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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No Disney movie has ever earned as much at theaters in Japan as the seemingly unstoppable Mugen Train.
Wakayama’s Adventure World celebrates its 17th panda birth as the baby’s father breaks a record.
Our resident 100 yen shop expert tries to become better-looking while still keeping his wallet beautifully full.
McCafe by Barista and Belgian chocolatier deliver no fewer than four kinds of chocolate in a single sip.
If everyone loves Pikachu, and everyone loves pudding, there’s no way this won’t be awesome.
Hokusai and other ukiyo-e masters of the Edo period are here to help your crotch look its best.
Officials are worried situation could get even worse as Japan approaches its busiest socializing season.
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What makes this new Japanese convenience store chain better than 7-Eleven?
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Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
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Cool capsule toys recreate how Japan navigated trains in pre-smartphone days【Photos】
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Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
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Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Anime film The Anthem of the Heart inspires new school uniform loungewear from Village Vanguard
Some Japanese school regulations don’t make any sense!
7-Eleven opens “next generation” SIP convenience store in Japan
Ginza hotel serves up one of the best breakfasts in Tokyo
We stress-test Uniqlo’s “Impressive Jacket and Pants” to see if they live up to their names
Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka’s multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot
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