Photos show just how much the capital of Japan and the King of the Monsters have grown in 60 years.
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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Kirito and his fellow virtual reality adventurers to be portrayed by real-world actors.
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Best of all, you can fold your own for just a couple of bucks.
Gyms and PokéStops found near sites including monument to children who died in the atomic blast and from related sickness.
Pokémon Trainers don’t need comfortable shoes as long as they have one of the relaxing gadgets.
Completely opaque bags being offered to keep merchandise in mint condition and away from sensitive eyes.
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Exact makeup of strange liquid still unknown.
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