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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Nestlé will release the ultimate perfected KitKat in honor of its 50th anniversary in Japan

The company has arrived at the best possible balance of chocolate and wafer in the beloved treat in a new version that’s hitting shelves soon.

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USJ unveils its Halloween lineup, including some first-ever Pokémon food and fun collaborations

The time is right to get your spooky Poké-fix inside of Osaka’s popular theme park.

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How do young Japanese women spend their hard-earned money to treat themselves?

The millennial generation of women dishes on how they’ve spent the largest amount of money on themselves as a reward.

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The new Simose Art Museum in Hiroshima houses a floating, futuristic surprise next to the sea

Art appreciation begins as soon as you catch sight of the stylish building itself.

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Japan has a cat aptitude test to show off how much you know about our feline friends

It really is a cat’s world and we’re just living in it.

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The Jujutsu Kaisen hanko collection is here to stamp away your curses…and paperwork

Turn to your favorite character from the popular shonen anime for help with all of your bureaucratic needs that require a signature.

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Beautiful summertime goshuin seal stamps are back to grace your temple-visiting record book

Kyoto’s ancient Ninnaji Temple is offering a second chance to grab these gorgeously intricate and exclusive papercut designs.

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Survey responds to the most important factors when deciding which izakaya to go to

If you’re looking to visit an izakaya, a traditional Japanese pub, here’s some insight about how Japanese people make their picks to help guide yours.

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Nine of the best spots for beating the heat with kakigori shaved ice in Japan this summer

These shops also showcase the immense variety of flavors and ingredients that go into the making of individual shaved ice recipes.

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Dare to dream deeply with the support of these two new giant Pokémon Huggers

“Pokémon Yogibo used Rest! It was super effective.”

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Tokyo bread wholesaler Tobu Pan Chokubaisho’s yummy bread makes Mr. Sato want to live next door

In particular, an uncommon find from his childhood will never go stale in his mind.
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42 thoughts that crossed our mind when visiting the forest that inspired Princess Mononoke

Our reporter Seiji hopes that first-time visitors to Yakushima’s Shiratani Unsuikyo will avoid some of the same pitfalls that he ran into.

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Looking to have the best night out on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa? Go to this enka pub right now

The owner is a stylishly eccentric enka singer who sings along with his guests and promises a great night will be had by all.

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What it’s like to attend an idol concert where they’re singing lyrics that you wrote【Pt. II】

Our musician reporter Seiji attends the one-year anniversary concert of idol group Gilty x Gilty, who sang a song that he penned.

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We have some welcome and not-so-welcome visitors at our cheap house in the countryside【SoraHouse】

In the span of just 20 days, our trail cameras captured a veritable parade of visitors coming and going on the SoraHouse property.

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A beginner’s guide on how to keep your favorite trading cards in mint condition

Tips for protecting cards from a new Pokémon  collector.  

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Seaweed lovers can rejoice at this bento with almost nothing but ultra-premium nori

Mr. Sato tries the ultimate in luxurious noriben and equates it to a microcosm of the universe.

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The top ten most appealing of Tokyo’s 23 special wards to live in after retirement

You may want to consider one of these wards chosen by Japanese survey takers if you’re planning on settling in Tokyo during your golden years.

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We sample the Super Cup 1.5 times x Yoasobi collaboration cup ramen that’s now on sale

One of the hottest current J-pop/anisong acts takes their turn at composing cup ramen.

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We get (un)lucky at Hakodate fast food chain Lucky Pierrot with our giant omuraisu mistake

We thought we’d get something simple and light at Lucky Pierrot…turns out that was not the case at all.

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