JAPANESE ENGLISH TRANSLATION JOBS, HIRING A STUDENT IN TOKYO: LOOKING FOR AN INTERN! WRITING & NONPROFIT WORK.
Mecha-sized news! Sebastiano Serafini and La Carmina are HIRING. Who’s ready to enter the inner echelon of our spooky-cute universe?
We have earth-shaking creative and non-profit projects planned in 2011 — involving TV, music, travel, and major media. We’re looking for someone native in Japanese and English, to assist us with translation and writing. Read on for job details and how to submit your resume… as well as cute photos.
REQUIREMENTS:
† The applicant MUST have perfect spoken/written knowledge of Japanese and English. Ideally a native speaker, beyond JLPT 1 fluency. You’ll be translating important documents, so knowing Japanese business language is essential.
† You MUST be consistently reachable by email, and able to do FAST turnarounds (such as translating emails within a day). We email and IM constantly; you must be able to match our madcap pace.
† We PREFER someone based in Tokyo, Japan. But we’ll consider applicants from any location, as long as you are always email/IM accessible. Applicants can be of ANY age, nationality, etc.
† The time commitment varies but should not take more than 1-2 hours a day. We’ll typically require a few short translations or help with making calls/scheduling.
BENEFITS:
† You’ll be an important team member of our major, top-secret projects. That means insider access into our world (high fashion, celebs, TV projects) in Tokyo, LA, NYC and worldwide.
† Much of the work is for a high-profile non-profit organization, so you’ll be helping out a wonderful cause.
† There’s no pay to start, but you’ll be showered in freebies: Goth Lolita Punk clothing, Visual Kei concert passes and CDS, meetings with your favorite Jrock celebrities and Evil Queens… We’re also happy to assign college credit and write you a glowing work recommendation.
Are you ready to board the pirate ship? Or can you think of a friend who might be a great fit? Email us ASAP – gothiccarmina {at} gmail {dotcom} – telling us how you fit the requirements and why you want to be part of Spookyville. If you have questions, feel free to leave a comment in this post.
Sebastiano is wearing…
Hat: gifted from BlaBlaHospital (he is the main model for the punk brand)
Cat jacket: Yellow House. He stole it from me.
Spine silver necklace and ring: gifted from Like Atmosphere (Japanese jewelry designer he models for — he’s shooting a catalog for them today!)
Shoes: Marui
La Carmina is wearing…
T-shirt: Stand Up! The Fragile (Seba models for this designer)
Skirt: Prada, gifted from 365 Hangars
Bow headband: gifted from And Devour)
Floral Japanese knee highs: gifted from Artisan Socks
Fuzzy cat scarf: from a stall in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Goth crochet purse: h.NAOTO, from Closet Child Harajuku (got it for 500 yen!)
Shiny ankle boots: Alice and the Pirates, from Closet Child Harajuku
A gazillion more photos to come from our Los Angeles Invasion. Here’s a teaser from our decadent New Year’s Eve (photo by La Madre is Watching; knit bow headband gifted from CamdenLock Clothing).
PS: Thank you to Tina for the cute fanart drawing, and to Haruko-sama for interviewing me and Naomi about our coolhunting business, La Carmina & The Pirates. Read it on her blog and after the jump.
Do you like our homeless-punk fashion? Can you think of anyone who might be a good English-Japanese translator for us? We’d appreciate if you spread the word about our hiring gig!
Japanese Word of the Day: Saiyou = Hiring
Song of the Day: Kuroyume 黒夢 – Beams
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BEST KARAOKE TOKYO: SHINJUKU PASELA. FUNNY JAPANESE SONG LYRICS MISTAKES, TRANS-X LIVING ON VIDEO ITALO DISCO.
Vampires everywhere! In Tokyo, Halloween is every day of the year. (Or, the truth is, I’m still going through photos from last October). The Los Angeles Invasion with Sebastiano Serafini (virgin-victim turned Visual-deathrocker) is coming right up… I know you’re dying to see the scandal.
We spend a bit too much time in Japanese convenience stores. Yukiro got the Versailles Destiny CD as soon as it came out. Did you like this release?
Classic Dravarious, in evil queen makeup and lace-up, drop-sleeved clothing.
I was working with the Norway TV crew (co-hosting and arranging a show in Tokyo with Pirate Naomi). We rented out a large room for karaoke at Pasela Shinjuku, but didn’t end up needing it. Waste not, want not… so my spooky friends and I took over the tambourines.
In Japanese karaoke parlors, you search and choose songs using this gizmo. There’s a telephone in each room, which you ring for food and drinks.
Pasela is famous for its bizarre toast desserts. The pumpkin face melted quickly into a mush… (Here’s a big photo post about Halloween and pumpkin food in Tokyo.)
You all know I’m an Italo Disco obsessive. So I was ticked pink when Trans-X tweeted me (Electro/HI-NRG father and creator of smash hit Living on Video.) He’s still active, releasing a CD this year and heading the LovRecs label.
A funny story… We attempted to sing Trans-X – Living on Video at the Japanese karaoke parlor. But the lyrics were way off: “Stomp!” instead of “Stop,” and other ridiculous mistakes. And the video was a cheesy montage of an unattractive couple! As you can see in the reflection, we were falling over laughing.
Ten minutes later, we were still cracking up about the Trans-X transgression.
The karaoke parlor, Pasela, was decorated like Halloween-town. I’m wearing Sex Pot Revenge t-shirt and headdress by My Velcroe (by Emily Blong), to which I added a white rose ribbon.
Want more Japan karaoke coverage? Here’s a feature about Pasela, with a list of suggested karaoke songs.
What are your favorite karaoke tunes? Have you ever come across funny English Fails in Japan or elsewhere?
Japanese Word of the Day: Kangofu = Nurse
Song of the Day: Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Frank Sinatra (Suggested by Miss Rose.)
LA CARMINA
