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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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.
How does the Witch from Mercury scene stealer fit those pink poofs in a mecha pilot’s helmet?
Fancy adventure series and fancy chocolates come together and give you the chance to eat the series’ cast and artifacts.
Also reminds guests that outside food can’t be eaten in Ghibli Park, and also why that’s not really a problem.
Our resident makeup expert walks us through the steps to become everyone’s favorite clairvoyant kid.
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Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
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Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
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New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
Pokémon Sleep camping suite and guestrooms coming to Tokyo Hyatt along with giant Snorlax burgers
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Pokémon baked goods booming in South Korea, boosted further by BTS
Randomly running into a great sushi lunch like this is one of the best things about eating in Tokyo
We investigate Sendagaya Tunnel and get a message from beyond【Haunted Tokyo】
Daiso’s 100-yen ramen egg makers even better in smaller sizes
Not so fast! Japan’s super-high-speed maglev Shinkansen line opening has been officially delayed
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
New rotating sushi pens from Japan bring the fun of a restaurant to your desktop
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