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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Starbucks Japan’s new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino is a saucy nod to a Japanese tradition

The only date we need this Valentine’s Day. 

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Harvester Yakumo: A restaurant inspired by the Colonel from KFC

The man who made KFC so popular at Christmas brought a taste of Kentucky to Japan in more ways than one.

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Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s 2023 seijinshiki ceremony

These new adults say sayonara to their youth with colourful hair and gangsta costumes.

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What’s in the Lindt lucky bag for 2023?

There’s more to this fukubukuro than just Lindor balls.

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Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia

A treasure chest filled with cute and nostalgic Japanese sweets!

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Mister Donut teams up with pastry chef Toshi Yoroizuka for decadent new range of doughnuts

Japanese chainstore doughnuts get a fancy chocolate upgrade.

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Plant fukubukuro turns our apartment into an indoor garden for New Year

An unusual Japanese lucky bag that’s bloomin’ marvellous.

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Krispy Kreme releases tit doughnuts in Japan

A sweet homage to a beautiful tit that can only be seen in Hokkaido. 

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Domino’s Pizza Burger? Chain teases customers with promise of a new menu item in the works

New product is said to “change the way we think about burgers“.

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Ginza Cozy Corner’s Disney lucky bag fukubukuro leaves us with a bad taste in the mouth

Not exactly the happiest bag on Earth. 

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Did you know you can “wash” your smartphone at McDonald’s in Japan? 【Video】

Ingenious two-step process allows you to clean your hands and your smartphone at the same time. 

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Ghibli Museum entrance is actually…the Catbus?!

It’s been staring us in the face all this time but we never made the connection until now.

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We push our luck and buy a lucky bag from a Japanese vending machine

New Year, new vending machine, and this one is filled with fukubukuro.

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Comparing two Starbucks fukubukuro shows just how different lucky bags can be

Proof that lucky bags really are the luck of the draw.

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Japan’s Muji “Fukukan” continues to disppoint New Year’s lucky bag lovers

A slight improvement on last year, but nothing like the cans of glory days.

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Ikea’s cheap lucky bag captures the true essence of Japan’s fukubukuro tradition

Take a look at what we received for 1,000 yen!

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The Mos Burger x Cinnamoroll lucky bag is a treat for Sanrio fans

Japanese fast food chain teams up with a popular character for its New Year’s fukubukuro. 

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KFC Japan gives us a finger-lickin’ good lucky bag for 2023

Fried chicken fukubukuro is a great way to forget our New Year’s resolutions. 

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Ikea celebrates New Year in Japan with a fukubukuro lucky bag filled with surprises

Ikea says “Blåhaj!” to New Year by giving us a bunch of products that are just as random.

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Hayao Miyazaki draws Year of the Rabbit illustration for New Year’s card to Studio Ghibli fans

The rabbit on this nengajo even comes with a name and intriguing backstory. 

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