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Don Chingon in Brooklyn has a request for people to attempt their burrito challenge today for Japanese television. This will probably be a segment for Battle of the Big Eaters 4 to be broadcast on Jan 1, 2017. November 3, 2016 at 6:07 am by
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The Guardian has a report on the noodle eating contest that will be held in Morioka, Japan on November 6. Competitive noodle eating has reportedly been practiced in that city since the 17th century. October 30, 2016 at 10:34 am by
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A Japanese manga titled "The Competitive Eater Who Leapt Through Time" can be read online. September 10, 2016 at 11:54 am by
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Manila.coconuts.com reports that some Chinese consider Yuka Kinoshita's recent video where she ate bananas as an insult to their country. One viewer theorized that the 137 bananas Yuka ate was intended to be a reference to the Chinese population of 1.37 billion. July 26, 2016 at 12:45 pm by
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Vancouver.craigslist.ca has a request for Canadian competitive eaters to compete in the qualifier for Battle of the Big Eaters 4 in Vancouver in September. The selected competitors will face teams from Japan, the USA and another country later in the fall in Dallas. Entrants appearing in the qualifier will receive $200 and those that compete in Dallas will get an additional $500. May 14, 2016 at 8:24 am by
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The Instagrams of Takeru Kobayashi and Maggie James are currently documenting their trip to Japan. Maggie James latest picture contains Nobuyuki "The Giant" Shirota, Kobayashi's rival in the Food Battle Club series. April 13, 2016 at 11:56 am by
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The New Inquiry's essay about Japanese female competitive eaters titled "Little Big Eater Girl" is now available outside the paywall. The article has an account of Pat Bertoletti vs. Hitomi Sato in Battle of Big Eaters 3 along with short profiles of "Gal" Sone and Moe Azuki. The author also describes her experience with an eating disorder. January 18, 2016 at 9:48 pm by
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Kobayashi has posted (in Japanese) part 2 and part 3 of his analysis of Battle of the Big Eaters with commentary about Bob Shoudt, Tom Gilbert, Hitomi Sato and Max Suzuki. January 18, 2016 at 8:06 am by
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January 1, 2016 at 7:08 am by
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The 2016 Battle of the Big Eaters is now being televised on TV Tokyo. You can try to follow on twitter with this query https://twitter.com/search?vertical=default&q=%E5%A4%A7%E9%A3%9F%E3%81%84%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C
update Rhys Hocking has uploaded a video of the program. If you are interested, watch it soon, because it may not be available in the near future.
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December 26, 2015 at 7:59 pm by
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TV Tokyo has a page about the Battle of the Big Eaters program that will be televised on January 1. The teams:
- USA: Molly Schuyler, Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Tom Gilbert
- UK: Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran, Emma Dalton, Leah Shutkever, Marc
- Japan: Hatsuyo Sugawara, Hitomi “Russian” Sato, Moeno Azuki, male I don’t recognize
- Taiwan: Chien Shu, You Lin (?), Ming Che, Ya Lin
It is interesting that Taiwan got a team when competitive eating appears to be a lot bigger in other Asian countries (Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, …)
update The other Briton is Marc “Bottomless” Pitt the Japanese is probably Takamasa “Max” Suzuki
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TV.Yahoo.co.jp has a page about the 2016 edition of "Battle of the Big" Eaters that will be televised on TV Tokyo on New Year's Day. Molly Schuyler, Pat Bertoletti and more will compete. (preview video) (Via Tom L) December 25, 2015 at 8:03 am by
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In a recent video, Yuka Kinoshita ate 5 one pound steak meals from Steak Gusto. She claims the total weight of her feast was 6kg (13.2 pounds). November 21, 2015 at 12:46 am by
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Valerie Pondering, a blog by a Mormon missionary in Japan, was at a festival holding an eating contest in which an entrant required CPR from paramedics. She does not know the fate of the competitor. October 29, 2015 at 12:24 pm by
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For his latest video, "Furious" Pete Czerwinski has posted an excerpt from his 2013 tour of Japan where he faced off against female competitive eater Mio Takahashi in a noodle eating contest. September 25, 2015 at 1:00 pm by
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Global Voices has an article about Yuka Kinoshita and her eating challenge youtube channel, which has reached 460,000 subscribers. English subtitles have been added to several of her videos, including a Q & A session. August 25, 2015 at 10:38 am by
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Youtube has a video of Takeru Kobayashi competing in Food Battle Club recorded in 2001 or 2002. August 9, 2015 at 9:03 pm by
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GQ of Japan has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi titled "How to be successful Japanese in the United States". (Kobayashi has not made an official public appearance in the US since October and has yet to announce his plans for July 4.) June 24, 2015 at 11:24 am by
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Kotaku has a blog entry on Yuka Kinoshita and her youtube channel. She is termed a “gluttonous beautiful woman†(大食ã„美女 or oogui bijyo) in Japan. June 4, 2015 at 7:12 pm by
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A casting call has been placed by a Japanese program (probably "Battle of the Big Eaters 3") for UK competitive eaters to face off in a qualifier in July or August in London. Four competitors will be chosen to compete in the USA. May 23, 2015 at 6:46 am by
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It has been one year since Yuuka Kinoshita started her youtube channel on May 21, 2014. During that time she has acquired over 263,000 subscribers and 45 million views, by far the highest totals for a female competitive eater. Her most watched video is an attempt to eat 100 McDonald's burgers (she manages to eat 62). May 21, 2015 at 7:41 am by
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Takeru Kobayashi faced off against Matsuko Deluxe, a transvestite with a listed weight of over 300 pounds on the Japanese network TBS earlier this week. The program includes clips from Kobayashi's Japanese and American competitive eating careers. The commercial he filmed with Sonya Thomas appears at minute 29 and Pat Bertoletti and Ed "Cookie" Jarvis make cameos at minute 33. The show concludes with a Food Battle Club style eating contest. May 8, 2015 at 8:24 pm by
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Vice.com produced a video of Japanese YouTube star Megwin eating spicy and disgusting food items. April 28, 2015 at 10:28 am by
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