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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Japan’s celebration of Internet culture returns in full force for the first time in four years.
Soup Stock recently started offering free food for babies, so it’s time for one of the SoraBabies to try it out!
Hareruya 2 doesn’t think kids should have to hope for a miracle in order to find Pokémon cards.
Japan’s high-speed trains don’t have designated stroller spots onboard, so where should parents put theirs?
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[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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Starbucks adds official Kids’ Frappuccinos to the menu in Japan
Dining with Totoro — 400-year-old ceramics company makes Studio Ghibli chopstick rests【Photos】
Comparing Japanese sweet potato ice creams that unite both summer and fall in one cup【Taste test】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Night sky Studio Ghibli greeting cards are a beautiful reason to put pen to paper【Photos】
Kyoto company starts “Solo Wedding” service for single women who want to be brides for the day
Melon bread…with meat? A crazy new twist on one of Japan’s favorite baked goods【Taste test】
Roland, King of the Hosts, has his own museum exhibition now, shows off hostdom and catchphrases
Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Low price, free booze and curry, late check-out, and great location — Akihabara capsule hotel has it all
Japan’s cat testicle calendar is here for nyantama fans to go nuts with
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