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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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TOKYO CAT CAFE, KAYAGA WEIRDEST BAR IN JAPAN: COSPLAY & TOYS, BIZARRE JAPANESE THEME RESTAURANTS.
A new day, a new video for you! As you may know, I wrote a book about Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants in Tokyo — meaning I’ve been to many strange theme cafes in Japan. In my latest video, I take you inside a Japanese cat cafe and Kagaya, the weirdest and wildest pub in the world.
Why do Cotton Bale and I look so odd? (You may remember my frien-emy from the Cupcake Duel.) We shot a video where we gave each other makeovers, but it didn’t really turn out… so all you get are these funny images and footage of us in the cat cafe!
Kagaya in Shimbashi is impossible to describe… the owner, Mark, turns the basic tasks of running a pub into a scandalous performance piece. He dresses up like a frog, serves shaky “joke” drinks and makes you sing for your supper. Is it genius? Is it madness? Watch and decide!
Then, Southern Belle La Carmina and Goth Cotton Bale visit Shinjuku’s Calico Cat Cafe. Many Japanese cannot keep pets, so they visit these theme cafes, where you can pet dozens of cute kitties and drink a paw-print latte.
Please check out the video above, and subscribe to my channel for more theme restaurant videos to come… including the Gundam (robot) cafe in Akihabara and a cross-dressing “dansou” cafe!
For address, full-color photos and hilarious stories about Tokyo’s craziest theme restaurants, I invite you to learn more about my book, Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo. Thank you so much for your support — I can’t keep doing what I do without you!
Have you been to a Japanese cat cafe before? If you need a Scottish Fold kawaii fix, head over to Basil Farrow’s blog…
Japanese Word of the Day: Batsu = Attack, punishment, incorrect
Song of the Day: Kagrra – Omou
LA CARMINA
