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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Survey asks Japanese women if they’d rather date a guy who’s experienced with women or not

Is there really no substitute for experience?

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Pokémon GO delayed in Japan? Time for us to transform into Pokémon ourselves and meet fans!【Pics】

A wild Satochu appeared!

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Director says he recently felt like he’d “never create anything again.”

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Here’s how manga hit One Piece is like sex, politics, and religion

Incident at Japanese pub shows that manga and anime can make for dangerous conversation fodder, depending on who’s in earshot.

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Apparently the loveable creatures can be found in the mountains of China, zoos, and this couple’s refrigerator.

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Japan’s Godzilla movie looks darker than ever in director Hideaki Anno’s new trailer【Video】

Godzilla is once again menacing and immune to missiles.

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Japanese guys way more enthusiastic about moving in with girlfriends than vice-versa, survey says

Living together before marriage is becoming more common in Japan, but this poll suggests there’s still a big gap between how men and women feel about it.

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You won’t want to take this guy on in the ring or at the arcade.

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With a few tweaks, the smash-hit Pokémon mobile game could be the perfect framework for idol-rearing franchises.

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Japan’s new Pokémon cosmetics will have you looking pretty in Pika

Female Pikachu takes center stage in promoting new line of makeup created with Japanese fashion brand.

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Got tattoos, but still want to experience a Japanese hot spring? It’s no problem here!

At this enlightened facility, the management would rather people gaze at Mt. Fuji than worry about their fellow bathers’ body art.

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Religious solicitors bothering you? Japanese Twitter user has an easy way to get rid of them

If you’re one of the many people who’d rather be playing video games than discussing religion with a stranger, this is one trick you’ll want to know.

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This chubby robot puppy from Japan is equal parts amazing and adorable【Video】

Osaka University’s PnueHound looks as excited to see us as we are to see it.

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Godzilla and his monstrous co-stars become desserts in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro neighborhood

Kaiju cuisine is now on the menu at Namja Town!

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These awesome Japanese alley cats think they’re street fighters too 【Photos】

Every kitty was kung fu fighting!

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Can you tell which of these are instant noodles and which are cakes from an amazing Tokyo bakery?

Sure, you’ll want to eat them all, but which ones are the desserts?

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Nintendo announces awesome mini NES loaded with 30 games that attaches directly to your TV

Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 2, Metroid, and Final Fantasy all included in save state-equipped device.

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time leaps into Line messaging app as an awesome anime stamp set

Cast of Mamoru Hosoda’s hit anime is here to add some time-travelling charm to your messages.

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Slip into some Shinji panties or a Kaworu bra with these new intimate anime apparel options.

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Godzilla appears in northern Japan as awesome rice paddy art 【Photos】

Ghidora and Rodan must be so jealous right now.

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