Aya Ohori 大堀彩

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  1. stanleyfm

    stanleyfm Regular Member

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    But does the players still do morning work even during the league season, e.g. now?

    It is not a full tournament day in day out, 'only' at the weekend.

    Or they only do morning shift during 'completely off season?

    Pity for the players, but that is reasonable though
     
  2. SolsticeOfLight

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    To be honest, most large companies have unskilled jobs which require only some on-the-job training. Whether the worker is an ex-badminton player or not wouldn't be important. The question is not really if they can find room for them, but whether they want to.
     
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    How interesting. You know I don't speak Japanese, but that one tv programme that involved her daily routine imo presented it in this very way - as can be seen in @GingerCorslette's translation above. To be honest, this is so incredibly weak. It's not like her team mates (ladies' team) were involved in any of the Tago/Momota stuff, so she basically left them in time of need.
    And for what? She's really not good enough to make headlines that aren't centered on her looks, so the "operation badminton princess" might have overestimated her star potential quite a bit.
     
  4. kurako

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    The League's time-table is hardly intensive; I presume that they would be working regularly in the mornings.
     
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    You are right, of course. But as I mentioned, the reviewing of forms of employment is a general trend. When considering health insurance and pensions, etc. (here companies pay 50% of the premiums for full-time employees) on top of salaries, bonuses, and other perks, the idea of contract employment becomes increasingly attractive.

    Currently, employment styles probably vary depending on the company (e.g., NTT-East vs. Tonami), but it is conceivable that companies may also start to more rigorously differentiate between players, depending on potential shown.

    But this kind of situation is probably the case everywhere...isn't it?
     
  6. stanleyfm

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    if you mean by everywhere else is the world, then it is a solid no

    Many other powerhouses like Indonesia, Malaysia, China has a full time national training where players joined and are given a salary from the government as their employer

    This is actually not healthy for athletes who are not as achieving as some of their comrades
     
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    @stanleyfm

    Just for a more graphic idea of your typical Japanese corporate badminton team player's day, scroll down this link:https://www.mizuno.jp/contents/hakkentai/about/20170926.aspx.

    It depicts the typical "working" day of Matsui Keiichiro of Hitachi Engineering (MD, 2016 Inter-collegiate Championships winner; 2017 Spain IC runner-up). Every morning Matsui gets up at 5:30, runs 10 km, and then arrives at the 'sales division' of Hitachi Engineering at 8:30. After lunch (12:15~13:00), he returns to work for another hour or two, and then departs for training. He finishes team training at 21:00, and then continues to train independently until 22:00. After this, Matsui returns home and has dinner. He goes to bed at 24:00.

    What a lifestyle.
     
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    Yeah, but how old was she at the time? 19, i.e., a minor? If so, then she probably won't have had the independence to make the decision alone; her father will have played a role. Several newspapers covered her transfer, and here's a link to one: http://www.sankei.com/sports/news/160501/spo1605010005-n1.html. Basically, the second to last sentence states that she indicated her intention to resign after the problem surfaced, and that this was approved by NTT-East.

    There is no doubt about Ohori's motives (however much these may have been glossed over later); but she was not the only player to have abandoned ship. The Tago/Momota scandal severely dented NTT-East, and continues to do so now. Not only were there resignations and defections at the time; the team will find it difficult to attract high-calibre players for some time to come. I expect that Momota will be looking for ways to atone for his indiscretion for the next decade.
     
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    that is ......... crazy ...........
    well, hope they can find a happy and fulfilling life within that cramped daily activities
     
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    I hope he sleeps on the job. <6 hours of sleep is unhealthy...
     
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    Aya Ohori is really beautiful. I would love to have her as my daughter in law though. Haha
     
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    Actually, the scandal could very well be a factor of her transferring teams. Who knows, the 'physicality' clause might be the first thought for a TV-friendly answer (not saying ofc that she's wrong). I hadn't really realized the timing of the Tago/Momota thing and the dates in the show.
     
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    Meet & Greet Session with Aya Ohori at 2018 Malaysia Masters
     
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    RIP the first 2 "important" tourneys in 2018 :(
     
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    Whilst Aya is a good GPG player, she's never really had the form to win at superseries level. Since both tournaments have been well attended, this is neither a surprise, nor reason for despondence.
     
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    Go Go Aya Ohori
     
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    Has anybody seen her smile?
     
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    Not that she has much cause for it these days. ;)
     
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    I once interviewed an Olympic Gold medalist for software developer job. If they want ppl evolve and adapt.

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