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.

Posted by Casey Baseel (Page 7)

No train, no hotel – How to do an overnight bus trip to Kanazawa from Tokyo – Part 1【Photos】

Catching some Zs as we ride though the night lets us hit the ground running in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Read More

Japanese arcades now have crane games where you can win sweet potatoes then roast them in-store

Will sweet potatoes won taste twice as sweet as sweet potatoes earned?

Read More

Imitation fish sperm appears at 7-Eleven Japan【Taste test】

Is plant-based shirako worth putting in your mouth?

Read More

How to power up the coolest cheap souvenir from Nintendo’s official shop with a trip to Daiso

Let’s a-go to Nintendo Kyoto and then Daiso!

Read More

Foreign university student missing in Japan, police and consulate ask for help in search

21-year-old German tourist was last heard from over a week ago.

Read More

Pokémon Christmas season starting early with adorable new line of fashions and decorations【Pics】

From advent calendars to Pika Ear Santa Hants and so-ugly-they’re-cute Christmas sweaters, there’s something for everyone.

Read More

Is downtown Tokyo’s crazy cheap 290-yen bento boxed lunch shop still around, and is it still cheap?

Mr. Sato goes to check on Nihamaru Bento in Shin Okubo.

Read More

Can you make KFC takikomi gohan in a rice cooker, and is it something worth eating?【SoraKitchen】

Colonel Crispy goes into the rice cooker pot, but does something tasty come out?

Read More

Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】

“A violent combination of meat, fat, and sugar.”

Read More

Kyoto losing its luster as a school trip destination as tourist crowds continue to swell

Report says schools are looking at alternatives to the traditional top school trip destination.

Read More

Is a full curry meal a smart choice to eat while lying in bed?【Experiment】

Following an unexpected injury, curry cravings put bedsheets in the line of fire/drips.

Read More

McDonald’s Japan has Precure anime magical girl Happy Meal toys, and they’re Wonderful!【Photos】

Cures Wonderful, Nyammy, and more characters from the hit series are headed to McDonald’s Japan in two batches of toys.

Read More

26 anime voice actors and actresses form group to speak out against unauthorized generative AI

Voices of Frieza, Spike Spiegel, and Edward Elric have something to say.

Read More

Why the new Dragon Ball Daima anime is a perfect place for veteran fans to come back to the series

Dragon Ball Daima finally pays off plot points that we’ve been waiting 30 years for.

Read More

Tokyo’s downtown Chuo Line now has first-class Green Car carriages for no additional cost to ride

We take a ride and take advantage of a deal that won’t last forever.

Read More

The new Ranma 1/2 anime is here! So is it worth watching?【SoraReview】

Rumiko Takahashi’s legendary martial arts comedy is back, and we take a look at what’s changed and what hasn’t.

Read More

192-year-old Kyoto tea company now makes matcha Margherita pizzas

Itohkyuemon continues to innovate as it approaches its 200th birthday.

Read More

Halloween Totoro and Spirited Away puddings coming to delight Ghibli fans

What Halloween treats could be sweeter than these?

Read More

Totoro, Calcifer, other Ghibli stars returning as humidifiers ahead of Japan’s dry winter days【Pics】

Just the thing to add humidity and Ghibli cuteness to your living space.

Read More

Japan is getting haunted sticker picture booths just in time for Halloween【Video】

Three girls mysteriously died inside the machine and all said the same name as their last words, backstory says.

Read More

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. ...
  12. 535