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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Sometimes you find crazy things on the streets of Japan, but this is just insane.
This year, customers can enjoy a citrus ingredient not often found on the Japanese mainland in Starbucks’ signature beverage.
Pikachu runs and leaps over obstacles as he chases after Team Skull in this epic Alola Island adventure.
Characters from Mary and the Witch’s Flower team up with prominent brands for a spectacular promotional campaign.
Their amazing speed has them joining the ranks of other incredible record-holding skippers from Japan.
One of Japan’s most distinctive flavours is blended into a McDonald’s milkshake for a limited time.
The peek-a-boo details on the back are said to be particularly thrilling for a certain subset of Japanese fetishists.
The story behind this traditional Japanese knife makes the dramatic restoration even more satisfying.
With so many refreshing ingredients hidden inside, this new beverage looks set to be the drink of the summer.
The new limited-edition Japonais ice cream is filled with all sorts of surprising flavour details.
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