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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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Lovers of aloe yogurt can rejoice because it’s now in frappe form thanks to Family Mart
- Krista Rogers
Jul 17, 2024 - Tweet
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)
Sumo training hall chef shares a secret cream stew ingredient his wrestlers love【Taste test】
- Krista Rogers
Jun 25, 2024
Adding one surprise ingredient is said to make this classic Western-style Japanese dish pair extra well with white rice.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • cream stew • food • mentsuyu • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Stew • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • taste test)
Star Kebab’s kebab sushi roll in Akihabara isn’t on the menu anymore but don’t let that stop you
- Krista Rogers
Jun 21, 2024
When a restaurant stops selling your favorite menu item, sometimes you have to roll matters into your own hands.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • COK • Ikuna Kamezawa • kebab • kebab norimaki • SNJO • Star Kebab • Tokyo)
Does Tottori really have the most delicious-tasting tap water in all of Japan?【Taste test】
- Krista Rogers
Jun 13, 2024
At least we can say that no one came up dry in this challenge.
- Japan
- (COK • Ikuna Kamezawa • SNJO • tap water • taste test • Tottori Prefecture • water)
Poké Ball and Ditto tin handicrafts by traditional maker Nousaku will transform your tableware
- Krista Rogers
Jun 12, 2024
You can also experience metal-casting your own Pokémon chopsticks rest using a traditional crafting technique at Nousaku’s main factory shop.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • crafts • hashioki • interior • Nousaku • Pokemon • tableware • Takaoka • tin • video games)
Travelers to Japan can now also eat bonus Korean food thanks to 7-Eleven’s Korean Food Fair
- Krista Rogers
Jun 4, 2024
We tried out three of the campaign items inspired by popular Korean dishes that left us saying masisseoyo.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • campaign • COK • convenience store • food • gourmet • konbini • Korean • korean food • Snack • SNJO • Twinkle Pop)
Epic Japanese rock band Luna Sea to return to Tokyo Dome for the first time in 14 years
- Krista Rogers
Jun 4, 2024
Luna Sea, one of the defining sounds of Japanese rock, will take to the stage of Japan’s preeminent music venue as part of its 35th anniversary tour.
- Japan
- (35th Anniversary • anniversary • concert • LUNA SEA • music • rock • Tokyo Dome • tour • venue • visual kei)
Yoko Sushi chain in Germany is doing its own thing and honestly, we’ve got to respect that
- Krista Rogers
May 29, 2024
Our Japanese reporter dishes on her experience trying sushi at a popular sushi delivery chain.
- Europe
- (chain • COK • dining • food • Germany • Ikuna Kamezawa • restaurants • SNJO • sushi • travel • Yoko Sushi)
Vacation with Oshawott in this Pokémon collaboration hotel room in Mie Prefecture
- Krista Rogers
May 28, 2024
Let Oshawott be the star of your stay in a popular travel destination city famous for its seascapes and pearl divers.
- Japan
- (anime • hotels • Mie Prefecture • oshawott • pearls • Pokemon • Toba • Toba Kokusai Hotel • travel • video games • water)
Godiva Japan’s new canned cakes are works of art filled with luxuriously rich chocolate
- Krista Rogers
May 22, 2024
Cake in a can, cans of cake…we don’t care what they’re called as long as we get our spoons into them soon!
- Japan
- (cake in a can • canned cake • chocolate • dessert • Godiva • rich • sweet)
McDonald’s Japan adds Rilakkuma and friends to its lineup of cute Happy Meal toys
- Krista Rogers
May 21, 2024
This new line features six adorable puzzles with a special surprise underneath each of them.
- Japan
- (bear • cases • COK • cute • Happy Meal • Kiiroitori • Korilakkuma • McDonald's Japan • puzzles • Rilakkuma • San-X • SNJO)
Shu macaron and herbal Japanese tea pairings are a feast for the eyes and mouth in Harajuku
- Krista Rogers
May 20, 2024
Enjoy these stylish shu macarons with original blends of tea to enhance the flavors even more.
- Japan
- (cafe • cafes • cream puff • cream puffs • drinks • food • green tea • Harajuku • macaron • macarons • pastry • shu cream • sweets • Takeshita Dori • Takeshita Street • tea • Tokyo)
We check out Otaru’s real-life locales that inspired scenes in hit anime Golden Kamuy
- Krista Rogers
May 18, 2024
Our reporter takes a northern pilgrimage to an important port city in Hokkaido in search of runaway trains, skewered sweet dumplings, and more.
- Japan
- (anime • film • Golden Kamuy • historical • Hokkaido • Live action • manga • museums • Otaru • Otaru Canal • Satoru Noda • Saya Togashi • travel • warehouses)
Tsunokoi’s unicorn soft serve ice cream cones bring color and magic to Shibuya
- Krista Rogers
May 10, 2024
Choose from seven colors of unicorn cones and customize your toppings at this limited-time shop in the Shibuya 109 department store.
- Japan
- (colorful • dessert • Imada Kitchen • limited • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • soft cream • soft serve • Tokyo • unicorn)
Enjoy the hydrangeas, birds, and more at Fuji Kachoen Garden Park in Shizuoka Prefecture
- Krista Rogers
May 7, 2024
While this park at the base of Mt. Fuji offers year-round fun, May is the best season for blooming flowers.
- Japan
- (beautiful • birds • flowers • Fuji Kachoen • Fujinomiya • garden • Greenhouse • hydrangea • Mt. Fuji • park • rhododendron • Shizuoka • shop)
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