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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We accidentally turned our cheap country house into a “gaming house” for Christmas【SoraHouse】

Please note that this article and its included video contain flashing lights and gaudy colors.

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Two men, one bodysuit, zero things that could go wrong with this experiment to keep warm, right?

Mr. Sato has an idea.

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Is KFC Japan’s ultra-expensive Christmas-only premium chicken worth it? YES…but also maybe no…

Christmas chicken gets complicatedly delicious.

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“Earn your own money, you jackasses!” host billboard appears above lottery ticket shop in Tokyo

Tough-talking Shinjuku hosts apparently don’t approve of such get-rich-quick dreams.

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Want an easy way to eat Christmas turkey in Japan? Mr. Sato finds it, tries turkey for first time

Yes, Japan’s Christmas fried chicken tradition is great too, but if you want turkey, this is a quick, simple, and affordable option.

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Ghibli beanbag plushies want to hang out and provide profound cuteness to your living space【Pics】

14 characters from half a dozen anime masterworks for your cuddling/decorating needs.

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Japan’s favorite popsicle raises price for third time in 43 years

Super-affordable Garigari-kun will become a little less so.

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Japan creates public monument to original doge meme dog in her home prefecture【Photos】

Wow! Such monument! So Chiba!

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My oh maitake! Japan’s oldest hamburger chain’s new mushroom burger is like eating a forest

Dom Dom Burger’s latest outside-the-box burger goes into our stomach.

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Godzilla suit actor passes away, carried the series though the Heisei era

Kenpachiro Satsuma fought against Ghidorah, Mothra, and Destoroyah.

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One Piece anime remake announced from Attack on Titan studio and Netflix【Video】

Luffy’s adventure is now so big that it’s starting over before it’s even finished.

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Hayao Miyazaki painting classic Ghibli heroine, talking about returning to her world excites fans

New documentary ends with scene of Miyazaki painting scene of not-yet-adapted source material from his manga masterpiece.

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Disney Shinkansen coming to Japan’s rails, starts service this month

Magical Dream Shinkansen celebrates 40 years of Disney theme parks in Japan.

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Wearable heater tube is Mr. Sato’s latest, greatest weird idea for staying warm in winter【Video】

An idea that could only come from the mind of our crack reporter.

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Last chance! Tokyo’s premium pudding at the historic Hilltop Hotel about to disappear【Taste test】

70-year-old downtown hotel is closing, possible permanently, but there’s still time for one last taste of its amazing purin platter.

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Pokémon gets Year of the Dragon fashionable with collaboration with Fendi and Fragment Design【Pics】

It’s Dragonite, Dragonair, and Dratini’s year to shine.

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Nearly half of young Japanese men in survey have never had a girlfriend, zero-boyfriend women rise too

Number of women with boyfriend holds steady as one femle demographic shrinks across all age groups.

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Japan’s chocolate Poké Ball DIY Pokémon cooking toys are about to get even better with new version

The Pokémon Choco Tama series continues to evolve.

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Tokyo’s 400-year-old Shinto shrine welcomes Roombas to help with annual susuosame ceremony【Video】

Akihabara-adjacent Kanda Shrine is always ready to try new things while keeping the old ones too.

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Sushi Pokémon Tatsugiri inspires real-life Pokémon sushi and Japanese kitchenware line【Photos】

Pokémon Cafes and Centers celebrate the Pokémon that most resembles Japan’s representative cuisine.

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