Woman A (Channel 12):“…the government administration's announcement was carried out this morning in the official residence of the prime minister of Tokyo-2.”
A TV on a desk inside the tent. Plastic bottles, paper cups, etc., are lined up around it.
Misato's POV. A high-ranking government official is on the screen.
Reichu: Misato's channel-surfing prevents us from hearing the news dialogue in full, which, I'm sure, has made attempts at translation particularly difficult. Fortunately, the full statements are included in the script, so I'm including complete transrations here. (The gray coloured parts are information not heard in the show itself.)
Question — what is the official deal with all of these self-defense forces we hear about? JSSDF, JASDF, SSDF (Strategic Self-Defense Force), etc.?
tv33: The abbreviations refer to the branches of the Japanese military.
JSSDF - Japanese Strategic Self Defense Forces
JGSDF - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army)
JASDF - Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)
JMSDF - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy)
They have to be called "self-defense" forces because after WWII the Japanese were banned from using their army in an offensive manner. It's a normal army in all but name, though; the Japanese spend about 43 billion dollars a year on their military, the second most in the world behind the US.
Keisuke-kun: Regarding "SSDF", perhaps, since we're in Japan, the "Japan" part is inferred.
Reichu: "'This isn't manga.'" Maybe not — but it's pretty darn close! And, heh, notice the Coca-Cola™ on the right; wonder how much money Gainax got for that?
HeWhoPostsStuff: Apparently not enough to do the show the way they intended, in any case.
Hexon.Arq: Does Nerv really need to print their own cups? How much did that cost?
Reichu: They've got their own mugs, too!
BTW, Tokyo-2 is, in the NGE continuity, Japan's current capital, moved from Tokyo to Matsumoto (Nagano Prefecture). There is actually another branch of Nerv there, as well. We'll learn more about the Tokyo-2 situation in a few episodes.
thewayneiac: Channel BS7 lives up to its name.
The TV beeps as Misato changes the channel, but every time the picture remains the same.
Man A (Channel 4):“As for the participation of the SSDF in this incident not being recognized, this was negated.”
Woman B (Channel 8):“They advocated that the U.N. forces' sortie into Japan was within the scope of the law.”
Man B (1~BS7):“When confronted with the claim, 'Was this not an alien attack?', they laughed, saying, 'This isn't manga.”
Misato (pre.):“So the public announcement is a scenario B-22?”
