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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Full-scale reproduction of anime’s Last Shooting finale and more draws fans to the bayside city.
Fans of the series that turned real race horses into cute anime girls will definitely want to ride this.
It’s a long way from the office, but it’s the most authentic Brazilian food we can find without going all the way to Brazil.
Special exhibition recreates Underground Arena to celebrate the martial arts series’ 30th anniversary.
Fukushima Board of Education admits mistake, but it’s hard to imagine it made any difference.
With the first phase of Japan’s 3G network shutdown starting this month, phone provider takes a moment to remember how it changed communication culture.
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