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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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Suntory’s for-foreigners video has plenty of great info, and we’ve got a few things to add.
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JAL wants visitors from overseas to see more than just Tokyo during the Tokyo Summer Games.
Stuffed animal of Sword and Shield’s adorable sheep Pokémon isn’t quite as sheep-like as fan expected.
Kyoto neighborhood organization says it would “destroy the peaceful lifestyle” of local residents.
Japanese users of one of the Internet’s largest adult portals are OK breaking up the silence of the holy night with passionate panting.
’Tis the season for Japan’s cosplay models to slip into their cute and sexy Santa outfits.
A cutting comeback from a Japanese-proficient foreigner leaves one man with a permanent emotional scar, but there are softer ways to make your point too.
Having a lightsaber duel at the SoraNews24 office ended up being a ton of fun AND a ton of work.
From The Chronicles of Narnia to Anne of Green Gables, Japanese children’s book publisher’s artwork shines.
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