JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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ritalynn
Okay, this is kinda silly and rather pointless. I could understand the bars and such but a train? That's a bit much.
Now if they actually get a butler train set up, call me! ;)
Posted in: Seibu Railways to introduce 'maid trains'
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ritalynn
For those asking about the difference between a sunset and sunrise, I find that sunsets tent to tint the sky orange while sunrises tend to tint the sky pink.
I think the main thing is a sunset is going from light to dark so the sky is dimming and a sunrise is going from dark to light so the sky is lighting up.
Posted in: Sunset
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ritalynn
Thank you Techall, I just wanted to be sure.
Posted in: Kano sisters keep it behind closed doors
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ritalynn
The one on the left looks okay, not wearing the most flattering outfit, but still not too bad. The one on the right, is that a man? I mean really is it? I don't know about these two but the one in black looks like a guy.
Posted in: Kano sisters keep it behind closed doors
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ritalynn
I do get where some people feel that he shouldn't have gotten onstage, and I agree with that, but:
He wasn't a real threat.
He wasn't just anybody off the street. If some random person jumped onstage, then yes, you take him down, you have no idea who that person is or what he's trying to do. But they knew this guy, they worked with him for years, there was no need for all the drama. All they did was draw more attention to him instead of the contest.
He didn't interrupt the contest, it went on with out any hassles. If he really wanted to cause a scene he could have jumped the stage before or during the contest, or made a scene in the crowd during the contest.
He was banned from the contest, he didn't participate in the contest, he didn't break any rules.
Posted in: Kobayashi leaves jail after hot dog contest fracas
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ritalynn
I've said for the longest time that MLE want Chestnut to be the centerpiece of their organization, but outside of competitive eating, no one knows who he is. The guy's not interesting, He's not entertaining, and he has an attitude.
Posted in: Kobayashi leaves jail after hot dog contest fracas
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ritalynn
I agree, I don't think he should have gotten on stage, but I don't think they needed to go as far as they did. They could have just escorted him off to the back, he wasn't a treat to anyone, and he just wasn't anybody off the street.
Posted in: Kobayashi leaves jail after hot dog contest fracas
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ritalynn
But he shouldn't have been stopped in the first place. They knew who he was, he was no threat, why all the drama?
Posted in: Kobayashi leaves jail after hot dog contest fracas
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ritalynn
I'm still trying to figure out what crime he committed. he was barred from competing, he didn't compete, hell he didn't even do anything during the contest. if he was so hell bent on making a scene wouldn't he done it while the contest was going on?
He went to see his friends, sure he shouldn't have gotten onstage, but the contest was over, and it's not as if they didn't know who he was.
As for living in the US, maybe he's learning to speak, but still needs the translator to clear some things.
Posted in: Kobayashi leaves jail after hot dog contest fracas
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ritalynn
Sounds to me like he just wanted to compete and they wanted to force him to follow their demands.
Some people think they did it on purpose so Chestnut would have a better chance of winning. I wouldn't put it past them, they want Chestnut to be the face of competitive eating, but no one knows who he is outside the sport.
Posted in: Ex-champ Kobayashi arrested at New York hot dog event
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ritalynn
That's what I don't get either. he just got onstage. He didn't attack anyone, he didn't say anything, he just got on the stage. I could understand if this was just anyone off the street but it's Kobayashi, it's not as if they didn't know he was.
As for why he didn't compete, MLE wanted him to sigh a contract that would prevent him from entering any contest that wasn't sanctioned by them. Since that would cut into his livelihood plus most of their contests are in the US and he probably does these things all ove the world, that would hurt him in the long run.
Since no one would even know who they were without him, and he fact that I doubt that anyone would even be talking about this contest if he hadn't showed up, I say give him what he wants.
Posted in: Ex-champ Kobayashi arrested at New York hot dog event
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ritalynn
This whole thing just screams publicity stunt. The fact is, MLE needs Kobayashi. Nobody cares about Chestnut and if they don't know it now, it was evident yesterday when the crowd took his side over theirs.
The fact is, the ratings are down when he's not there, and no one associates MLE with Chestnut, it's always Kobayashi.
Honestly? I think they called him and begged him to show up just so people would watch, hell many of the competitors said it was boring. And if not, I bet he get the contract he wants.
Posted in: Ex-champ Kobayashi arrested at New York hot dog event
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ritalynn
That sucks!
Well, I won't be watching this year.
Truth be told, he has nothing to prove, he's the best at it. Chestnut is nowhere near his level IMO. He has to win three in a row to tie and four in a row to beat him, and honestly, I don't see him doing it.
Posted in: Kobayashi to skip July 4 hot dog eating contest this year
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ritalynn
While it's nice to see men for a change I wish the guys were better looking.
7 isn't too bad though.
Posted in: Bodies
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ritalynn
I could understand all this drama if he was out in public, but he's in his own home therefore he has the right to wear what he wants. Sure he could have went a bit more tasteful but hey, that's what he wanted to wear.
And that fashion critic know nothing, retro is always in!
Posted in: Hatoyama's style
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ritalynn
I don't either but don't women go to this store? If you're gonna use hot women to get men interested in you product, why can't you use hot men to get women interested?
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ritalynn
Um excuse Me? You don't see what women see in men? That is the strangest thing I've ever read. You're a guy so you're saying you can't see what a woman sees in you? I can understand why you wouldn't want to see a guy but you seem to think women should only be interested in women!
Personally I couldn't see myself with a woman, no way, no how! I can say woman is good looking, but physical attraction? Not gonna happen.
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ritalynn
I don't have a problem with the pic itself, I don't think it's over the top or insulting. I just wanna see see some hot guys as the pic of the day. Japan has some nice looking men, let's see them every once in a while.
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ritalynn
Okay when are gonna get some cute guys in the picture of the day?
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ritalynn
I do apologize, I was just commenting on the fact that he said that they didn't have a fan base outside of Japan, and I was just citing a recent event. I know X has toured all over the world and has an international fan base, I picked the L.A. video shoot because it was also in the US.
Posted in: X Japan to make U.S. debut at Lollapalooza in August