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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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Net user shares clever discovery to make her boss feel concerned and let her go home early
- Krista Rogers
May 8, 2017 - Tweet
This worker discovered a surprising trick which makes use of only one simple object for a potentially epic lifehack.
Dog’s startled reactions to hedgehog pal take over the Japanese Internet【Monday Kickstart】
- Krista Rogers
May 1, 2017
We can’t really blame the doggo for wanting to stay on guard around the walking pincushion.
We tried Japan’s first nitro cold-brew coffee at the Starbucks in Tokyo’s new GINZA SIX
- Krista Rogers
Apr 24, 2017
Starbucks and coffee nuts alike shouldn’t miss out on this unique, luxurious method of coffee preparation.
- Japan
- (coffee • Ginza • Ginza Six • nitro cold brew coffee • Starbucks • taste test • Tokyo)
U.S.-Japan release collaborative video of support one year after Kumamoto earthquakes【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 17, 2017
On the Road to Recovery: The People of America and Kumamoto Join Together is a beautiful clip that encourages the people of Kumamoto to be positive during recovery efforts.
- Japan, USA
- (disaster • Kumamoto • Kumamoto earthquakes • recovery • support • United States • video • YouTube)
Our Japanese-language reporter dishes on the differences between cool guys in Tokyo and Osaka
- Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2017
Seiji Nakazawa, our Osaka-raised correspondent, shares what he thinks the region-based criteria are for ikemen in Japan’s two major cites.
Survey reveals the top 10 worst behaviors to have while on a conveyor-belt sushi date
- Krista Rogers
Apr 4, 2017
Listen up, sushi romantics–the following types of misconduct at a revolving sushi restaurant will probably cost you a second date.
- Japan
- (date • kaiten-zushi • list • misconduct • Restaurant • sushi)
University of Tokyo students can show off school pride with new jacket boasting ID display pocket
- Krista Rogers
Mar 14, 2017
The upcoming product arose out of a collaboration between two University of Tokyo students and a Japanese fashion designer.
Failed your important entrance exams? That’s too bad–here’s a steak to make you feel better
- Krista Rogers
Mar 7, 2017
For the second year in a row, this chain of Kyoto butcher shops is offering a bittersweet deal to those whose dreams were dashed.
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- Japan
- (beef • education • entrance exams • exam season • Kyoto • moving • steak • touching • Yamamuraya)
Felissimo adds new “Tokyo Seeds” collection to its popular 500 Colored Pencils series
- Krista Rogers
Feb 21, 2017
The Japanese mail order company’s new monthly pencil set release will undoubtedly have art lovers wanting to collect ’em all.
- Japan
- (500 Colored Pencils • art • colored pencils • drawing • Felissimo)
Japanese Twitter user shares darkly compelling take on sushi restaurant’s advertisement
- Krista Rogers
Feb 13, 2017
Once you’ve seen it, you can’t unsee the backstory some think lies behind this picture.
- Japan
- (funny • grandchildren • promotion • sushi • Sushi Fuji_Ken • twitter)
Japan travel bucket list: top places to visit in each prefecture before you die【Part II】
- Krista Rogers
Jan 29, 2017
The second part of our Japanese bucket list dedicated to all travel enthusiasts!
- Japan
- (beautiful • bucket list • nature • prefectures • shrines • temples • travel)
What’s making these big, tough sumo wrestlers cringe? A tiny medical procedure, it turns out!
- Krista Rogers
Jan 17, 2017
The Japan Sumo Association pokes fun at some of its star athletes who appear to hate getting shots just as much as the rest of us.
- Japan
- (flu shot • funny • health • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • vaccinations)
Japanese monk band performs rockin’ live street performance on Christmas Eve【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Dec 30, 2016
These Christmas carollers appear to be just a little bit Buddhist!
- Japan
- (Buddhism • Christmas Eve • monks • shinjuku • street performace • Tokyo • twitter • video • VOWZ Band)
Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki proves his godly skills with improvised drawings at comic exposition
- Krista Rogers
Dec 20, 2016
A manga artist with a talent for sketching famous manga characters on the fly impresses backstage at this year’s Jump Festa.
- Japan
- (art • Dragon Ball • Goku • illustration • Jump Festa • Kentaro Yabuki • manga • Yu Yu Hakusho)
Salvatore Cuomo restaurants are offering an all-you-can-eat pizza & pasta lunch buffet for cheap
- Krista Rogers
Dec 14, 2016
Craving some carbs? Indulge in this limited-time weekday lunch special for only 800 yen (US$7) per person.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • buffet • Italian food • Kansai • lunch • pasta • pizza • Restaurant • Salvatore Cuomo • tabehodai)
Drop the soy sauce and grab the salmon roe! Net users rave about ham sushi bento from Hokkaido
- Krista Rogers
Dec 6, 2016
If you have an adventurous palate, get ready to entertain your taste buds with this new take on sushi!
Bulma’s Dragon Radar is now up for grabs for those who wish to summon the Eternal Dragon
- Krista Rogers
Nov 28, 2016
The new gadget is part of the celebrations for the Dragon Ball anime’s 30th anniversary, which first aired on February 26, 1986.
- Japan
- (anime • Bulma • Dragon Ball • dragon radar • Goku • Premium Bandai • toys)
A figure skating anime is suddenly boosting Chanel sales, and not everyone is happy
- Krista Rogers
Nov 24, 2016
The luxury fashion brand owes a few thanks to a popular new anime which focuses on competitive men’s figure skating.
- Japan
- (anime • Chanel • figure skating • fujoshi • lip balm • Yuri!!! on Ice)
15 times when Japanese cosplayers forgot part of their costumes and found genius solutions【Pics】
- Krista Rogers
Nov 14, 2016
Find out how a little quick thinking with simple objects can save the day in a pinch.
- Japan
- (cosplay • Forgotten Items • funny • quick-fix)
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie will return to the Japanese big screen early next year
- Krista Rogers
Nov 7, 2016
The first Cardcaptor Sakura anime film will experience a revival in selected theaters throughout Japan.
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