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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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Singing and dancing lessons, too!? An inside-look at a Tokyo voice acting academy

Krista Rogers
Dec 2, 2015
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What kind of training do aspiring voice actors undergo before debuting as pros in Japan? We took a trip to a Tokyo voice acting academy to find out!

Japan
(Amusement Media Academy • anime • dancing • seiyu • singing • video • voice acting)

Koalas: Super cute, super dumb, and the most charitable parents of the animal kingdom?

Krista Rogers
Dec 2, 2015

After reading this adorable comic, you may never be able to look at the humble koala in the same way ever again–but you’ll love them even more!

Japan
(animals • comic • cute • koalas • Parenting)

Student amused to find entry—and corresponding visual—for “cat ears” in his electronic dictionary

Krista Rogers
Dec 1, 2015

What happens when children contribute new entries to dictionaries? Cat ears happen, that’s what! Err, but maybe not the kind we were hoping for…

Internet, Japan
(anime • cat ears • character • dictionary • Japanese • nekomimi • twitter)

Order your own historical sword-turned-hot-guy Touken Ranbu cake just in time for the holidays

Krista Rogers
Dec 1, 2015

Remember Touken Ranbu, that game where you turn historical Japanese swords into hot men? Well, one shop is now turning those men into delectable cakes!

Internet, Japan
(cake • card game • swords • Touken Ranbu)

Artist shares a glimpse of a world where the Pokémon Eevee is real

Krista Rogers
Dec 1, 2015

Check out one Japanese Twitter user’s adorable vision of what her home would be like if Eevee actually existed in real life!

Internet, Japan
(art • cute • Eevee • illustration • pet • photography • Pokemon • twitter • video games)

Official Pokémon site reveals bizarre yet amusing secrets about Fighting-type Pokémon Machamp

Krista Rogers
Dec 1, 2015

The official Pokémon website recently shared two surprising revelations about Generation I Fighting-type Pokémon Machamp which may leave you blushing!

Japan
(fighting • first generation • funny • Machamp • Pokemon • Trivia • video games)

Roomba Doge is here to make your week so much better 【Video】

Krista Rogers
Nov 25, 2015

Move over, Roomba Shark Cat, and make way for Roomba Doge! In his own words: “So ride. Much excite.”

Internet, Japan
(cute • doge • dogs • funny • pets • Roomba • Shiba Inu)

Japanese university students’ synchronized marching routine is positively mesmerizing【Video】

Krista Rogers
Nov 25, 2015

Check out this year’s mind-boggling edition of a now legendary synchronized group marching performance by Tokyo university students!

Japan
(exhibition • marching • Nippon Sport Science University • synchronized • video • Yokohama Arena)

“5 + 9” is okay but “9 + 5” is wrong? Is this being logical or overly picky?

Krista Rogers
Nov 25, 2015

Students who add and multiply with the numbers in the ‘wrong’ order are getting their answers marked as incorrect? Japanese net users weigh in.

Japan
(debate • education • kids • math • teaching)

We check out the awesome Tokyo restaurant sandwiched between two active train tracks

Krista Rogers
Nov 16, 2015

Earlier this year, we shared news about a restaurant in Tokyo where you can dine between the train tracks of the busy Chuo Line. One of our Japanese-language reporters finally got the chance to visit the location for himself, and we’d like to share his thoughts about getting up close and personal with some trains!

Japan
(Akihabara • bars • cafes • cool • restaurants • Tokyo • trains)

【Monday Kickstart】Who can stay mad with squeaky shoes? Pouting toddler steals our hearts

Krista Rogers
Nov 16, 2015

A recent viral video of a young Korean girl initially pouting then breaking into giggles at the sound of her squeaky shoes is just the thing you need to kick your week off right!

Internet, Korea
(adorable • Monday Kickstart • squeaky shoes • toddler • YouTube)

Get your fill of fashion and Sanrio with these “Little Twin Stars” sailor uniforms

Krista Rogers
Nov 15, 2015

Get ready to double your cuteness level! Japanese company Clearstone has partnered up with Sanrio for two new cute-as-a-button sailor-style school uniforms in their “Neo Graphic Sailor Uniform x Little Twin Stars” dreamy collaboration!

Japan
(cute • fashion • Kiki & Lala • Little Twin Stars • sailor fuku • Sanrio • School uniform)

The original Pokémon games are coming to Nintendo’s 3DS Virtual Console early next year!

Krista Rogers
Nov 14, 2015

We’ve got some fantastic news for children of the ’90s who once made it (and still make it) their quest to catch ’em all: The original first-generation Pokémon games are coming to the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console early next year!

Global, Internet, Japan
(3DS • first generation • Game Boy • Game Boy Color • nintendo • Pokemon • Virtual Console)

Relive the adventure in HD! “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD” to be released in March

Krista Rogers
Nov 14, 2015

The most recent episode of Nintendo Direct included some exciting news for fans of the soon-to-be 30-year-old Legend of Zelda video game series. In the broadcast, Nintendo executives announced that a high-definition version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess would be released for the Wii U on March 4, 2016 internationally, and on March 10 in Japan.

Global, Japan
(Amiibo • HD • link • nintendo • remake • the legend of Zelda • Twilight Princess • Wii U • Wolf Link)

Burger restaurant The Burgers Tokyo collaborates with Korean group Big Bang for limited-time menu

Krista Rogers
Nov 10, 2015

Are you a Big Bang fan living in Tokyo who positively can’t wait to see your five favorite singers take to the stage in less than a week? Then perhaps the following deal will help you let out a little excitement before then!

For 10 days between the period of November 9-18, The Burgers Tokyo, a burger and sandwich restaurant located at Tokyo Dome City, will be offering a special collaboration menu with K-Pop mega-group Big Bang. The limited-time menu ties in with promotions for the group’s ongoing MADE 2015-16 World Tour, which kicks off in Japan this Thursday.

Japan, Korea
(Big Bang • burgers • K-pop • music • restaurants • Tokyo Dome)

Change your Twitter “Like” hearts into fun “Like” sushi with a fun new web app!

Krista Rogers
Nov 10, 2015

Here’s something for you, sushi and Twitter lovers the world over!

Earlier this week, a Japanese net user uploaded a free Chrome web extension which converts the Twitter “Like” heart icon into a delicious sushi icon instead. It may not be the most earth-shattering new function to ever pop up on the internet, but hey, it’s the little things in life, right?

Internet, Japan
(app • free • social media • sushi • twitter)

Win your very own ramen-bowl chair and spice up your cooking with the help of some dashing men

Krista Rogers
Nov 8, 2015

With the slogan “Delicious ramen is in your house,” Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., the Japanese company best known for producing the Maruchan brand of ramen noodles, announced the second round of their ongoing ramen campaign on November 5, which will culminate in one lucky person winning a super stylish, one-of-a-kind, ramen donburi [porcelain bowl] chair.

As if the thought of owning your very own ramen-bowl chair wasn’t exciting enough, the campaign also comes complete with four handsome characters ready to teach you all the secrets behind cooking a perfect bowl of ramen!

Japan
(campaign • chair • donburi • Maruchan • prize • ramen)

High school students create amazing musical arcade game for their school festival

Krista Rogers
Nov 8, 2015

Autumn is the season of school cultural festivals (bunkasai) in Japan. Students pour hours and hours of their time into creating the best possible attractions, food stands, and performances and proudly display these efforts of love for the surrounding community to enjoy.

There must be something in the water because, starting with the teacups ride we introduced last month, Japanese students seem to be showing some unprecedented creativity this year. Just take this musical arcade game that was built entirely by high schoolers, and which many stunned guests have proclaimed to be “good enough to be in a real game center.”

Japan
(arcade • bunkasai • Chrono Tone • creative • game • music • school festival • schools)

Two Tokyo wards issue Japan’s first ever same-sex partnership certificates

Krista Rogers
Nov 6, 2015

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward has been creating headlines around the world since the district first announced that it would begin issuing Japan’s first same-sex partnership certificates in the fall. Fast forward to this month, and both Shibuya and neighboring Setagaya Ward today issued their very first certificates!

Japan
(LGBT • partnership certificates • rights • same-sex marriage • Setagaya • Shibuya • Tokyo)

Dragon Ball Z English voice actors dish about their early days dubbing at Funimation【Video】

Krista Rogers
Nov 4, 2015

Love it or hate, there’s no doubt that many Dragon Ball Z fans growing up in the United States and other English-speaking countries got their start by watching Funimation’s English dub of the series. Once a staple of Cartoon Network’s weekday Toonami programming lineup back in the early 2000s, hearing the English voices of Goku and Vegeta, played by Sean Schemmel and Christopher Sabat respectively, is sure to induce a wave of nostalgia for many present-day “kids” now approaching their 30s.

In fact, the two veteran voice actors were recently featured in reddit’s Ask Me Anything series of video interviews. Join us after the jump to hear the duo’s candid thoughts about a variety of topics, including being asked to sign babies’ diapers, texting in Vegeta’s persona, playing pranks with kazoos, and female Super Saiyans!