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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Pregnant anime voice actress photo standees: A new frontier in otaku merch

Fans cheer as actress announces birth of first child, and now they can buy her “maternity goods” bundle too.

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Sushi key cover capsule toys remind you of Japan’s oft-forgotten delicious oshizushi at each push

Playful miniature food replicas are also a Japanese play on words.

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Real-kitty-litter snow globes coming soon to Japan’s capsule toy vending machines【Photos】

All the excitement of your cat pawing up a storm at its litter box with none of the mess to clean up!

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Here’s one of the first things you should do if you just moved into a new apartment in Japan

Sharp idea for spring could be a lifesaver come summer.

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Sapporo lowers age at which kids are barred from opposite sex’s bath at hot springs, public baths

Three-year drop pleases some, but other parents unhappy.

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Drug dealers in Japan forget their pot stash in rental car, ask agency clerk to not look inside

Two men test the limits of Japanese customer service.

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Gorgeous Legend of Zelda 3-D puzzle sets are on the way to test fans’ wisdom【Photos】

Master Sword, Triforce, and Hyrule Crest present three challenges.

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Video game maker Konami employee tries to kill old boss with fire extinguisher

Says he wanted to kill former manager “in order to live.”

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Final Fantasy X kabuki stage play to stream internationally with English subtitles

Isn’t it wonderful?

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One month after masking was left to “personal judgement,” it’s still the norm in Tokyo, but why?

Combination of factors is keeping masks on in Tokyo even as the government says they don’t have to be.

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Japan’s new portable handheld microwave shoots to the top of our cooking gadget wish list

No cord, and no cold food either.

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Mercedes-Benz dealer in Tokyo serves up amazing yakisoba noodles【Taste test】

New luxury performance car inspires new noodle dish.

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Super Mario meets Godzilla in Tokyo skyline moment of serendipity

King of video games and king of the monster show up in the same place at the same time.

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82-year-old Japanese man arrested for driving without license, says he had one 60 years ago

Maybe he just hadn’t had enough time to get a new one yet.

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Subway Japan has sweet red bean sandwiches?!?【Taste test】

We try the sandwich shop’s take on anpan, one of Japan’s favorite sweet snacks.

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Tokyo to crack down on hostess/host bar advertising trucks by closing loophole

Metropolitan government may ask other parts of Japan to match its restrictions on adult entertainment advertising.

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Japanese convenience store clerk outsmarts robber with just two words

Hammer-wielding robber wasn’t expecting the answer he got to his question.

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Testing Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated Screaming Pot【Video】

Stress-relief item tells us to “shake well and have sex outside” if need be.

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Yoshinoya beef ramen? Gyudon king’s sister chain opens first Tokyo branch【Taste test】

Bring on the beef!

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The New Kirby takeout dessert shop chain gives you the chance to eat Kirby’s butt【Photos】

Little Kirby car cake is a big reason to stop by the new sweets shops in Tokyo and Osaka.

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