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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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Fashion rental service Rcawaii now offering kimono rentals, special campaign underway
- Krista Rogers
Feb 14, 2019 - Tweet
The kimono come in a variety of colors and styles designed for a wide range of ages.
Customize the green tea and traditional sweets parfait of your dreams in famous Kyoto shop
- Krista Rogers
Feb 11, 2019
Establishment boasts 88,200 possible parfaits in the geisha district of Japan’s ancient capital city.
- Japan
- (cafes • Gion Tsujiri • green tea • Kyoto • parfaits • restaurants • Saryo Tsujiri • sweets • Uji)
Japanese net mourns 2020 hiatus of mega-idols Arashi, group explains reasons for the decision
- Krista Rogers
Feb 5, 2019
The number-one multifaceted male pop group in Japan has inadvertently broken the hearts of millions.
Japanese Twitter invites you to run the adorable Snoopy marathon hiding in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
Feb 1, 2019
One of the coolest points is the identity of the real-world location that forms Snoopy’s ear.
Personalized Pokémon gold necklaces are here to empty out our wallets once again
- Krista Rogers
Jan 28, 2019
Treat yourself or a friend to one of these exquisitely crafted necklaces and become Poké-pretty.
- Japan
- (adults • custom jewelry • necklace • Pokemon • shopping • U-Treasure)
Scuffle with iron pipe breaks out at anime music concert, police quell the belligerent otaku
- Krista Rogers
Jan 28, 2019
Net users agree that the antics of these so-called fans were just plain rude.
- Internet, Japan
- (Animax Musix • anime • concert • nuisance • Osaka • police • scuffle • seiyu • voice actor)
J-Pop singer to perform song written and composed by the emperor and empress at upcoming ceremony
- Krista Rogers
Jan 22, 2019
Singer Daichi Miura of Dragon Ball Super fame is selected to perform a song created by some unlikely collaborators–the Imperial Family of Japan.
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- Japan
- (abdication • Akihito • Daichi Miura • Emperor • empress • Michiko • music)
American fan meets his idol under the Shinjuku Godzilla, Mr. Sato apologizes for his photos
- Krista Rogers
Jan 20, 2019
SoraNews24’s ace reporter Mr. Sato meets with another one of his international fans–an encounter that was a year in the making.
- Japan, USA
- (California • COK • fan • international • Mr. Sato • shinjuku • SNOJ • Tokyo)
Seiji buys an Armani lucky bag worth almost US$300, models his clothing catch
- Krista Rogers
Jan 7, 2019
What could a lucky bag featuring one of the world’s most luxury brands possibly contain?
- Japan
- (Armani • fukubukuro 2019 • lucky bag • luxury brand • New Year's • Seiji • SNJO)
Studio Ghibli hanko personal seal stands are here to enliven your mundane daily tasks
- Krista Rogers
Jan 5, 2019
These adorable name stamp stands will make you want to stamp your name on everything in sight!
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • hanko • Hayao Miyazaki • home • name stamp • office • personal seals • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Tokyo Disneyland rings in Japanese New Year with special parades, kimono, and a flatulent pig
- Krista Rogers
Jan 4, 2019
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea celebrate the Year of the Boar in style with a fan-favorite Disney character in the limelight.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • Disney • New Year's • Pumbaa • Tokyo • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Year of the Boar)
Unassuming noodle restaurant without an overhead sign in Akihabara is totally worth a visit
- Krista Rogers
Dec 27, 2018
Our reporter happily stumbles across this tucked-away culinary gem in the electronics district of Tokyo.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • dandanmian • food • Noodles • ramen • Restaurant • tantanmen • Tokyo • Yabuzuka)
Pet owner’s saga of buying a kotatsu for her cat doesn’t go as planned (or does it?)
- Krista Rogers
Dec 24, 2018
We suppose the moral of the story is that cats will be cats.
Japanese Twitter debates the best breathing technique to put yourself to sleep
- Krista Rogers
Dec 21, 2018
Arrive at your sweet dreams using the ultimate 4-7-8 technique…or was it 4-4-8?
Taiwanese model selling fish draws a crowd to her family’s business【Videos】
- Krista Rogers
Dec 18, 2018
Is there something a little bit fishy about this fishmonger?
- Internet, Taiwan
- (beautiful women • Changhua • family • fish • fish market • models • Taiwan • video • videos)
Calendar sales of a certain foreign world leader are surpassing those of native stars in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Dec 15, 2018
Perhaps even stranger still, this particular person has achieved an almost cult-like status among some Japanese women.
2018 Top 20 Day Trip Onsen Hot Spring and Spa Ranking in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Dec 11, 2018
No trip to Japan is complete without a dip in one of the country’s quintessential hot springs.
Net users take issue with mobile phone game’s graphics being “moe-fied” for Japanese release
- Krista Rogers
Dec 6, 2018
Unnecessary revamping of graphics leads some to view it as a case of anime-ization gone too far.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • art • Golden Voyage Age • illustration • twitter • video games)
Could Spirited Away’s Yubaba actually be the ideal boss that Japan’s workforce needs?
- Krista Rogers
Nov 27, 2018
Japanese Twitter users weigh in on thought-provoking post discussing the qualities that make Yubaba an effective manager.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • twitter • work • Yubaba)
Beloved Fruits Basket manga to finally receive a complete anime adaptation next year
- Krista Rogers
Nov 20, 2018
What’s one more year of waiting for fans after 17 years?
- Japan
- (anime • Fruits Basket • Hana to Yume • manga • Natsuki Takaya)
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