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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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Yoshinoya teams up with famous curry restaurant to offer the aromatic Beef Roka Curry
- Krista Rogers
Jan 28, 2025 - Tweet
Even curry skeptics might like this one for its masterful blend of several spices.
- Japan
- (aromatic • beef • chain • collaboration • food • gyudon • Restaurant • shibuya 109 • spicy • Spicy Curry Roka • Yoshinoya)
We delight in the gastronomic treasures we found in the Hokkaido Umaimonokan lucky bag
- Krista Rogers
Jan 23, 2025
This lucky bag was the perfect example of how the annual New Year’s deal can truly expand your horizons–not to mention, your soup skills.
- Japan
- (COK • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Hokkaido • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • SNJO • Umaimonokan)
Can our pregnant reporter find fulfilment by eating only non-raw foods at Sushiro?
- Krista Rogers
Jan 20, 2025
A pregnancy craving turned into a challenge to see what other delicious dishes the popular sushi chain can offer women in the same boat.
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • dessert • fish • kaiten sushi • menu • non-raw sushi • pregnant • raw food • side dishes • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro)
Traveling with taste: Try one of Tokyo Station’s top ten ranked ekiben
- Krista Rogers
Jan 15, 2025
Next time you’re passing through, keep an eye out for one of these station bento to treat yourself during your travels.
- Japan
- (bento • dining • Ekiben • food • gourmet • Monoqlo • ranking • Tokyo Station • Top Ten • travel)
The My Melody ♡ Kuromi Anniversary Party is in full kawaii swing at the Ikebukuro Parco store
- Krista Rogers
Jan 14, 2025
This limited-time event celebrates the dual character anniversaries of two major Sanrio stars.
Village Vanguard possibly tops its own record for most useless junk in a lucky bag this year
- Krista Rogers
Jan 8, 2025
The bar was set very low, but we still managed to clear this pointless game of limbo.
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • COK • crazy • drinking • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • funny • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • silly • SNJO • Village Vanguard • wacky • weird)
Will we roll in the riches or the dirt with Mulan Akiba’s 2025 capsule toy lucky bag?
- Krista Rogers
Jan 7, 2025
A big slash in price from last year’s bag had us both intrigued and also a bit skeptical.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • capsule toys • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • gacha • gacha gacha • gachapon • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Mulan • SNJO • Tokyo)
K-Arena Yokohama is ranked the music venue with second-highest number of attendees in the world
- Krista Rogers
Jan 2, 2025
The arena, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, is already a major home for global musical acts.
- Japan
- (arena • concert • entertainment • K-Arena Yokohama • live • Minato Mirai • music • Pollstar • singers • venue • Yokohama)
We fulfill a childhood dream with giant wafers at the Hiratsuka Seika factory shop
- Krista Rogers
Dec 31, 2024
There will be no waffling over these wafers once you catch sight of their stupendous size.
- Japan
- (Chiba • confectionery • factory shop • food • Hiratsuka Seika • Mr. Sato • Saitama • Soka • sweets • wafers)
We sample the deep sea fish and more at this delectable sushi restaurant in Shizuoka Prefecture
- Krista Rogers
Dec 29, 2024
A visit to this restaurant that specializes in deep sea fish also teaches us that some of our favorite fish live deeper than we previously thought. Read More
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Ikuna Kamezawa • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • Numazu • restaurants • revolving sushi • Seiji Nakazawa • Shizuoka • SNJO • Suruga Bay • sushi • tourism • travel)
Will our cosplay lucky bag purchase leave us feeling sew lucky or hemmed in?【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
Dec 24, 2024
Initially we were stumped by the origin sources of our cosplays but the mystery was later revealed.
- Japan
- (anime • Blue Archive • clothing • COK • cosplay • Costume • fashion • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2024 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • manga • outfit • Project Sekai • SNJO • video games)
Take a toothbrush with you to Butakin for this daring mixed noodles with chives dish
- Krista Rogers
Dec 17, 2024
It’s just as we’ve always said–with great pungency comes great deliciousness.
- Japan
- (Butakin • chives • Eating Out • food • garlic chives • Kanda • mazesoba • nira • Noodles • Ochanomizu • ramen • Restaurant • Tokyo)
Miniature keychain versions of Japan’s Death Spray are coming to capsule toy machines soon
- Krista Rogers
Dec 17, 2024
Take home one of five little versions of the popular salt purification spray to cleanse your life of anything bad.
- Japan
- (capsule toy • Crescent Lake • cute • gacha • miniature • mist • Oisesan • purification • salt • spray • toy)
Kenbishi Shuzo sake brewery commits to production of traditional wooden sake barrels
- Krista Rogers
Dec 11, 2024
One of Japan’s oldest breweries carries on the craft as UNESCO registers Japanese sake brewing as Intangible Cultural Heritage this month.
- Japan
- (alcohol • barrel • craft • culture • Hyogo • Intangible Cultural Heritage • Kenbishi Shuzo • sake • UNESCO • UNESCO World Heritage)
Kotatsu in the Sky returns to the Osaka Wheel, Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel
- Krista Rogers
Dec 10, 2024
Visitors to Osaka over the winter should book this special service to experience the warmth and coziness of the Japanese kotatsu with stunning views.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • cozy • Ferris wheel • hot sake • kotatsu • oden • Osaka • Osaka wheel • ride • scenery • Showa retro • warm • winter)
Red Bull releases Japan-exclusive energy drink flavor for the winter
- Krista Rogers
Dec 5, 2024
Fans of the popular energy drink who also appreciate a classic Japanese wintertime flavor will want to get their hands on this new offering.
- Japan
- (citrus • energy drink • Japan-exclusive • kotatsu • limited • mikan • new flavor • Red Bull • winter edition)
Diving into the 2024 JC & JK Buzzword Award nominations for trendy Japanese slang and more
- Krista Rogers
Dec 2, 2024
We take a closer look at some of the entries selected by Gen Z and Gen Alpha Japanese schoolgirls and suddenly feel very old.
- Japan
- (2024 Buzzword Awards • high school • Instagram • JCJK • JK • junior high school • language • linguistics • slang • social media • teenagers • trends)
Shimonoseki’s Koreantown isn’t like Tokyo’s or Osaka’s, but it has a retro atmosphere all its own
- Krista Rogers
Nov 29, 2024
We stumble upon a small Korean area in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the city connected to Busan, Korea by ferry.
- Japan
- (Busan • COK • Green Mall • Ikuna Kamezawa • Korea • Koreantown • Koreatown • Little Busan Festival • Shimonoseki • sister city • SNJO • Yamaguchi Prefecture)
That time when we made a theme song for Kura Sushi out of our sheer love for it【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Nov 27, 2024
Sometimes love for conveyor belt sushi makes you do crazy things.
- Japan
- (COK • composition • Conveyor belt sushi • funny • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • music • revolving sushi • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • video)
Japan reaches its lowest-ever ranking on Education First’s 2024 English Proficiency Index
- Krista Rogers
Nov 19, 2024
Only three other countries from East or Southeast Asia scored lower on the global ranking.
- Japan
- (education • Education First • English • English in Japan • English Proficiency Index • foreign language • global • ranking • Teaching English in Japan • work)
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