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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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Rare living male-female stag beetle is currently housed in Miyazaki prefectural museum

Krista Rogers
Aug 18, 2020
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Local entomophiles are sure to be enchanted by this beetle which is equally split male-female down its body the long way.

Japan
(animal • female • gynandromorph • insect • male • Miyazaki • Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History • mutation • stag beetle)

Online survey sheds light on prefectural personality rankings of Japanese people

Krista Rogers
Aug 14, 2020

Ranking reveals Japanese impressions of which prefectures seem to boast residents with the best personalities.

Japan
(COK • Hokkaido • Okinawa • Personality • prefectures • ranking • society • survey)

Hokkaido resort offering vibrant bounty of gelato lookalikes…made of potato?!?

Krista Rogers
Aug 12, 2020

Potato lovers rejoice: Choose from 100 varieties of potato salad disguised as colorful cones of gelato during upcoming campaign.

Japan
(COK • cool • dining • food • gelato • Hokkaido • Hoshino Resort • potato salad • potatoes • Tomamu • weird)

“Demon manju”: A low-prep recipe for a delicious regional snack made from sweet potato

Krista Rogers
Aug 8, 2020

Don’t worry–despite the name, it won’t bite back.

Japan
(Aichi Prefecture • easy • food • onimanju • recipe • Snack • sweet potato • Tokai)

Will our reporter’s wish to find the secret Dragon Ball sweets be granted?

Krista Rogers
Aug 4, 2020

Our reporter visits several Family Mart branches in her quest to unravel the mystery and comes to an important realization in the end.

Japan
(Bandai • campaign • convenience store • dessert • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Super • Family mart • food • Goku • konbini • Saya • Shenron)

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno crushes pro gamer in Super Smash Bros. tournament【Video】

Krista Rogers
Aug 3, 2020

22-year-old athlete demonstrates prowess not just on the ice but in gaming as well.

Japan
(e-sports • esports • figure skating • nintendo • pro gaming • Shoma Uno • Smash Bros • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate • tournament • video • video games)

Dress your Animal Crossing character in custom fashions by Japanese brand Sig Freak’s Store

Krista Rogers
Jul 28, 2020

Free clothing downloads in Animal Crossing: New Horizons were inspired by real-life Harajuku-based casual clothing brand.

Japan
(Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • fashion • Sig Freak's Store • Tokyo • video games)

Pokémon teams up with clothing brand Milkfed for cute lineup of Ponyta goods

Krista Rogers
Jul 23, 2020

Psychic-type Galarian Ponyta shines in this whimsical collaboration series.

Japan
(collaboration • Galar • goods • James Turner • Milkfed • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Sword and Shield • Ponyta)

We test out the recipe for “botayama curry” featuring black sauce and black rice

Krista Rogers
Jul 21, 2020

This unique curry that originated at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force camp in Fukuoka has been making waves online.

Japan
(black curry • botayama curry • cooking • experiment • Fukuoka • Iizuka • JGSDF • recipe • rice)

Muji’s garlic sauce potato chips are perfectly pungent enough to warrant an investigation

Krista Rogers
Jul 14, 2020

Our reporter pulls out all the stops in an attempt the quantify the as-yet-unexperienced olfactory power of these chips.

Japan
(air purifier • COK • experiment • garlic • muji • Mujirushi • potato chips • potato chips garlic sauce flavour • smelly • snacks • SNJO)

Japan’s first 100 percent non-alcoholic and vegan bar to open in Tokyo’s Roppongi district

Krista Rogers
Jul 12, 2020

Get ready to enjoy stylish non-alcoholic beverages and vegan bites in a chic setting on your next night, or morning, out.

Japan
(0% Non-Alcohol Experience • bar • dining • drinking • non-alcoholic • Roppongi • Shingo Gokan • stylish • Tokyo • vegan)

Our team of five reporters try to turn themselves into Japanese heartthrob Kimutaku【Photos】

Krista Rogers
Jul 7, 2020

The desire to achieve cultural icon status drove our team to undergo hair and clothing makeovers for hefty transformations. How were the end results?

Japan
(hairstyle • idol • Kimura Takuya • kimutaku • makeover • photos • SMAP • transformation)

Shibuya 109 teams up with Hiroshima bread brand for “beary” cute cream pancakes and sandwiches

Krista Rogers
Jun 30, 2020

A trendy spot in Tokyo collaborates with an 87-year-old confectionery famous for its cream buns to whip up two new Insta-worthy bites to go.