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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Collision is low-speed even by human running standards.

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Japanese prefecture introduces a Pokémon as its governor in start-of-the-month political shakeup

Video shows first appearance of unexpected political dynamo Slowpoke.

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Japan’s knife-crafting master is back with razor-sharp blades made from…pasta?!?【Video】

Cutlery that you can use to make, and be, your dinner.

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Solo sakura: Four reasons to have a one-person cherry blossom-viewing party

The only person you need to enjoy the sakura is yourself.

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Does that make the giant inflatable schoolgirl idol an April Geniuses’ gag?
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Japanese company makes virtual shadow boyfriends to help protect women who live alone【Videos】

Silhouettes of karate fighters, bodybuilders, and domestically dedicated dudes make would-be criminals think you’ve got a live-in boyfriend.

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Breakup story has perfect response to Japanese women who treat their boyfriend like an ATM

Love is complicated. Math is simple.

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Häagen-Dazs’ upcoming traditional Japanese sweets cafe in Tokyo has our mouths watering already

Delicious-looking desserts make use of sake, mochi, and more.

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Warning label for other passengers seems to have been secretly slapped on.

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What’s the best type of sushi to end a meal on? Japanese survey picks the pieces

You can love many kinds of sushi, but for your last piece, you can only have one, so which one should it be?

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Studio Ghibli enters the perfume game with launch of Kiki’s Delivery Service body mist line

Anime witch Kiki and cat pal Jiji grace the bottles of fragrances saluting the Hayao Miyazaki classic.

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X Japan’s Yoshiki announces diner show for fans who love his music and have 800 bucks to spend

Many would say Yoshiki’s contributions to Japanese music culture are priceless, so in a way, you could say this is a bargain.

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Clever production innovation lets designers create amazingly convincing contrast between skin and other textures.

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Mr. Sato gets his bush trimmed at a fancy Tokyo hair salon【Photos】

”I have a good reason for doing this,” our reporter insisted as he stepped out the door wearing his camouflage foliage suit.

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Japanese scientists determine the source of the coveted “young woman” smell

The scent, evocative of two fruits, was found to make women 74 percent more attractive.

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There’s something even more important than cool characters and a great story, and this contestant completely forgot about it.

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That’s not a spokemodel holding the prize check.

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“People who break sakura branches are idiots” – Twitter outcry over cherry blossom accessories

Japanese proverb sternly reminds social media users about an often forgotten way in which cherry blossom trees are extremely delicate.

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Kikkouchan the rabbit loves traditional Japanese tortoise shell bondage.

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