The passing of Monkey Punch inspires the Kano Sisters to share their Lupin III cosplay photos.
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.
Posted by Casey Baseel (Page 255)
The legendary manga artist looks to be going back to fantasy adventure in her new serial with a mysterious name.
Winner of laser shuriken battles will take home prizes including ninja sake and ninja rice.
Schoolgirl’s teacher says that if she doesn’t like being monitored online, she can drop out of school instead.
Sola Aoi’s C-section to be highlight of program that will stream throughout Asia.
Transforming robot series has plenty of action and excitement, but lack of toilet content is making mom’s life hard these days.
You might have thought no one cares about the series that he got caught for, but they do, and his total damages are estimated at 1.8 billion yen.
Rush hour is a pretty unpleasant time to be on the train in Japan under any circumstances, but this was a whole new set of problems.
Pink sakura and baby blue eye flowers team up for gorgeous views at this seaside park in Japan【Pics】
Fukuoka isn’t particularly famous for its cherry blossoms, but these photos have us thinking it should be.
Even if the suggestion was coming from one of the greatest Japanese filmmakers of all time, the Studio Ghibli anime director thought it was rude.
Press conference video has some Japanese online commenters embarrassed for their public broadcaster and country.
NGT48 shakeup comes after months of scandal.
Even fans who’ve spent years looking at Sola Aoi’s body have never seen it quite like this before.
MOST POPULAR
Now
Right now is the peak time to go to Tokyo’s most-beautiful-view beer garden【Photos】
New Jimmy Choo x Sailor Moon collaboration brings anime magic to bags, shoes and accessories
How to use the self-serve dispensers for green tea at conveyor bel sushi restaurants in Japan
Super-cheap, super-convenient rice-cooking mug is a new kitchen gadget all-star from 3 Coins
Nintendo Museum’s official merch includes awesome giant controller cushions【Video】
“Let’s Speak North Korean!”
Bob’s Big Boy is alive and well, and also a cute robot, in Japan【Photos】
Do 7-Eleven Japan’s new back-to-budget-friendly-basics rice bowls make us happy?【Taste test】
Grand Sumo Tournament pop-up cafe pushes its way into Fukuoka
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Weekly
- New Jimmy Choo x Sailor Moon collaboration brings anime magic to bags, shoes and accessories
Some of the best Japanese fried chicken in Japan comes from this shack in the middle of nowhere
Japanese cat island reveals all its cats will soon be gone
Starbucks Japan releases a new Matcha Latte with Reusable Cup for the tourist market
One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
New Japanese Food Sample Making Cafe opens in Asakusa, Tokyo
The perks of drinking root beer at A&W in Japan
Tokyo Skytree to be lit up in Jujutsu Kaisen colors on Halloween in months-long art collaboration
New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
Monthly
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range- New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
- Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
Japanese government suspends plan to pay Tokyo women 600,000 to move away to get married
Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition Frappuccino for autumn- One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
Matsushima restaurant offers all-you-can-eat sashimi in as many ways as you can dream it【Photos】
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
Support Hayao Miyazaki’s real-world Totoro forest with hoodies featuring exclusive anime art
Yearly
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
RECOMMENDED STORIES
“Let’s Speak North Korean!”
Bob’s Big Boy is alive and well, and also a cute robot, in Japan【Photos】
Do 7-Eleven Japan’s new back-to-budget-friendly-basics rice bowls make us happy?【Taste test】
Grand Sumo Tournament pop-up cafe pushes its way into Fukuoka
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
We tried out three types of men’s boxer briefs from Daiso, and one of them left us speechless
Turn a persimmon into a pudding with one simple ingredient
Just how clean are Japan’s high-tech public restroom bidet-equipped toilets?
Japan’s super-cheap corn snacks apologize for second-ever price increase in 45 years
Kyoto temple suffering from littering tourists claiming not to understand Japanese verbal warning
Huge life-size Porygon plushie is a way to reconcile with the most maligned Pokémon of all
Original McDonald’s character Speedee makes a comeback in Japan
The three ways to say “love” in Japanese, and when to use them
Japan creates public monument to original doge meme dog in her home prefecture【Photos】
-
