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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Cats are melting hearts around the country by wrapping tails around their legs, necks and heads to fight the winter chill.
Now you can enjoy a break with a Kit Kat and a shot of Japanese rice wine all rolled into one.
Stop everything you’re doing because we have three very important words to say: cheesecake flavoured cornflakes.
Hello Kitty loves to cosplay and this time she’s dressing up as a badass schoolgirl with a machine gun.
A new collection of menswear based on anime characters Lupin, Zenigata, Jigen, and Goemon will soon be available at Japanese department store Isetan.
Turn plain doughnut balls into mounds of smiling edible otters with just a few crafty chocolate moves.
Let your smartphone dream of electric rodents with this gorgeous new range of cosy futons.
Stroll through hidden alleyways filled with lights and lanterns in this beautiful homage to the night in Tokyo.
If you loved the scenery in Chihiro’s train journey in Spirited Away, you’ll love this unique location just one hour away from Tokyo.
Japanese vending machines always get lavished with attention but now it’s time for their trash cans to step into the spotlight.
Snow White and the Wicked Queen cosplay is now complete with this specially grown black “poison apple”.
You can probably tell which stations they’ll be played at, but can you guess which songs have been chosen?
Because you might be too old to play with your food, but you’re not too old to play with your glasses.
From breastfeeding mothers to merchant towns and an evening party with kimono-clad girls in Kyoto, these newly released artworks and photos of old Japan are simply captivating.
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Osaka Starbucks has one of the city’s coolest photo vantage points, but it’s going away soon
Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
Anime fans can now wear a Seiko watch inspired by Japan’s One Piece Shinkansen
Nagoya’s famous Shinkansen platform noodle shop has other, better branches nearby
Studio Ghibli unveils new interactive stationery dioramas that bring anime movies to life on your desk
German woman rescued from Mt. Fuji after suffering altitude sickness symptoms, hiking to peak anyway
The Japanese government is ending its Cool Japan Fund program
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Universal Studios Japan partners with manga horror master Junji Ito’s Tomie
7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
Studio Ghibli composer Jo Hisaishi just set three Guinness Records
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