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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Ever wanted to enjoy the taste of premium Japanese rice wine without the alcohol? Now you can!
This mythical sword with non-melting abilities will kill your thirst and replenish your spirit.
Why do hundreds of deer sit together for an hour at this spot in Nara Park every evening in summer? Our reporter investigates.
Boba fantasy land or boba fail? We find out if this bubble tea pop-up is really as bad as its reviews.
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Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
W.T.F. Japan: The top five “sora” references of all time! 【Weird Top Five】
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Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
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Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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W.T.F. Japan: The top five “sora” references of all time! 【Weird Top Five】
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
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Hatsune Miku comes to Magic: The Gathering with official crossover cards【Photos/Video】
Bear attacks car in Japan, breaks windshield with its paw【Video】
A visit to the ordinarily forbidden hall of Nara’s Hasedera Temple【Photos】
Ghibli Park opens final area to first visitors, with stunning new attractions and shops 【Videos】
There’s a new world’s largest anime robot statue, and it’s not in Japan【Photos】
Japanese women reveal how far they’ve gone in “stalking” a guy they like in survey
Who wins in a battle of McDonald’s and Komeda Coffee’s chicken tatsuta burgers?【Taste test】
Beyond sakura: How to tell a cherry blossom from a plum or peach flower
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