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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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Hatch dinosaurs by saving your money in new line of Japanese toy coin banks
- Krista Rogers
May 19, 2020 - Tweet
It will be easier to resist the urge to spend that pocket change when you know that you can hatch a prehistoric reptile instead.
- Japan
- (children • clever • coin banks • cool • dinosaurs • money • piggy bank • toys)
Kingdom Hearts video conference backgrounds are now yours to download for free
- Krista Rogers
May 17, 2020
Spend your next video meeting sitting in the midst of scenery from the internationally beloved crossover series.
- Internet, Japan
- (background • download • free • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts Dark Road • Square Enix • twitter • video conference • video game)
How to make your own moving conveyor belt sushi shop at home
- Krista Rogers
May 12, 2020
Miss going out to eat? Bring the fun home with the help of some takeout and toy trains.
- Internet, Japan
- (Conveyor belt sushi • do it yourself • food • home • kaiten-zushi • Restaurant • sushi • toy train)
Demon Slayer manga creator offers a motivational illustration during the pandemic
- Krista Rogers
Apr 29, 2020
The cast of Demon Slayer is the latest to encourage good hygiene habits (not counting the boar’s head) in this humorous illustration.
- Internet, Japan
- (coronavirus • Demon Slayer • illustration • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Koyoharu Gotoge • prevention • twitter • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Fossilized forms of Pokémon found in Uniqlo’s Daniel Arsham x Pokémon T-shirt collection【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 28, 2020
The contemporary artist’s unique concept of “fictional archaeology” paves the way for these new illustrations of Pokémon monuments lost to time.
- Japan
- (artist • clothing • collaboration • collection • Daniel Arsham • design • photos • Pikachu • Pokemon • Uniqlo)
How to use leftover Japanese curry: We test out a recipe for curry bread quiche【SoraKitchen】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 23, 2020
Tips for an easy take on a popular home-cooked meal to try while social distancing at home.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • curry • curry bread quiche • food • House Foods • Japanese curry • leftovers • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen)
Through the eyes of a ninja – Thrilling drone video recreates shinobi raid at historical temple
- Krista Rogers
Apr 20, 2020
Ninja and samurai duel inside the centuries-old “Temple of the Shogun” in Aichi Prefecture.
- Japan
- (Aichi • awesome • cool • Daijuji • drones • history • Ninja • Okazaki • samurai • temples • Tokugawa • video)
Kitty offers a helping paw in the middle of a martial arts demonstration【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 17, 2020
You’ll get a kick out of this cat helping with kicks.
Spending for pickled umeboshi among young Japanese people is halved from 20 years ago
- Krista Rogers
Apr 14, 2020
A traditional food is taking a hit among the younger generations in Japan.
- Japan
- (expenditure • food • generation • sour • traditional • umeboshi • Wakayama)
Voice actor charms net again with his drawing of a Studio Ghibli character he voiced
- Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2020
Based on the quality of this Kiki’s Delivery Service homage, it’s hard to believe that his day job is voice actor and not manga artist.
- Japan
- (anime • art • fanart • Kappei Yamaguchi • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • seiyu • Studio Ghibli • twitter • voice actor • voice actresses)
Nationwide pub chain in Japan adapting to the times by turning into a bento boxed lunch shop
- Krista Rogers
Apr 7, 2020
We ask how the Kushikatsu Tanaka izakaya chain is faring in the midst of a pandemic.
- Japan
- (bento • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • food • izakaya • Kushikatsu Tanaka • restaurants • SNJO)
Sanrio Puroland offers a touching, tear-provoking video message during its closure【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 1, 2020
The staff and characters of Puroland want you to know that they’re waiting for your visit from the bottom of their hearts.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • Hello Kitty • Pompompurin • Sanrio Puroland • theme park • Tokyo • YouTube)
Net user proposes clever changes to 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo in light of one-year delay
- Krista Rogers
Mar 31, 2020
We’d like to add our own stamp of approval to the ones already there.
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Japanese cat is singularly perturbed by owner’s piano music, requests a concert cancelation
- Krista Rogers
Mar 25, 2020
This one cat would like to call in a complaint about her owner’s rendition of “I Stepped on the Cat.”
Indulge in this sumo, public bath-themed room during your next stay in Tokyo’s Harajuku district
- Krista Rogers
Mar 24, 2020
“Dosukoi” is the next iteration of themed travel accommodations being offered by the fun and inventive Moshi Moshi Rooms.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Airbnb • Asobi System • Harajuku • hotels • Moshi Moshi Rooms • public bath • public baths • Rokuyon • sento • Sumo • travel)
With baseball tournament cancelation, former announcer steps in with a kind offer to players
- Krista Rogers
Mar 17, 2020
Net users praise a touching gesture of humanity in difficult times.
- Japan
- (announcer • baseball • cancelation • coronavirus • Koshien • Koshien Stadium • recording • sports • tournament • twitter)
Pikachu, I choose you to fight infection! Color-changing Pokémon hand soap now on sale in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Mar 12, 2020
“It’s super effective!” should really be the tagline for this new Pokémon soap product.
In the midst of coronavirus, a 1,000-year-old food is being revived in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Mar 10, 2020
“There’s an epidemic going around and we’re here making so…so is it the Nara Era?“
Our reporter tries amemonaka, the traditional sweet from Niigata Prefecture
- Krista Rogers
Mar 4, 2020
This traditional confection is pretty to look at, but how’s the taste?
- Japan
- (amemonaka • Chomeido Ameho • confectionery • mizu-ame • monaka • Niigata • sweets • taste test • traditional)
Meow’s this? 2020’s ranking of the top cat names and breeds in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Mar 3, 2020
The most popular cat breed in Japan has clinched the title for the twelfth consecutive year.
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