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Krista Rogers
Starting with a love of J-Pop and J-dramas when she was 13, Krista Rogers has left her quiet New England hometown in the States both to study abroad in Tokyo and to work on the JET Program in beautiful Yamagata prefecture. She misses chatting in the local dialect and staging Kamehameha battles in the hallway with her students. Although she's currently working on her master's degree in Boston, she will without a doubt be back in Japan before long and buying way too much at Book-Off and Tower Records again. When she needs a break from schoolwork, Krista enjoys eating yakiniku, figure skating, finding cute cafes, watching Big Bang MVs, and continuing on her quest to catch 'em all.
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Mister Donut’s autumn donut flavors are the chain’s biggest shake-up yet with chestnut and more
- Krista Rogers
Sep 4, 2024 - Tweet
We indulge in all five new offerings to determine how the new ones compare with those of autumns past.
- Japan
- (autumn • chestnut • COK • Mister Donut • pastries • satsumaimo • seasonal • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets)
BBQ, beer, and Matsushima Bay: We visit Japan’s most relaxing beer garden during a trip up north
- Krista Rogers
Aug 28, 2024
You’ve still got a little time left to enjoy stunning views of the ocean before the rooftop beer garden closes for the season.
- Japan
- (bay • COK • Matsushima • Matsushima Rikyu • Miyagi Prefecture • Ocean • Saya Togashi • Sendai • sightseeing • SNJO • Tohoku • travel)
Marion Crepes and Pokémon Peaceful Place team up for sweet, Insta-worthy treats
- Krista Rogers
Aug 27, 2024
Which adorable Pokécrepe do you choose?
- Japan
- (collaboration • food • Harajuku • Marion Crepes • Pokemon • Pokémon Peaceful Place • PokéPeace • sweets)
Making minudaru, Okinawa’s super simple jet-black pork【SoraKitchen】
- Krista Rogers
Aug 21, 2024
Its mysterious outer coating is not burned but simply incorporates one special ingredient.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • cool • food • minudaru • Okinawa • Okinawan food • pork • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • Udonko)
Here’s why you may want to switch your train home after a night of drinking in the big city
- Krista Rogers
Aug 20, 2024
Our reporter shares why taking a limited-express train home after a weeknight drinking party made all the difference in the world for him.
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • alcohol • COK • drinking • limited express • Nomikai • Ome • SNJO • tokkyu • train • travel)
Sales for clear soy sauce are up, and here’s one way to use it to beat the heat with a cold treat
- Krista Rogers
Aug 14, 2024
Here’s a recipe to make chilled Japanese-style pudding using the transparent soy sauce that’s become a popular souvenir from Japan.
- Japan
- (Asakusa • clear • COK • cooking • Demachi Hisaya • Fundodai • o-shoyu • recipe • SNJO • soy sauce • Tokyo • transparent)
What is “Hiroshima skipping” and why does it have many music and idol fans in Hiroshima upset?
- Krista Rogers
Aug 13, 2024
The phenomenon has been picking up buzz online in recent months among disgruntled residents, though there may be hope on the horizon.
- Japan
- (concert • entertainment • Hiroshima • Hiroshima Green Arena • Hiroshima skipping • idol • live • music • survey • tour • travel • venue • Yume Banchi)
Our delivery of meat from Katsuya was so full of everything deep-fried that we almost cried
- Krista Rogers
Aug 8, 2024
Nevertheless, we dutifully dissected every element of the chain’s new takeout-exclusive “Full Mori” menu item before downing it all.
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • bento • big food • COK • dining • food • fried food • Full Mori • karaage • katsudon • Katsuya • SNJO • tonkatsu)
Japan to allow joint custody of children after divorce, survey investigates public’s attitudes
- Krista Rogers
Aug 6, 2024
An upcoming legal change will finally allow divorcing couples to seek joint custody of their children in Japan and opinions are mixed.
- Japan
- (children • COK • divorce • joint custody • parental rights • society • survey)
Which of Japan’s Big 3 convenience stores has the best keema curry? 【Taste test】
- Krista Rogers
Jul 30, 2024
We put our taste buds to the test to determine our favorite konbini version of one of Japan’s most popular curries.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • Anji Tabata • COK • convenience store • Family mart • food • keema curry • konbini • Lawson • SNJO • spicy • taste test)
Japan’s quail egg industry takes a severe blow after a sharp decline in use in school lunches
- Krista Rogers
Jul 30, 2024
After a tragic choking accident, Japan’s quail farmers are facing unprecedented trouble as inventory of unsold boiled quail eggs continues to rise.
- Japan
- (Aichi Prefecture • decline • egg • farmers • financial difficulty • Kyushoku • Nagoya • quail • school lunch • Toyohashi • trouble • uzura)
Hello, cosmetics! Clinique teams up with Hello Kitty this summer for first-time collaboration
- Krista Rogers
Jul 24, 2024
Hello! Clinique offers shoppers in Japan the chance to score some exclusive collaborative bonus goods by spending a certain amount on products.
- Japan
- (50th anniversary • Clinique • COK • collaboration • cosmetics • cute • exclusive • Hello Kitty • limited • makeup • Sanrio)
Pokémon Exciting Vacation Campaign in Namco kicks off just in time for summer vacation in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Jul 22, 2024
Crane games guarantee you’ll win a Poké-exclusive item in the Namco Lottery.
- Japan
- (Arcades • claw machine • COK • crane game • crane games • Lapras • Namco • plushies • Pokemon • Staryu • UFO catchers)
We check out the local flavors of the commonly confused Ome and Aomi areas of Tokyo in one day
- Krista Rogers
Jul 18, 2024
A tiny part of a kanji is all that separates these place names in written form, but there’s a much bigger difference in their respective atmospheres.
- Japan
- (Aomi • City Circuit Tokyo Bay • COK • explore • microcomputer • Mr. Sato • museum • nostalgia • odaiba • Ome • racing • retro • Showa • SNJO • Tokyo • train • travel • Unicorn Gundam)
Lovers of aloe yogurt can rejoice because it’s now in frappe form thanks to Family Mart
- Krista Rogers
Jul 17, 2024
We sampled the chilly treat to see if it’s worthy of Morinaga’s longtime best-selling yogurt.
- Japan
- (aloe • COK • convenience store • drink • Family mart • Famima Cafe • frappe • Morinaga • new product • SNJO • yogurt)
Here’s what it’s like to recreate a late-night konbini food binge from a manga in real life
- Krista Rogers
Jul 10, 2024
We’re probably the only ones who are crazy enough to try this Kaiji spinoff meal at home–though we don’t recommend it for anyone else.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • Ahiruneko • anime • big food • COK • convenience store • convenience stores • food • Hancho • Kaiji • konbini • manga • night • SNJO)
A fun and cheap souvenir for kids: 100-yen shop play money featuring Japan’s brand-new yen bills!
- Krista Rogers
Jul 8, 2024
The new play money is also a great tool for grown-ups to practice using Japanese money.
- Japan
- (100-yen stores • bills • Can Do • COK • currency • fake • new • play money • SNJO • toy • yen)
Our lunch plans are foiled but we end up eating heavenly all-you-can-eat sushi instead
- Krista Rogers
Jul 2, 2024
We might just make a beeline to the top-notch Hina-Sushi the next time we’re looking for lunch in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • dining • gourmet • Hina-Sushi • Restaurant • Shinjuku Marui • Shinjuku Marui Annex • sushi • Tokyo)
Edamame lovers! Take part in the World Edamame Speed-Eating Championship preliminaries in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
Jul 2, 2024
This year, the preliminaries are part of a larger edamame festival showcasing a popular style of serving soybeans from Niigata Prefecture.
- Japan
- (Cocoti • contest • edamame • food • Niigata • preliminaries • Shibuya • soybean • speed-eating • Tokyo • Tokyo Culture Culture • world championships)
159-year old Kyoto confectionary shop releases new Pokémon summer sweets line
- Krista Rogers
Jun 25, 2024
Traditional Kyoto sweets meet the Pokémon elite in these treats to beat the heat.
- Japan
- (kyogashi • Kyoto • namagashi • Pokemon • senbei • Shichijo Kanshudo • summer • traditional • wagashi • Yokan)
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