How I Became A Radio DJ In Japan

I'd been living in Japan for a few years afterguy. Now the guy I was doing the MC dating
giving up my Police career as a Detective inwork for rang me and said, "I'm going to do a
Melbourne, Australia. I was fluent in Japanese anddating corner on this new radio station called FM
had done a number of TV programs here inPort, Niigata. The corner will be about love and
Japan, when my future turned from TV to Radio.dating and I want you to do the corner on the
One day I bumped into a guy who I went toradio, so come with me to FM Port to talk with
school with when I was an exchange student forproduction company boss.
one year here in Niigata, Japan. He'd gotten intoI went with him to FM Port and for the 30
the dating business and asked me if I would beminutes we were there the boss of the
the MC at the dating parties which are whereproduction company spoke to me about lots of
guys and girls come together and exchangethings. I didn't think it was an interview so I just
profiles and get to meet each other. It's goodtalked and joked with the boss. I was then
because it gives them an opportunity to meetoffered a job as a radio DJ, 4 hours on air
others.everyday except Sunday! The boss told me to
Unknown to me, a female spy from one of thecome back the following Tuesday for a final
other dating groups in town had joined the partyinterview and test. Heck I didn't even know that
to see how we run our parties. Luckily I was theour chat was an interview.
MC at that party. She turned out to be a highI came back for the "second interview" the boss
spirited person, and a person who was to be mygave me some news to read and some topics to
partner for 18 months on radio. Her name wastalk about. I entered the little radio booth, put on
Ryoko Mizobuchi.the headphones and started talking when a voice
Ryoko whilst now working for her datingtold me to turn the mic on. Yeah, I guess that
company had previously worked on radio as a DJwould help! Anyway I got the job.
and wanted to return to radio. A new radioThe contract stated that if I was late at any time
station covering the whole of the Niigatathat that would end the contract. Also that I had
Prefecture was about to start and wasonly 5 annual days off per year. I had a great
advertising for staff. Without phoning the stationtime and continued to be a Japanese radio DJ
for an appointment she went to the station burstgoing out to a possible listener population of
through the doors and asked for a job as a DJ.5,000,000. (five million) for over 3500 total hours
Ryoko got the job and the owner of theon air. The production company changed and with
production company for the radio station askedit my job. I look forward to getting back on the
her if she knew any foreigners that spokeair.
Japanese well. She told him of me and one other