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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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Traveler in Japan filled with gratitude as bullet train conductor shares Shinkansen lifehack

Krista Rogers
May 21, 2019
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Pro tip can help anyone with bulky luggage on Japan’s fastest trains.

Japan
(bullet trains • musician • shinkansen • trains • travel)

Son finds an unexpected culinary surprise in his family’s fridge

Krista Rogers
May 20, 2019

There’s definitely something a little bit fishy about the contents of this fridge.

Japan
(father • fish • fridge • funny • Refrigerator • son • surprise • twitter)

Hippest grandpa in Japan stuns online with magazine-worthy photo shoots【Photos】

Krista Rogers
May 14, 2019

The sweetest part is that “Silver Tetsuya’s” photographer is none other than his beloved grandson.

Japan
(aging • Akita • cool • fashion • grandfather • grandson • hip • photos • Tetsuya)

Girls spotted crying in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood for a startling, invisible reason

Krista Rogers
May 7, 2019

Net users largely sympathize with a pair of girls in Tokyo’s popular youth culture shopping district over the reason for their tears.

Japan
(crazy • crying • funny • girls • sewers • Shibuya • Tokyo • twitter • weird)

“Top 20 Best Breakfast Hotels in Japan 2019” ranking has our mouths watering in anticipation

Krista Rogers
Apr 30, 2019

With the exception of the #1 spot, one Japanese prefecture is clearly dominating the breakfast game.

Japan
(breakfast • food • gourmet • hotel • Hotel Piena • ranking • TripAdvisor)

Japanese study finds KFC’s paripari crispy chicken sound increases blood flow in brain, appetite

Krista Rogers
Apr 23, 2019

Recent research study investigates the role that not only taste and smell play in increasing your appetite, but sound as well.

Japan
(ASMR • experiment • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • Kyorin University • Pari-Pari chicken • research study • science • weird)

First look at course menu items, pricing for upcoming Häagen-Dazs Matcha Salon in Tokyo

Krista Rogers
Apr 15, 2019

One thing is for sure: You’d better like green if you want to eat here.

Japan
(green tea • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • matcha • Matcha Salon • Restaurant • Roppongi Hills • sweets • Tokyo)

Shiba Inu boss lazes around in flowers while winning Japanese workers’ hearts

Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2019

Thought your boss’ attitude was bad? At least they don’t lounge around in a pile of flowers all day!

Japan
(animals • BOSS • cute • dog • doge • funny • pets • shiba • Shiba Inu • twitter • work)

Lingerie store Yummy Mart teams up with Urusei Yatsura for new innerwear collection

Krista Rogers
Apr 2, 2019

Those noisy but endearing aliens are coming to invade your underwear this time around!

Japan
(collaboration • Harajuku • innerwear • lingerie • Rumiko Takahashi • underwear • Urusei Yatsura • Yummy Mart)

Japanese net users speculate on a subtle design feature of the Toyota Prius…related to booze

Krista Rogers
Mar 27, 2019

Whether it was an intentional plan or a coincidental design, these net users’ imaginations have ensued in hilarity.

Internet, Japan
(alcohol • cars • design • Prius • TOYOTA • twitter • werd)

Kimono rental shops in Kyoto and Nara offer Japanese-style hijabs to buy or rent

Krista Rogers
Mar 27, 2019

More stores in Japan’s ancient capital cities are now offering fully functional and fashionable hijabs to accommodate guests from all over the world.

Japan
(culture • fashion • hijab • islam • kimono • Kyoto • muslim • Nara • store • travel)

Ripple glassware from Japan makes you feel like you’re eating on water

Krista Rogers
Mar 19, 2019

This delicate glassware combines traditional glass-blowing techniques with the latest in 3-D modeling technology.

Japan
(art • bowl • glass • handblown • Kickstarter • Makuake • naniniwa • Osaka • plate)

Japanese net user finds U.S. propaganda film from WWII and draws unusual conclusion

Krista Rogers
Mar 19, 2019

An American wartime propaganda video has one Japanese citizen reflecting on his nation’s societal structure today.

Internet, Japan, USA
(education • government • history • propaganda video • twitter • U.S. • work • World War II • WWII)

Kamakura Warrior Tour now offering T-shirts that are the spitting image of real samurai armor

Krista Rogers
Mar 13, 2019

Now’s your chance to snag a samurai armor-inspired T-shirt during your next visit to Kamakura, a beautiful day trip destination from Tokyo.

Japan
(armor • clever • cool • fashion • history • Kamakura • Kamakura Warrior Tour • samurai • shirts • t-shirts • travel)

Introducing the Sailor Moon opening theme fan parody to conquer all parodies【Video】

Krista Rogers
Mar 12, 2019

French baguettes, garbage bags, and dozens of painted eggs are just some of the ingenious props used to get the job done in this golden anime spoof video.