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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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Shibuya City Office serves up insanely cheap soba noodles, but are they any good?

Krista Rogers
Oct 9, 2023
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Seiji checks out the soba scene where government workers and the public can indulge in a bowl of buckwheat noodles for a very reasonable price.

Japan
(buckwheat • inexpensive • juwari soba • Restaurant • Seiji Nakazawa • Shibuya • Shibuya Ward Office • soba • Tokyo)

Mr. Sato is in fish heaven after tasting the freshly grilled mackerel at a market in Fukui

Krista Rogers
Oct 9, 2023

Sometimes an unexpected stop at a seafood market is all you need to fill your belly and happiness meter.

Japan
(delicious • fish • food • Fukui • Hamayaki Yasubee • mackerel • Mr. Sato • Nihonkai Sakanamachi • regional • Restaurant • Sea of Japan • Yoshio)

Japan’s new manhole cover T-shirts let you show off your local prefectural pride

Krista Rogers
Oct 3, 2023

Line of apparel offers at least one design based on actual manhole covers from all 47 prefectures of Japan.

Japan
(47 prefectures • COK • fashion • Japan Underground • local • manhole cover • t-shirts • tote bags)

See the world through a new lens while wearing a pair of Studio Ghibli-inspired eyeglasses

Krista Rogers
Oct 3, 2023

The authentic glasses are based on the ones worn by two bespectacled characters from classic anime films.

Japan
(anime • eyeglasses • eyewear • fashion • glasses • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Washin)

Meet the the 90-year-old Japanese woman who is McDonald’s Japan’s oldest female employee

Krista Rogers
Sep 28, 2023

A record number of Japanese seniors are re-entering the workforce to combat an aging population–but also because they just want to.

Japan
(aging • elderly • fast food • Kumamoto • McDonald's • Restaurant • Shimotori • Tamiko Honda • work force • worker • workforce)

Famous Myth of Tomorrow mural inside Shibuya Station to undergo significant restoration work

Krista Rogers
Sep 26, 2023

A crowdfunding campaign is also in full swing to support the efforts.

Japan
(art • artist • Asu no Shinwa • mural • Myth of Tomorrow • painting • public art • Shibuya Station • Taro Okamoto)

Mr. Sato compares the new milk cream Hokkaido cheese steamed cake to the classic version

Krista Rogers
Sep 22, 2023

He swears the company took a hint from his own eating preferences.

Japan
(bread • cheese • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Mr. Sato • SNJO • steamed cake • sweets • taste test • Yamazaki Baking)

Krispy Kreme Japan releases new seasonal Premium Nagoya donut flavors for the fall

Krista Rogers
Sep 20, 2023

The two limited-time donuts, which can only be purchased at one location in the whole country, combine fall flavors with traditional ingredients.

Japan
(chestnut • COK • donuts • hojicha • JR Nagoya Takashimaya • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • Nagoya • seasonal • sweets)

Can cats cut the cost of power? Japanese delivery company with a cat-themed name investigates

Krista Rogers
Sep 12, 2023

Company conducts an experiment to see whether it can harness the power of the feline to save on monthly electricity costs and be more eco-friendly.

Japan
(bill • cat • cost • electricity • experiment • hamster • Kuroneko • Kuroneko Yamato • power generation • Yamato Transport)

Japanese rock legend Yoshiki to be honored with a handprint ceremony in Hollywood

Krista Rogers
Sep 11, 2023

The frontman of rock band X Japan and successful soloist will be the first Japanese person to leave his handprints at the TCL Chinese Theatre in L.A.

Japan, USA
(composer • handprint • hollywood • honor • legendary • musician • TCL Chinese Theatre • Under the Sky • X Japan • Yoshiki)

7-Eleven releases collaboration snack from Michelin-starred ramen restaurant and Baby Star Ramen

Krista Rogers
Sep 6, 2023

This new collaborative product offers a cheap and convenient way to experience the flavor of world-class ramen.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • Baby Star Ramen • COK • collaboration • convenience stores • food • Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta • Michelin • ramen • snacks)

How much will three packs of Pokémon cards bought overseas fetch in Japan?

Krista Rogers
Sep 5, 2023

We were left speechless at the cards’ final resale value.

Japan
(COK • collectible card games • collectible cards • Mandarake • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Singapore • SNJO • Yuichiro Wasai • Yuuichiro Wasai)

Nestlé will release the ultimate perfected KitKat in honor of its 50th anniversary in Japan

Krista Rogers
Aug 28, 2023

The company has arrived at the best possible balance of chocolate and wafer in the beloved treat in a new version that’s hitting shelves soon.

Japan
(50 years • anniversary • best • chocolate • dessert • KitKat • Nestle • perfected • renewal • Snack • treat • ultimate)

USJ unveils its Halloween lineup, including some first-ever Pokémon food and fun collaborations

Krista Rogers
Aug 28, 2023

The time is right to get your spooky Poké-fix inside of Osaka’s popular theme park.

Japan
(Ado • biohazard • dance party • halloween • Kuromi • My Melody • Osaka • Pokemon • theme park • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • zombies)

How do young Japanese women spend their hard-earned money to treat themselves?

Krista Rogers
Aug 25, 2023

The millennial generation of women dishes on how they’ve spent the largest amount of money on themselves as a reward.

Japan
(female • gravity • leisure • money • oshi • paycheck • splurge • survey • treat • women)

The new Simose Art Museum in Hiroshima houses a floating, futuristic surprise next to the sea

Krista Rogers
Aug 18, 2023

Art appreciation begins as soon as you catch sight of the stylish building itself.

Japan
(art • Emile Galle • floating • futuristic • Hiroshima Prefecture • Otake City • Seto Inland Sea • Simose Art Museum • stylish)

Japan has a cat aptitude test to show off how much you know about our feline friends

Krista Rogers
Aug 16, 2023

It really is a cat’s world and we’re just living in it.

Japan
(cat • Cat Day • cute • exam • International Cat Day • neko • neko kentei • Nippan Segmo • Test)

The Jujutsu Kaisen hanko collection is here to stamp away your curses…and paperwork

Krista Rogers
Aug 15, 2023

Turn to your favorite character from the popular shonen anime for help with all of your bureaucratic needs that require a signature.

Japan
(anime • collection • hanko • Jujutsu Kaisen • manga • Shonen Jump • signature • stamp)

Beautiful summertime goshuin seal stamps are back to grace your temple-visiting record book

Krista Rogers
Aug 9, 2023

Kyoto’s ancient Ninnaji Temple is offering a second chance to grab these gorgeously intricate and exclusive papercut designs.

Japan
(art • beautiful • Buddhism • COK • go-shuin • goshuin • kirie • Kyoto • Ninnaji • papercutting • temples • UNESCO World Heritage sites)

Survey responds to the most important factors when deciding which izakaya to go to

Krista Rogers
Aug 8, 2023

If you’re looking to visit an izakaya, a traditional Japanese pub, here’s some insight about how Japanese people make their picks to help guide yours.