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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Cute designs teach us which prefecture of Japan grows the most bonsai trees and which has the most Shinto shrines.
Two great rice recipes that you can make entirely in the microwave in a matter of minutes.
Historical collection of posters and flyers includes art that’s been largely forgotten by modern fans.
Aunt Stella is one of our favorite family members since the cookie brand gives us all the sweets we want.
Ghibli Park’s restaurant has a mouthwatering menu with food culture both from around the world and right from its local community in Japan.
We sit down for an interview with an industry pro and learn about “zamaa-style” manga too.
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