Takeru Kobayashi

...also the uniqueness to be found in Japan's relationship with food, and the cultural fixation on eating it or appraising it. Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi wasn't six-time champion of Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest without the backing of a culture...

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...have more room to expand than those with a lot of belly fat. I don't know if it's true, but it seems to make some sense. As far as Sonya, Takeru Kobyashi, and I'm concerned I know them pretty well and I assure you that there's a drive...

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London, Sept 30 : Japanese speed-eater Takeru Kobayashi has reclaimed the world hamburger eating title. The 31-year-old speed-eating demon defeated reigning champion Joey Chestnut in the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating...

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...lowered at an average of 0.1 percent per year over the last 40 years. Compare that kind of progress with the revolution that Takeru Kobayashi started in competitive eating. The Nathan's 4th of July hot dog eating contest is said to have...

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...buried a Burritozilla from Iguanas Taqueria back in his stay in San Jo. How am I not surprised? Chestnut decided to challenge Takeru Kobayashi and the rest of the best competitive eaters in the Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating...

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...Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest, celebrates his victory over former champion Takeru Kobayashi of Nagano, Japan, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in New York. Chestnut logged his third consecutive win...

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...again Joey Chestnut, 23, of of San Jose, Calif., chomped down a record 68 hot dogs Chestnut led most of the way against rival Takeru Kobayashi, who ate 64½ dogs Joey Chestnut displays the stomach of a champion en route to Saturday's...

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"When I come to America, pizza is my happiness. I look forward to eating it," Takeru Kobayashi said after winning the pizza-eating event. when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas. Kobayashi, a six-time...

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Japan's Kobayashi beats Chestnut in eating rematch AP - Takeru Kobayashi from Japan, shows his abdominals after defeating his opponent Joey Chestnut in a pizza-eating … By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer Beth Harris, Ap Sports Writer - Sun...

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CULVER CITY, Calif. -- In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas. Kobayashi, a six-time world hot dog eating champion from Japan, consumed 5...

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