Proposed amendment comes as Japan is expected to announce timetable for unrestricted inbound tourism.
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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Our Berserk-loving reporter finds something to smile about while still dealing with the sadness of the series creator’s death.
Three years after disappearing from the country, the U.S. fashion brand is back with a new local partner.
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Our taste tester has spent years avoiding kaiten sushi shime saba, so will he regret giving it a second chance?
We regret being so quick to judge the Kanjuku Beniharuka, but not being so quick to eat it.
This hidden-gem karaoke chain is perfect for your inner child and adult-beverage-loving grown-up.
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