Oona McGee
Half-Japanese Oona McGee hails from Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a journalist and copywriter before making the move to Japan over a decade ago. Now she spends her days exploring the streets of Tokyo with her laptop and camera, always in search of new cafes, restaurants, events and stories to share with our readers. As an experienced food and travel reporter, Oona has travelled extensively through all 47 prefectures of Japan, and is constantly researching new destinations and drawing up itineraries for her next adventure.
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Surprise snowfall in Japan transformed springtime hanami into a winter wonderland on the weekend.
First signs of central Tokyo shutting down with the unprecedented closure of a youth hotspot.
Questions about complacency are being raised as people gather at popular sakura spots in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
X Japan frontman appears to fight back tears as he talks with a Nobel Laureate about the pandemic.
Keep your wits about you — you never know what might appear as you walk these underground tunnels.
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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