JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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WolfSilverOak
The movie does indeed feature REAL Akitas.
I had the pleasure of meeting one of the dogs used last Sept at the Akita rescue of Western New York's Akita Fun Day and Picnic.
http://wolfsilveroak.deviantart.com/art/2008-ARWNY-Akita-Fun-Day-3-98396824
This is Forrest. He is one of several dogs used in the film.
I personally have owned Akitas for 16+ years now, my latest is a Rescue. Those of you saying that you doubt an American could connect emotionally with a 'Japanese Dog' have obviously never owned a Japanese Akita.
My Dante-Inu was my fourlegged soulmate and best friend. I was devastated when she passed in June of 2008, after 14.5 years together.
Caena Kamikaze Ryu was born 10 days after Dante passed and came to me at the age of 3.5 months, from Heart of Dixie Akita Rescue. While she cannot replace Dante, she's gone a long ways towards the healing.
Akita Rescue and the Akita Club of America have been in contact with the Producers and Directors of this film. They agreed to promote Rescue over Pet store bred dogs. They are also staying as close as reasonably possible to the spirit of the film.
So yes, while it may not be shot in Japan, yes, while it may not feature Japanese actors as the main chars, I for one look forward to seeing how they bring this remarkable story about the breed I love to life.
The original statue- which if you know your history, is not the original, but in fact a remake (the original was melted down during the war to make shells for ammuntion, it was recast from the original mold after the war)- will never lose it's 'originality'. It is and always will be, the one and only Hachiko statue.
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