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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Rooms jammed full of anime collectibles suddenly turned into X-rated disaster zones after the quake hit.
Rail staff were put to the test as they guided passengers through tunnels and emergency slides during their busiest hours.
The shallow epicentre caused strong tremors that killed three and injured dozens of people in the region.
Turns out it’s not the first time she’s used her charm to deal with an embarrassing live-to-air blunder.
If you dare to litter in Tokyo, you’d better watch out, because there’s a team of fearsome samurai warriors ready to admonish you.
White rice goes head to head with jelly in the sharpest blade stakes, but only one can win.
Reynolds surprised us all on his Japanese press tour, inviting us to chat with him as he visited temples, shrines and busy streets in Tokyo.
After going viral with her prawn cracker gown, Sine has upped her food cosplay game with meat, crisps, and enoki mushrooms.
The Japanese beauty steps out from the shadow of her father’s “sexiest man of the year” titles with some good-looking poses of her own.
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