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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Joining the battalions of the undead on a budget.

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The Kyoto way: Sidewalk sign with a window is actually a manners warning

City government is tired of an inconsiderate problem happening in downtown Kyoto.

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Turn around, and you’ll see this Tokyo convenience store is also something else【Taste test】

The delicious, heartwarming tale of Misawa, two great businesses in one spot in Shibuya.

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Beautiful beefy Yoshinoya gacha capsule toys look good enough to eat or display【Photos】

Gyudon meets gacha.

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Anime fans go old-school, record new Urusei Yatsura anime on Beta and period-appropriate media

Urusei Yatsura is back on TV, and tape media is back on fans’ minds.

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Japan has too many adorable Akita dog license plate designs, needs help picking just one

Which Akitas should represent Akita on cars in Japan?

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Japan may finally abolish law that bans women only from remarrying soon after divorce

Change would also revise “presumed legitimacy” child custody law for the first time since Japan created a modern legal system.

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New giant Pokémon plushie is so big it looks like it could eat you【Photos】

Pokémon merch doesn’t get more accurately named than the Big Garchomp Cushion.

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Japan develops special sushi for pregnant women

Expectant mothers in Japan usually can’t expect to eat sushi, but this could change that.

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Studio Ghibli creates amazing crossover illustration for Twitter Japan

Stars from 11 different Ghibli anime take to the skies in celebratory group shot.

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Human skull found in Universal Studios Japan bushes

Police search turns up other bones too.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! creator was trying to save two people from drowning when he died

“He’s a hero” says other man who was also part of rescue attempt.

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Japanese luxury campsite’s newest amenity: Zombies and other monsters【Photos】

The crisp mountain air isn’t the only reason guests might be feeling chills in Nagano.

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Pikachu donuts returning to Japan, evolving into new form and accompanied by new Jigglypuff sweet

Mister Donut hasn’t said what Jigglypuff tastes like, but Pokémon fans might already be able to guess.

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Google Japan creates the Key Bou, an insane and logical straight-bar keyboard【Video】

Unless you’re a cat, there’s actually lot to like, as long as you’re OK with puns and craziness.

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Hunter x Hunter manga restarts serialization this month, ending nearly four-year hiatus

Nonchalant announcement produces shouts of joy from fans.

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150 Pokémon will be hiding in major Japanese train stations this fall, waiting for fans to find them

Gen-1 Pokémon help mark 150-year milestone for trains in Japan.

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A convenience store made of ice is being built in Japan

The ice Seicomart is a convenience store that could only be built in this part of Japan.

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Dog shows up inside commuter train headed for Tokyo【Video】

Everybody takes the train in Japan, it seems.

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10 best Studio Ghibli anime, as picked by Japanese fans– Different ages have different answers

There’s some overlap at the top, but after that teens and older top 10 lists start to deserve.

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