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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Idol singer quitting group because otaku that show up to their concerts are “nasty”

Though maybe that shouldn’t have been such a surprise with this particular underground idol unit.

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What are Japanese teens wishing for at this year’s Tanabata Star Festival?

The list includes some traditional favorites, but the number-one wish is for something very timely.

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How to make no-rice “fried rice”【SoraKitchen】

Fried rice without rice might sound like fried nothing, but our chef shows that nothing is impossible.

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Instant karma? Accused voyeur falls off bridge at Shibuya Staion, breaks several bones【Video】

Two accused perverts make a break for it by running along Tokyo train tracks on the same day.

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Ninja dojo opens in Tokyo’s Asakusa, offers courses in shuriken, stealth, and sensory perception

Japan Ninja Council wants to give visitors their first steps down the path of the shinobi.

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Cup Noodle instant ramen topping ice cream is on sale now, Nissin reminds/threatens us

Makers promise it’ll “send an error message to your brain.”

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Cheapest convenience store bento ever? This boxed lunch warms the heart for less than two bucks

Lawson Store 100’s premium-priced meal is still a bento bargain.

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New baby-themed haunted house in Tokyo says there’s nothing to be afraid of, is totally lying

Spending time with its lab-created “ideal mother” may have you screaming for your mommy.

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Japan’s lap-pillow ear-cleaning salons aren’t just for pervy guys, we find out

Our female reporter gets her ears cleaned by someone else for the first time in years, and loves it.

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McDonald’s Japan won’t sell you a Caramel Macaron dessert burger, so we made our own

Sometimes, you just have to take the craziness into your own hands.

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Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga’s rocket project is a go, shaft will pierce the heavens soon【Video】

Rocket will support research with the goal of creating a Tenga that can be used in outer space.

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Mt. Fuji is now open again following 2020 shutdown

Climbing season officially begins for Japan’s tallest mountain, but with new rules meant to limit coronavirus risks.

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Final Evangelion movie streams on Amazon Prime in over 240 countries, subbed and dubbed, in August

Creator Hideaki Anno thanks “every Eva fan in the world,” asks them to watch it on a big TV.

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Japanese dad turns ordinary photos of his daughter into amazing fantasy world scenes【Photos】

Image editing transports her from the living room to a world of amazing beauty and magical creatures.

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Japanese whiskey fan gets a shock when he forgets about the drink he left in the freezer【Photos】

Drink ends up looking very different than what it started as.

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This Japanese theme park just made a real-world Pokémon forest for you to go Pokémon spotting in

4,500-square meter Pokémon Wonder combines the fun of Pokémon with the beauty of nature.

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From tea field to teacup: How do you make green tea from freshly picked tea leaves?

We spend a day on the farm learning how much work goes into a single cup of tea.

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All-frozen ramen restaurant appears in Tokyo, shows us we don’t really need the restaurant

Ramen Journey Showroom does things a little differently.

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Japanese TV show about women sprinting up hills and panting adds its first-ever male performers

After 15 years of a very focused formula, Zenryokuzaka is making a change.

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Eel-fortified chocolate now on sale in Japan

Just in time for the summertime heat, here comes unagi chocolate.

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