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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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First details and steamy main cast revealed for live-action Touken Ranbu film

Krista Rogers
Mar 13, 2018
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The historical-swords-as-handsome-guys will make their first foray into reality on film!

Japan
(anime • history • Katana • Live action • Saiji Yakumo • swords • Touken Ranbu • video games)

Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto is indeed working on his new story for Weekly Shonen Jump

Krista Rogers
Mar 9, 2018

What’s next for the author whose modern take on ninja became a hit series the world over?

Japan
(Boruto • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • Naruto • Weekly Shonen Jump)

YouTuber takes horror to the next level by recreating Sadako’s spooky TV screen exit in AR【Video】

Krista Rogers
Mar 5, 2018

There are many practical uses for the Apple ARKit, and scaring the living daylights out of your children is most certainly one of them.

Japan
(app • Apple • Apple ARKit • AR • Horror • iOS • Ringu • Sadako • The Ring • video)

Hit ’90s shojo anime classic Marmalade Boy live-action movie trailer, release date revealed

Krista Rogers
Feb 26, 2018

The trailer finally gives us a glimpse of the supporting cast as well as that famous nurse’s office kiss scene.

Japan
(anime • film • Live action • manga • Marmalade Boy • Wataru Yoshizumi)

Goldfish style: The elegant way to drink shochu in Japan

Krista Rogers
Feb 26, 2018

Drinking method is beautiful to look at–and could help mask the taste of burning alcohol.

Japan
(alcohol • drinks • goldfish • shiso • shochu • twitter)

Plane passenger almost gets busted for unusually-shaped chocolate in carry-on luggage

Krista Rogers
Feb 19, 2018

At least he has the chocolate for stress eating after this ordeal.

Japan
(airport • chocolate • Security • tools • twitter • Valentine's Day • white day)

Japanese partygoer starts dishwashing at American friend’s house, ends up pondering her culture

Krista Rogers
Feb 19, 2018

A simple act leads to a deep discussion on important cultural values within Japan vs. outside countries and traditional gender roles.

Japan
(America • cultural differences • dishwashing • drinking • gender roles • twitter)

Experience the moment the local gods cross a frozen Lake Suwa【Video】

Krista Rogers
Feb 13, 2018

Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture is the scene of a curious natural phenomenon which results in ridges of ice erupting out of the frozen surface. Read More

Japan
(awesome • cool • ice • Lake Suwa • Nagano • nature • scary • shinto • video)

Twitter user shares stupidly simple lifehack for eating Japanese snacks

Krista Rogers
Feb 12, 2018

We hate to break it to you, but you’ve been eating bags of chips wrong your whole life.

Japan
(Calbee • food • lifehack • potato chips • snacks)

French shonen manga “Radiant” to receive Japanese anime adaptation

Krista Rogers
Feb 5, 2018

The series by Tony Valente is slated to begin airing this fall on NHK.

Europe, Japan
(anime • france • manga • NHK • Radiant • shonen)

Tokyo cafe doesn’t bat an eye at “obstruction of business” kitties【Monday Kickstart】

Krista Rogers
Jan 29, 2018

I think we all know whose turf it really is.

Japan
(cafes • cat • cats • cute • funny • Ikebukuro • Monday Kickstart • Tokyo • twitter)

Original model for Dragon Ball Z’s Android 16 resurfaces, sends Japanese Twitter into a frenzy

Krista Rogers
Jan 22, 2018

This small backstory may add a touch of sympathy to your thoughts about one of the series’ most genius villains.

Japan
(Android 16 • Dr. Gero • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Trivia)

Japanese sake with a basketball anime connection is flying off the shelves in China

Krista Rogers
Jan 16, 2018

Chinese consumers have been buying up a certain brand of sake in staggering numbers due to an unexpected link with hit basketball anime Slam Dunk.