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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Mr. Sato attends the first post-pandemic protocol iteration of Japan’s largest car aftermarket show.
They’re almost too pretty to eat, but you’ll need to chow down if you want to get Japan’s most delicious traditional luck boost.
Three different teas and Hasamiyaki ceramics make tea time with the Studio Ghibli star cute and classy.
Select branches of Japan’s favorite curry chain are serving up a taste of Niigata in Tokyo and Kanagawa.
Every year all eyes are on the flashiest fashions at Kitakyushu, but there’s another side to the story.
Japan’s favorite casual donut chain collaborates with one of the country’s best patissiers for a four-donut chocolate gateau lineup, and we try them all.
Capsule House K was the mountain retreat of architect Kisho Kurosawa, but now it can be yours for the night.
Tom Nook, Isabelle, and more characters from the hit Nintendo series are here for a real-world seasonal event.
What started out feeling like a dumb gag manga became a source of strength as our otaku reporter searched for a purpose in life.
The Spy x Family lucky bag takes its time revealing its secrets, but that’s part of what makes it so fun.
We check out the cafe the star of the street racing anime/manga franchise would have to get on a plane or boat in order to visit.
Tokyo cafe introduced the dessert to Japan almost 90 years ago, and the rest is sweets history.
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