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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New anime fashion line combines stylish T-shirts with the glory of physical media packaging【Pics】

Do you miss the amazing box art of anime VHS tapes, laser discs, and DVDs? Here’s a way to get it back while expanding your wardrobe.

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This handsome anime-style security guard will be protecting actual homes and offices in Japan

Virtual Security Guard will come in customer’s choice of male or female version.

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How to make a McDonald’s hamburger twice as delicious: Turn it into a waffle!【SoraKitchen】

Our boss’ mad genius gives birth to the Maffle.

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Japanese child in wheelchair gets teased by train passenger, other commuter comes to his rescue

Thoughtless remark prompts bystander to spring into action and earn a sweet reward.

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World’s most terrifyingly scary-looking alpaca found in Japan【Photos】

Keep the image of that cute-looking alpaca above in your memories, because you’re going to need it.

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Strap on your thinking caps for an extra-dumb, hypocritical Japanese teacher correction

Grade school girl gets marked down on her math test even though her calculation was perfect and she showed her work.

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Foreign travelers in Tokyo, other towns handing out flags, asking Japanese people to pay for them

Sellers often claim to be deaf and ask for random Japanese people to “sponsor” their travel expenses.

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Japanese-style Rilakkuma teahouse opens in one of the most beautiful places in Japan

Menu makes use of local ingredients for meals and sweets as delicious as they are cute.

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Japanese woman finds a depressing way to prevent train gropers from targeting her

Less groping is always good, but the flip side to this countermeasure is what has people upset.

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One thing NOT to do in Kyoto if you’re headed there during the vacation period

If you don’t want to waste a huge amount of time in Japan’s cultural capital, here’s something you’ll want to avoid.

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Spending a night in Tokyo’s most beautiful capsule hotel【Photos】

The brand-new Hotel Zen Tokyo broadens our consciousness of what’s possible in a micro hotel.

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Japan is getting a Disney Mickey Mouse Shinkansen bullet train this spring!

All aboard the fastest Disney train ride ever.

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Anime character designer flat-out tells foreigners they shouldn’t move to Japan to work in anime

JoJo character designer warns overseas fans about the hardships of working in Japanese animation.

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Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano illustrates exclusive Japan-only Magic: The Gathering card

Reimagined Liliana is one of 36 Japan-exclusive cards from 28 Japanese artists.

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How to get an amazing Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi lunch for less than 15 bucks

Often forgotten branch has amazing deals and an extremely unusual photograph policy.

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Suntory’s cat-shaped bottle caps: the beverage accessories we want, and you can get one for free!

Two months after its tantalizing Cat Day joke, Suntory gives feline fans what they want.

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Japanese boy tries to wipe away the tears of assaulted idol singer he sees crying on TV

A heartbreaking gesture of kindness for a woman in an industry that often doesn’t treat its performers like people.

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Brand-new line of Pokémon accessories is amazingly stylish and awesomely affordable【Photos】

Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and hairpins will have you looking great and leave your bank account sitting pretty too.

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This 2,264-page manga behemoth is the biggest Japanese comic anthology we’ve ever seen【Photos】

Two of Japan’s top manga publishers team up for a special collection of 44 different series in one huge book.

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