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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Would you pay to share a love doll with strangers?
You don’t have to stand outside restaurant windows to enjoy Japan’s amazing food displays — now you can recreate the delicious samples at home!
Forget putting the fear of God into someone; this graveside sign calls on spirits to ensure people mind their manners.
Jiji the cat and Totoro and friends feature on tops, pants, skirts, dresses and accessories in the collection.
Travel back in time to feudal Japan with an epic new clip featuring music by the Yoshida Brothers.
The girls showed off the new underground fashion trend in one of the city’s most upmarket shopping streets.
Fans of trains and felines enjoyed a trip with rescue cats recently, all for a good cause.
The palatial room can be found at a hotel that accommodates the Japanese Emperor on his travels.
Cats from a Japanese cat island give their best performance in a music video designed to lure the famous musician to their shores.
From graceful Awa Odori dance movements to routines in kimono at a New York subway, these girls are turning heads everywhere they go.
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
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