The mayor who pledged to create an onsen amusement park if his video received a million views now has another message for the public.
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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From the shoes to the laces, along with shoehorns and bottles of polish, everything in this range is made from sweet chocolate.
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This crazy parody of the original video clip centres around the length of this man’s cheesy stick.
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