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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Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo- Starbucks Japan releases new Frappuccino and latte for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
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Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
Human washing machine pods coming to Japanese hotels【Photos】
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Noto Peninsula shows us how to keep warm during the Japanese winter 【Photos】
Rakuten randomly offers 58 New Year’s osechi feasts in Japan, but did we get a star or a dud?
A Japanese dating app matched our bachelorette with a Buddhist monk, and she learned some things
Bamboo trees vandalized near Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari shrine, foreign graffiti prevalent
The upside of dating a man whose hobby is joso, or cross-dressing as a woman【Interview】
11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese
Studio Ghibli’s kodama ready to leave the Princess Mononoke forest as a squeezable keychain【Pics】
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