He followed her to Japan, her home country, and after three extended visits, they married in 1977 and settled down there; they lived in the family compound owned by his father-in-law.

[8][9] During the 1980s, as the founder and CEO of Bullet-Proof Software,[7] Rogers developed an interest in Tetris, a game designed by Alexey Pajitnov that was gaining popularity in Europe.

[10] Beyond Tetris and other video game endeavors, Rogers has founded or cofounded several community and sustainability-oriented organizations and companies.

The first of these was Blue Planet Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity focused on activities of advocacy, which Rogers founded in 2007 to build awareness and fostering action for clean energy in Hawaii.

[16] Rogers is also chairman of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) and founder of the International MoonBase Alliance, which developed the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), a 1,200 square-foot Mars and moon analog habitat on Mauna Loa.