wheat flour
砂糖 (Satō) - Sugar
ショートニング (Shōtoningu) - Shortening
バターオイル (Batā oiru) - Butter oil
食塩 (Shokuen) - Salt
ホエイパウダー(乳製品) (Hoei paudā (nyūseihin)) - Whey powder (dairy product)
膨張剤 (Bōchōzai) - Leavening agent
香料 (Kōryō) - Flavoring
Handling Instructions/Notes:
●直射日光および高温多湿の場所を避けて保存してください。 (Chokusha nikkō oyobi kōon tashitsu no basho o sakete hozon shite kudasai.) - Please store away from direct sunlight and places with high temperature and humidity.
●開封後は早めにお召し上がりください。 (Kaifūgo wa hayame ni omeshiagari kudasai.) - After opening, please consume as soon as possible.
●万一品質に不都合がございましたら、現品を箱ごとお客様相談センター宛お送りください。代品と郵送料をお送りします。 (Man’ichi hinshitsu ni futsugō ga gozaimashitara, genpin o hako-goto okyakusama sōdan sentā-ate ookuri kudasai. Daihin to yūsōryō o ookuri shimasu.) - In the unlikely event of a quality issue, please send the product in its box to our customer service center. We will send a replacement and cover postage.
●賞味期限は底面に記載してあります。 (Shōmi kigen wa teimen ni kisai shite arimasu.) - The expiration date is written on the bottom of the box.
●ビスケットの形はいろいろありますので、箱に印刷された以外のポケモンが入る場合があります。 (Bisuketto no katachi wa iroiro arimasu ga node, hako ni insatsu sareta igai no Pokemon ga hairu baai ga arimasu.) - There are various biscuit shapes, so Pokémon other than those printed on the box may be included.
Nutrition Information Box:
(当社分析値) ((Tōsha bunsekichi)) - (Our company’s analysis value)
主要栄養成分 (Shuyō eiyō seibun) - Main Nutritional Components
1箱(30g)当たり (1 hako (30g) atari) - Per 1 box (30g)
エネルギー (Enerugī) - Energy: 141 kcal
たんぱく質 (Tanpakushitsu) - Protein: 2.0 g
脂質 (Shishitsu) - Fat: 5.4 g
糖質 (Tōshitsu) - Carbohydrates: 21.1 g
ナトリウム (Natoriumu) - Sodium: 140 mg
Bottom Left: 内容量30g (Naiyōryō 30g) - Net Contents 30g
Bottom Right (small text): 7569C046 (当社管理番号) ((Tōsha kanri bangō)) - 7569C046 (Our company’s control number)
The red tab on the right side has the text “ここからひらこう!” (Koko kara hirakō!), which means “Open from here!”.
