Casey Baseel
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Casey Baseel spent his formative years staring in frustration at un-subtitled Japanese TV programming shown on Southern California’s international channel. Taking matters into his own hands, he moved to Tokyo to study the language, then found work in Yokohama a decade ago teaching, translating, and marketing hotels he can’t afford to stay in. When not participating in the eternal cycle of exercising to burn the calories form his love of Japanese food, Casey scours used comic and game shops for forgotten classics, drags his wife around the country in a quest to visit all its castles, sings karaoke not nearly as well as he thinks he does, and counts the days until the summertime bars open on Enoshima Beach.
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Studio Ghibli teams up with classic Tokyo menswear company for stylish collection arriving in time for Father’s Day.
One poster and the title is all you’re getting before How Do You Live? hits theaters, and producer Toshio Suzuki explains why.
If you can hold off on your Japan road trip until the next century, you could really save some money!
Toshio Suzuki exhibit comes to southern city for the first time, with new merch along for the ride.
We went looking for an anime connection, and found a whole bunch of new reasons to love this Yamagata onsen town.
Japan’s favorite convenience store for ice cream may have just invented the best way to eat it.
“Even if she doesn’t actually exist, the love for her that sprouts in your heart is real.”
New line from anime-inspired fashion design house comes as anime movie series approaches its climax.
Shirts take inspiration from memorable sights at Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum, offered in both adult and kid sizes.
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Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
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How to have yumcha like a boss at a new dim sum restaurant perfect for groups or solo diners
AI-generated swimsuit/lingerie model makes debut in Japan’s Weekly Playboy magazine【Photos】
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Japanese city getting Spirited Away buses to celebrate Studio Ghibli anime producer museum event
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Studio Ghibli now sells plush toys seen on Howl’s bed from Howl’s Moving Castle- Pokémon dress shirt brand is shutting down – Last chance to order is less than a month away
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Uniqlo teams up with shojo manga/anime masters Clamp for new World of Clamp T-shirt line【Pics】
Japanese outdoor brand Foxfire teams up with Totoro for cool clothing and accessory line
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Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
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New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
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Urusei Yatsura official Tomobiki High School female uniforms are about to invade your closets
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Japanese schoolgirl talks foreigner out of suicide attempt on her way to class【Video】
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