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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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Don’t snooze on the brand-new Snorlax ring and necklace from U-Treasure
- Krista Rogers
May 31, 2022 - Tweet
These rotund new designs with a black polished coating pay homage to a fan-favorite Pokémon.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • cool • cute • fashion • Gen I • jewelry • Kabigon • necklace • necklaces • Pokemon • rings • Snorlax • U-Treasure • video games)
LED gaming chopsticks are here for your mid-game munchies or whenever you eat in the dark
- Krista Rogers
May 31, 2022
Now you’ll never need to spill crumbs all over yourself or your keyboard again while you’re storming the enemy’s base.
- Japan
- (chopsticks • cool • food • gadgets • gaming chopsticks • gaming items • LED • video games • weird)
The Times They are a-Changin’: Our reporter reflects on the changing landscape of Ebisu
- Krista Rogers
May 24, 2022
Mariko shares a glimpse into what’s different in one Tokyo neighborhood compared to her memories from 20 years ago.
- Japan
- (dining • Ebisu • Foodies' Garden • Mariko Ohanabatake • shopping • Tokyo • Yamanote line • Yebisu Garden Place)
Classic yokai anime GeGeGe no Kitaro gets spooky stage play adaptation this summer
- Krista Rogers
May 24, 2022
Key cast members and visuals were also just released, including a very big name in the world of voice acting.
- Japan
- (anime • Gegege no Kitaro • manga • Masako Nozawa • Osaka • Shigeru Mizuki • stage play • Tokyo • yokai • Yoshihiko Aramaki)
Digital manga distributer releases its top ten ranking of shonen and seinen series for April
- Krista Rogers
May 17, 2022
Need a little more action, adventure, and spying in your life? Try checking out free sample chapters from one of these current hit series in Japan.
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
- Krista Rogers
May 16, 2022
The spa is only a two-minute walk from Hakata Station in Fukuoka City.
- Japan
- (capsule hotel • capsule hotels • COK • Fukuoka • Fukuoka City • Fukuoka Prefecture • hakata • hakata station • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • sauna • SNJO)
We try canned oyster okonomiyaki, a food we didn’t even know existed【Taste Test】
- Krista Rogers
May 10, 2022
Savory seafood pancakes from a can don’t exactly sound appetizing, but will we eat our words?
- Japan
- (canned food • Mr. Sato • Okayama • okonomiyaki • oyster • shimbashi • specialty store • taste test • Tokyo)
2022 Uniqlo global T-shirt contest reveals winning designs of Snoopy and the gang
- Krista Rogers
May 10, 2022
The 11 winning entries were selected from 14,000 total submissions centered around Peanuts characters and will go on sale later this month.
- Japan
- (charlie brown • contest • design • fashion • illustration • Peanuts • Roger Federer • Snoopy • t-shirt • Uniqlo)
We retreat for a day of rejuvenation at Green Hill Yatsugatake recreation facility in Yamanashi
- Krista Rogers
May 4, 2022
The rec facility is open to anyone for reservations and boasts grounds that are 7.5 times the size of Tokyo Dome.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • hot springs • hotels • Mariko Ohanabatake • nature • onsen • relaxing • Shunjuku • SNJO • sports • Tokyo • travel • Yamanashi)
Tokyo losing landmark bookstore, giant bookmark created to mark its place【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
May 3, 2022
Special displays, sales, and even book fortunes commemorate Sanseido moving on to its next chapter.
- Japan
- (books • bookstores • closure • COK • Jinbocho • Kanda • landmark • Mariko Ohanabatake • sanseido • SNJO • temporary • Tokyo)
Our reporter dishes on the differences between sushi from Ginza Kyubey and Sushiro【Taste test】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 26, 2022
Yuuichiro explores the similarities and dissimilarities of sushi from an upscale restaurant in Tokyo and an inexpensive conveyor belt sushi chain.
- Japan
- (comparison • food • Ginza Kyubey • gourmet • sushi • Sushiro • taste test • Yuichiro Wasai • Yuuichiro Wasai)
Japan’s first Dinosaur Race features T. rexes flopping their way across the finish line 【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 26, 2022
Ah, yes, it’s good to see the first race of its kind in approximately 66 million years.
- Japan
- (dinosaur • Dinosaur Race • funny • inflatable suit • T-Rex • Tottori Prefecture • Tyrannosaurus Rex)
2021 saw the sharpest ever rate of decrease of Japan’s shrinking population, more records broken
- Krista Rogers
Apr 20, 2022
Japan’s decreasing birthrate coupled with an aging population continue to spell out doom and gloom for the future of the country.
- Japan
- (aging population • decreasing birthrate • foreigners in Japan • Living in Japan • population • seniors • society)
Pokémon Lucario becomes official radio calisthenics promoter for kids across Japan【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 19, 2022
Radio calisthenics to encourage fitness are making a comeback with the help of a perpetually popular Pokémon.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • exercise • fitness • Lucario • Pokemon • radio calisthenics • radio taiso • rajio taiso • school • video • video games)
Japanese fish cheesecake: is it more of a fishy cake, or a cakey fish?【Taste Test】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2022
Our taste buds were a little confused by what we were eating.
- Japan
- (Cheesecake • fish • fish cake • fish cheesecake • sweets • taste test • Udonko • Yamasa Kamaboko)
Enter the Hatoverse: Flap your way into the world’s first pigeon metaverse
- Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2022
Escape from the real world into one of pigeon peace.
- Japan
- (Hatoverse • metaverse • mobile app • peaceful • pigeon • Tori Games • video game • weird)
Japan’s Shachi Bus offers tour with no destination or leaving the bus, but something’s fishy…
- Krista Rogers
Apr 5, 2022
This first-of-its-kind tour is designed for bus lovers by bus lovers, or really just anyone who loves riding on buses.
- Japan
- (April 1 • april fools • bus tour • crazy • funny • Nagoya • Shachi Bus • shachihoko • travel • weird)
We predict 7-Eleven’s new Zero Cider Triple drink is gonna be the hit drink of 2022【Taste Test】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 5, 2022
We’re callin’ it like we taste it and this one’s gonna be BIG–unlike its calorie count.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • carbonated • COK • drink • drinks • lactic acid bacteria • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • taste test • Zero Cider Triple)
Female virtual YouTubers are here to collaborate with Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin Shrine in a punny way
- Krista Rogers
Mar 29, 2022
Hololive Production teams up with one of Tokyo’s most important shrines to provide a creative new method of support.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Ayame Nikiri • collaboration • ginger ale • HoloLive • jinja • Kanda Myojin Shrine • miko • Mio Ookami • Sakura Miko • Shinto shrine • support • Tokyo • virtual YouTubers)
Tera Ango now offers the chance to live and take part in daily practices at a Buddhist temple
- Krista Rogers
Mar 29, 2022
The first of its kind in Japan, this opportunity is perfect for anyone who needs to refresh the body and the mind.
- Japan
- (Buddhist temple • Ekoin • lodging • meditation • peaceful • stay • temple life • Tera Ango)
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