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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Women weren’t happy to see the man board their carriage, but he wasn’t going to let them have their way without a fight.
Fatbergs be gone with this new method of washing your rear without a Japanese washlet toilet.
Totoro chopstick rests, lanterns, cups, and figurines created by Shigaraki craftsmen specialising in tanuki raccoon dog figurines.
Many people are siding with the Mt Koya priest, who said he was frustrated by tourists who post “arrogant responses like they’re some travel pioneer”.
She might be just seven months old, but her incredible locks have already netted her more than 120,000 followers.
A more comfortable way to enjoy the festival season while out and about in your yukata summer kimono.
Owners say sayonara to their iconic red sign with a new logo that captures the spirit of all the youth fashion stores inside the building.
People used to travel on a ropeway between department store rooftops overlooking today’s scramble crossing.
Because the only thing better than seeing 1,500-plus Pikachus is seeing a squad of Eevees at the same time.
The Hollywood movie stars dish the dirt on their relationship and reveal why Chris has a thing for Japanese TV presenter Koji Kato.
After dealing with a natural disaster, this part of Japan is now struggling to prevent financial disaster as well.
People around the country are in awe of the clip, which was taken without the use of filters or any editing software.
A surprise message left in the walls of a home leads to a widespread search for the previous homeowners.
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