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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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Entire Internet bonds over a “smashing” gesture of kindness from Japanese online game seller

Krista Rogers
Jun 14, 2018
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An unexpected gift causes one online buyer to joyfully relive Christmas Day of ’99 again.

Internet, Japan
(gift • N64 • nintendo • reddit • Super Smash Bros. • video games • Wii)

Step into the old pleasure quarters of a former red light district at this Japanese inn

Krista Rogers
Jun 11, 2018

This Japanese ryokan with a colorful past offers a modest place to stay near some major city attractions.

Japan
(Hiroshima • ichiraku • inn • ryokan • travel)

Make your “miracle romance” come true with this anime-inspired Sailor Moon ring

Krista Rogers
Jun 7, 2018

In the name of the moon, pledge your eternal love to someone special with Usagi’s very own engagement ring from Mamoru!

Japan
(accesories • anime • fashion • jewelry • manga • marriage • rings • Sailor Moon • weddings)

Turn unwanted fat into next month’s rent at new exercise-themed sharehouse in Saitama

Krista Rogers
Jun 5, 2018

Gran Toda’s “Fat Purchasing Campaign” is certainly one of the best incentives to finally get into shape.
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Japan
(COK • cool • diet • exercise • fitness • Gran Toda • health • Living in Japan • Saitama • sharehouse)

2018 Tohoku Kizuna Festival aims to unite the people of northern Japan

Krista Rogers
May 29, 2018

This “Festival of Tohoku Bonds” continues to pay homage to six of northern Japan’s most important annual festivals all at one time and one place.

Japan
(2011 earthquake and tsunami • Akita • Aomori • festival • Fukushima • Iwate • Matsuri • Miyagi • Morioka • Tohoku Kizuna Matsuri • Yamagata)

Wakayama’s “Umi no Sachi” train line adds a colorful splash to the start of summer

Krista Rogers
May 28, 2018

Let a ride on the “Medetai Train”–“Joyous Train”–lift your spirits as we soar into summer!

Internet, Japan
(art • Kada Line • train • twitter • Wakayama)

Luxurious Sleeping Beauty Taxi service awaits all princesses in Tokyo

Krista Rogers
May 24, 2018

When you get that urge to pamper yourself like a princess while traversing the big city.

Japan
(Nescafe • Nihon Kotsu • Sleeping Beauty • taxi • Tokyo)

Chinese artist transforms herself into 2-D masterpieces with only the use of makeup【Video】

Krista Rogers
May 21, 2018

See the Mona Lisa and another Renaissance-era classics come to life…in vivid 2-D!

China, Internet
(artist • Leonardo da Vinci • makeup • Mona Lisa • painting • video)

Rain transforms Tokyo Disneyland into a kaleidoscope of breathtaking lights【Photos】

Krista Rogers
May 16, 2018

Don’t let the dreary weather dampen your day–your dreams will definitely still come true.

Internet, Japan
(colors • photos • rain • theme park • Tokyo Disneyland)

Whimsical Singaporean sushi chain “Maki-san” opening first location in Japan this summer

Krista Rogers
May 15, 2018

I mean, wouldn’t you pay it a visit just for the clever “Roll with Maki-san” catchphrase?

Japan, SE Asia
(maki-san • Osaka • Restaurant • Singapore • sushi)

The one-year countdown officially begins for the end of the Heisei Era

Krista Rogers
May 8, 2018

Japan has just one year left with Emperor Akihito before his son ushers in a new era.

Internet, Japan
(countdown • era • Heisei • Showa)

Japan goes crazy for “gaming eggs,” and here’s the super-easy recipe【SoraKitchen】

Krista Rogers
May 4, 2018

Here’re the simple secrets behind these mysterious eggs that video game fans and foodies alike have fallen in love with.

Internet, Japan
(cooking • eggs • food • recipe • SoraKitchen • video games)

Travel back in time to this timeless Japanese hot spring inn from the Taisho period【Photos】

Krista Rogers
May 1, 2018

You can practically taste the nostalgia permeating this Taisho-era ryokan in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Japan
(architecture • beautiful • history • hotels • inns • Japanese inns • Kagoshima • ryokan • Taisho period • travel • twitter)

Japan creates a hyper-intense fishing game that’s not for the faint of heart【Video】

Krista Rogers
Apr 23, 2018

Fishing enthusiasts–do you think you have what it takes to beat this extreme “God-level fishing game”?

Internet, Japan
(crazy • fishing • Fishing Strike • funny • video • video game • video games • weird)

Anime film Your Name’s director Makoto Shinkai is immortalized in an asteroid’s name

Krista Rogers
Apr 16, 2018

Makoto Shinkai can add one more special achievement to his resume that is quite literally out of this world.

Japan, USA
(anime • Asteroid • Makoto Shinkai • naming • your name.)

Cold Stone Creamery Japan celebrates spring in style with green tea and sakura flavors

Krista Rogers
Apr 16, 2018

The popular ice cream chain recently introduced two new limited-time matcha flavor variations to celebrate the advent of spring.

Japan
(Cold Stone Creamery • green tea • ice cream • limited flavors • matcha • sakura • seasonal)

Fashion model Yutaro trolls online shoppers in funny April Fools’ Day cosmetics prank

Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2018

If you guessed the prank is that the model in this picture is actually a man, he makes no secret about that, and the real trick is something else.

Internet, Japan
(April Fools' Day • crossdressing • cute • fashion • gender • genderless • Instagram • model • Yutaro)

Why are people in their 20s moving outside of Tokyo to Yokohama and other areas?

Krista Rogers
Apr 2, 2018

Expert dishes on important factors that are leading young people to shun living in certain areas of the capital in favor of other suburban centers.

Japan
(Housing • poll • Saitama • survey • Suumo • Tokyo • Yokohama)

Miyazaki’s new animated short Boro the Caterpillar completed, voice actor revealed

Krista Rogers
Mar 20, 2018

Miyazaki puts the finishing touches on his new animated short Boro the Caterpillar and also reveals that all sound effects were provided by a famous Japanese celebrity.