Glamorous photos show her living the life of the beautiful (teeth) people.
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 315)
Loyal fans come to the defense of the adorable bunny character from Hello Kitty’s parent company.
Our stew-loving reporter says a quick dash of one of Japan’s staple seasonings, added at just the right time, boosts the flavor of this cold-weather favorite.
Mocolle’s crowdfunding hit parade keeps on going with four beautiful new “loose hakama” outfits.
Fans of handsome swimming boys anime Free! don’t think gardeners should be free to plant sakura wherever they want.
Hiromi Tsuru, voice of multiple anime icons, leaves behind incredible body of work, startling prescient statement in her final spoken dialogue.
Mr. Donut looked at a donut and said, “You know what would make that better? If we stuck some ham in it.”
Good news for all of us who’ve sent a message to the wrong person, or sent a message that’s just plain wrong.
Disney’s second Tokyo-area theme park is all about the aesthetics, as this collection of more than 20 outfits shows.
Taking the time to sincerely think about the question “Who cares?” after a minor screw-up is part of what makes life in Japan great.
Decades after the live-action Super Mario film’s flop, Nintendo is said to be ready to take another shot at movie magic.
Fans in Japan have very different reaction to famous Pokémon’s first intelligible dialogue.
MOST POPULAR
Now
Starbucks releases special matcha Frappuccino made with Japan’s first matcha leaves of the year
Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan’s new Matcha Frappuccino: Brilliant beverage or drink disaster?
Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Japanese Lolita fashion designers create amazing Madoka Magica dresses
Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
Kusaki Marino: A Japanese family restaurant where you bow your head and enter like a samurai
New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
Pokémon color-coded cosmetic sunscreen set to protect skin this summer in Japan
Weekly
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week
Cool capsule toys recreate how Japan navigated trains in pre-smartphone days【Photos】
Monthly
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society- Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
- Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
- New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
- Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Yearly
- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
RECOMMENDED STORIES
Japanese Lolita fashion designers create amazing Madoka Magica dresses
Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
Kusaki Marino: A Japanese family restaurant where you bow your head and enter like a samurai
New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
Pokémon color-coded cosmetic sunscreen set to protect skin this summer in Japan
Lots of Japanese parents want their kids to work for Nintendo, but not just for the money, survey says
17-year-old to sue Kagawa Prefecture over video game restricting ordinance
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week
Foreign worker in Japan fends off armed robber with single word, gets no respect from local media
Pizza Hut releases a ramen pizza in Japan, and it took half a year to perfect
Maguro mountain! Giant sashimi bowls of this Ginza restaurant are even bigger than promised
-
