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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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Both male and female Pikachus, plus six other Pokémon species, will stick to your walls and your heart.
Almost all drink makers caution against it, but one says it’s safe as long as you follow some special rules.
Only a few weeks left to visit the idol singer eatery, plus possibly one more Akihabara landmark.
New shop within walking distance from Scramble Intersection also has giant Mewtwo in research tube greeting guests.
Gift shop kimono are almost nothing like the real thing, but can Mr. Sato’s fashion aura transcend national boundaries?
Intentional or not, there’s no way to see this park in one of Japan’s largest cities and not think of Pikachu throwing down.
Slurping is the norm in a Japanese noodle house, but is it OK to bite off your ramen if it’s more than you can chew?
Organizing Committee considers relaxing rules for the Games during Japan’s always hot and humid summer.
All the fried chicken you can eat (plus all the beer you can drink), whenever you want it!
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