Question What does "杓子新報" mean?

[AnnieSunny]

I can't understand how to translate "杓子新報" properly.

I try to translate a game, and recently I stmubled upon this heading in game's newspaper.

I need to mention, that I already found that "新報"("Shinpō") actually means "news" and
commonly used in newspaper's names, for example "歌舞伎新報" ("Kabuki News").

I also found out that "杓子" ("Shakushi") actually means "ladle" or "scoop", but I can't get a connection.

I even thought that it can be something like "scoop news".

I realize, that it can be just a title from developer's imagination and can only be translated as "Shakushi News" or something like that. But maybe there can be different meaning. What do you think?

I am grateful in advance.

 

[mdchachi]

I realize, that it can be just a title from developer's imagination and can only be translated as "Shakushi News" or something like that.

This is the only thing that makes sense to me. Is there a character named Shakushi?

 

[AnnieSunny]

This is the only thing that makes sense to me. Is there a character named Shakushi?

Oh no, there isn't. This name have nothing connected with game. Just a name. But I was thinking about accuracy of my translation.
But you may be right and it doesn't need word-for-word translation . Anyway, thanks for your answer!

 

[mdchachi]

Probably an insider easter egg put in by the artist or game designer.

 

[AnnieSunny]

Probably an insider easter egg put in by the artist or game designer.

Yes, I guess so.

 

[Toritoribe]

What comes to my mind is that it might be from an idiom 杓子定規 "sticking to rules/going by hard‐and‐fast rules".

 

[AnnieSunny]

What comes to my mind is that it might be from an idiom 杓子定規 "sticking to rules/going by hard‐and‐fast rules".

Oh, I've never heard about it. But It's an interesting assumption. I'll try to find more about this idiom.
Thank you so much for telling be about it!

 

[Toritoribe]

If the story or character(s) has something to do with cat, it could be a word play of a proverb 猫も杓子も.

Anyway, 杓子 is a noun for cookware, and never means "scoop" as "exclusive news" in Japanese.

 

[AnnieSunny]

If the story or character(s) has something to do with cat, it could be a word play of a proverb 猫も杓子も.

Anyway, 杓子 is a noun for cookware, and never means "scoop" as "exclusive news" in Japanese.

Ok, I got it, thank you so much! Unfortunately, It has nothing to do with cat, but it can be a reference to anything.
By the way, when I started to look for idioms that contain "杓子", I found this one "杓子果報".
And I noticed that "杓子果報" has almost the same spelling as "杓子新報", so maybe it is also some kind of rephrasing.

 

[Toritoribe]

I've never heard that four-character idiom, but yes, 杓子新報 could be taken from it.