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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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One Piece and music lovers can now add Brook’s iconic Shark Guitar to their collections!
- Krista Rogers
Aug 1, 2016 - Tweet
The new instrument is also perfect for confusing your bandmates when you tell them that your biggest musical influence is a skeleton.
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
- (Brook • guitar • instrument • music • One Piece • Shimamura)
Have plans to visit Tottori’s sand dunes this summer? Catch some Pokémon while you’re at it!
- Krista Rogers
Jul 28, 2016
In fact, Tottori’s governor officially encourages you to venture into the sand to catch ’em all.
- Japan
- (game • Pokémon GO • sand dunes • smartphone • Tottori)
Dragon Ball Super Training Challenge! is ready to whip future defenders of the Earth into shape
- Krista Rogers
Jul 26, 2016
Nasu Highland Park in Tochigi Prefecture is home to a special experience-type attraction where you can undergo the same training regimens as Goku.
- Japan
- (anime • attraction • Dragon Ball Super • Goku • Nasu Highland Park • training)
That moment when one successful manga artist quakes in the presence of another
- Krista Rogers
Jul 25, 2016
Even professional manga artists are in awe of the legendary Rumiko Takahashi.
- Japan
- (artist • Chihayafuru • Lum • manga • Rumiko Takashi • twitter • Yuki Suetsugu)
Miss Hokusai anime film receives distribution rights for North America, screenings begin in fall
- Krista Rogers
Jul 12, 2016
The little known daughter of ukiyo-e legend Hokusai is the main character in this animated featured film.
- Japan
- (anime • artist • Edo • film • historical • Miss Hokusai • North America • painting • ukiyo-e)
Net users duke it out over whether Jia Jia, China’s beautiful android, is the fairest of them all
- Krista Rogers
Jul 11, 2016
Uhh, guys, is a beauty contest between two androids really necessary?
- China
- (Aiko Chihara • Android • beautiful • Jia Jia • robot • Summer Davos Forum • Tianjin)
Young girl’s reaction to her first Ghibli movie brings internet to collective squeals of delight
- Krista Rogers
Jul 11, 2016
Someone really seems to think they’re too cool for Ghibli movies here!
“25 Potential Culture Shocks from around the World” infographic offers tidbits of travel wisdom
- Krista Rogers
Jul 11, 2016
What could be hard about taking a pee in Poland? Where are you likely to see camel racing with robotic jockeys? Answers to these and more below!
- Global
- (countries • culture shock • etiquette • foreign • infographic • manners • travel)
Meet the Korean dog (or cotton candy?) with more Instagram followers than you
- Krista Rogers
Jul 8, 2016
Let this perky pup with the perfectly groomed spherical head in South Korea lift your spirits mid-week.
- Internet, Korea
- (Bichon Frise • cute • dog • Instagram • popular • social media • tori)
Here’s a funny anecdote about Japanese kindergartners (maybe) yelling “killing me” in unison
- Krista Rogers
Jun 29, 2016
Small children nowadays are sure getting to be more and more hardcore, eh?
- Entertainment, Internet, Japan
- (funny • giraffe • kindergarten • misunderstanding • picture • story • twitter)
Grab a free ice cream treat on “Azuki Bar Day” (July 1st) in three major Japanese cities
- Krista Rogers
Jun 28, 2016
Azuki bars are a favorite of the young and old, so take yourself, your kids, and the granny who lives next door to one of these free celebrations!
Kailijumei’s line of color-changing, flower lipsticks are all the rage now across the world
- Krista Rogers
Jun 28, 2016
This Chinese lipstick is so beautiful in its design that you won’t want to use it on yourself.
Rumi Rock’s line of edgy yukata is in pop-up shops, just in time for the summer festival season
- Krista Rogers
Jun 27, 2016
We’re guessing that this is the only place where you can find a yukata featuring a Loch Ness Monster design!
- Japan
- (Azabu-Juban • clothing • Daikanyama • kimono • pictures • pop-up shop • Rumi Rock • yukata)
Send your city-dwelling friends the gift of a starry night sky…in an envelope!
- Krista Rogers
Jun 24, 2016
This “Star Filled Envelope” is a gift in itself for those yearning for the twinkling lights of a nighttime starry sky.
Sanrio characters assemble at Tama-Center Station, one of them is too lazy to walk by himself
- Krista Rogers
Jun 21, 2016
Which Sanrio character is so unmotivated he has to be pushed on a cart? Hint: You probably know egg-xactly which one we’re talking about!
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (characters • Gudetama • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • Sanrio Puroland • Tama Center Station • twitter)
Three bridges in Okinawa Prefecture offer the most spectacular panoramic vistas of the sea【Pics】
- Krista Rogers
Jun 14, 2016
Who wants to play hooky with us down in the islands next weekend?
Decorate your snail mail with cute, whimsical stamps to enhance your postage!
- Krista Rogers
Jun 13, 2016
Celebrate important life events or the changing of the seasons with an extra special artistic touch in the corner of your mail.
- Art, Cute, Japan, Lifestyle
- (crafty • cute • decoration • kitte no kobito • mail • postage • stamps)
McDonald’s Japan debuts three new ingredients, limited-time burgers in new “hidden” campaign
- Krista Rogers
Jun 13, 2016
Can you guess the three new toppings to be added to menu staples like the Teriyaki McBurger, Chicken Filet, and Double Cheeseburger?
- Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
- (burgers • cream cheese • jalapenos • limited time • McDonald's • menu • teriyaki)
Birds of a feather squabble together: cute bird sibling fight goes viral 【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Jun 11, 2016
Just be thankful the yellow one isn’t going after you.
Our reporters Mr. Sato and Yoshio go chasing their youths at a noodle vending machine 【Pictures】
- Krista Rogers
Jun 11, 2016
Noodle soup for the soul…served by a machine!
- Culture, Food & Drink, Internet, Japan
- (Iwakuni • Mr. Sato • Noodles • nostalgic • pictures • soba • travel • udon • vending machines • Yamaguchi)
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