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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This Japanese sushi chain is famous for its cheap eats, but staff have just told us what the best things on the menu really are.
My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away are all represented in this show-stopping new collection.
That’s not all — there’s even an “upcycled doughnut” made with leftovers from the gin-making process.
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McDonald’s Japan adds Rilakkuma and friends to its lineup of cute Happy Meal toys
Call of Duty’s Gundam crossover looks really weird (if you can read Japanese)【Pics】
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Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
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Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Kanagawa woman arrested for calling police 1,200 times in 8 days, saying “Merry Christmas, Die!”
Starbucks releases an official green tea chai latte with special Japanese ingredients
Cup Noodle maker’s super-easy recipe turns instant noodles into quick okonomiyaki【Recipe】
Pizza Hut Japan creates Japanese plum pizza, calls it a “Japanese Margherita”【Photos】
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Should you warm up your convenience store onigiri rice balls in the microwave?【Taste test】
Anthropomorphized anime warships game inspired by prewar Japanese tourism poster?!
Studio Ghibli displays The Boy and the Heron Academy Award Oscar in Japan for a limited time
Baskin-Robbins Japan creates four-cheese pizza ice cream – Buono or non buono?【Taste test】
Our top 3 cafes in Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s newest and possibly swankiest shopping complex
Confessions of a professional Japanese dating site female impersonator 【Interview】
How do you split two apples for three people using one knife? Japanese Twitter’s violent ideas
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Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest
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