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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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Vending machines in Japan are now selling disposable diapers
- Krista Rogers
Feb 26, 2020 - Tweet
New installations will provide welcome relief for families with young children while on the road.
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- Japan
- (babies • COK • diapers • michi no eki • Parenting • parents • rest areas • vending machines)
A mountain of chicken katsu awaits you at this restaurant in Osaka
- Krista Rogers
Feb 24, 2020
Will our reporter rise or fall to this gargantuan food challenge?
- Japan
- (Akamaru Shokudo • chicken katsu • food • food challenge • gourmet • Mount Tempo • Mt. Tempo • Osaka • Restaurant)
Foreign workers respond to survey about changes they’d like to see in the Japanese workplace
- Krista Rogers
Feb 19, 2020
The top requests for implementation would benefit not only foreign workers, but Japanese workers as well.
- Japan
- (foreign workers • JapanWork • overtime • reform • survey • working in Japan • workplace)
Japan has more anime/video game actresses than ever before, according to major seiyu magazine
- Krista Rogers
Feb 15, 2020
The number of female voice actors listed in the annual Voice Actor Directory has more than quadrupled since the guide was first released 19 years ago.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • seiyu • Seiyu Grand Prix Magazine • voice actors • voice actresses)
Kyoto’s Shrine of Severing Ties does its job a little too well again…by losing jobs
- Krista Rogers
Feb 12, 2020
This (un)lucky recipient of the shrine’s divine power also shares a list of tips to be aware of before praying at the infamous shrine.
- Internet, Japan
- (breakups • COK • crazy • Emperor Sutoku • Kyoto • shrines • Yasui Konpiragu)
The top nine stand-and-eat soba noodle restaurants in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
Feb 11, 2020
Our resident soba expert ate at over 200 soba spots in the greater Tokyo area, and here are his top picks.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • COK • food • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • soba • Tokyo)
Here’s what 35 years of drawing practice can do for your superhero scribbles
- Krista Rogers
Feb 4, 2020
Professional manga artist deftly displays his artistic skill progression from kindergarten to the present.
- Internet, Japan
- (Ahndongshik • drawing • manga • manga artist • Mario • skills • twitter • Ultraman)
British newspaper ranks the best Studio Ghibli films and reader passions flare
- Krista Rogers
Feb 4, 2020
Any ranking is bound to leave someone displeased, but this particular one has more than a few people balking at the selection for last place.
- Europe, Internet, Japan
- (anime • film • ranking • Studio Ghibli • The Guardian)
No coins? Not a problem for Japan’s new cashless gachapon capsule toy vending machines
- Krista Rogers
Jan 29, 2020
The beloved capsule toy machines are catching up to the times by losing the coin element of the transaction.
- Japan
- (cashless • gachapon • gashapon • Pipit Gacha • Pipitto Gacha • toy)
Top 10 ranking of Weekly Shonen Jump’s most beautiful male characters revealed
- Krista Rogers
Jan 27, 2020
Don’t be afraid to take in the eye candy with these characters who originally graced the pages of Japan’s best-selling weekly shonen manga magazine.
- Internet, Japan
- (beautiful • character ranking • characters • Goo Ranking • poll • ranking • Top Ten • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Perfect otaku gear: New hanging file case cover display merch for sale and trade at conventions
- Krista Rogers
Jan 21, 2020
The case cover hangs from the neck which frees up your hands to trade, display, or easily stow your favorite character goods.
Seijinshiki 2020: Kitakyushu’s Coming of Age Ceremony dazzles in the Year of the Rat【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
Jan 14, 2020
Kitakyushu welcomes its first Coming of Age Ceremony of the Reiwa Era in its typical outrageous fashion(s).
- Japan
- (Coming of Age Ceremony • costumes • crazy • Fukuoka Prefecture • Kitakyushu • Kyushu • photos • Reiwa • Seijin no Hi • seijinshiki)
Here’s what happened when our three middle-aged reporters got makeovers with new makeup for men
- Krista Rogers
Jan 9, 2020
“I feel pretty, oh so pretty!”
- Japan
- (cosmetics • experience • Hiroki Takahashi • makeover • makeup • men's • Shiseido)
Ramen and sweets served together at this stylish ramen cafe in Shibuya【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
Jan 2, 2020
An unlikely gourmet combo makes for an “un-unforgettable” experience for our reporter.
Our latest 10,000 yen food challenge is downing 80 croquettes on top of noodles
- Krista Rogers
Dec 31, 2019
Or, as we think of it, “P.K. Sanjun takes on the potatoes at Fuji Soba.”
- Japan
- (10000 yen food • challenge • croquettes • food • Fuji Soba • P.K. Sanjun)
Survey reveals 70 percent of Japanese adults believe corporal punishment is necessary
- Krista Rogers
Dec 31, 2019
In light of an upcoming law, this survey sought adults’ attitudes towards broad topics related to disciplining children and child abuse.
- Internet, Japan
- (Air Trip • Bad Parenting • child abuse • Corporal punishment • internet • Parenting • survey)
Japan votes on the rudest behaviors seen on trains and at stations this year
- Krista Rogers
Dec 26, 2019
This year’s ranking includes Kanto vs. Kansai regional variations in addition to the overall list.
- Japan
- (etiquette • Japan Private Railway Association • ranking • rude behavior • survey • train • train etiquette)
New Tokyo fashion store has free coffee thanks to a kind, extremely generous charity donations
- Krista Rogers
Dec 23, 2019
The location is within easy walking distance of JR Shibuya Station in one of Tokyo’s most popular youth districts.
Our reporter documents his epic fail at designing original SoraNews24 socks at Muji
- Krista Rogers
Dec 17, 2019
Nothing like a good pair of socks to remind us that some people are blessed with artistic talent and others, well, aren’t.
- Japan
- (artistic • creative • customize • design • Kinshicho • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • socks • Tokyo)
New anime web series based on Pokémon Sword and Shield to get worldwide release next month
- Krista Rogers
Dec 16, 2019
Short anime adaptation titled Twilight Wings will focus on the Galar region introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
- Japan
- (adaptation • anime • Galar • Pocket Monsters 2019 • Pokemon • video games • web series)
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