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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Second instalment includes a boss fight and a stop at Matsuya to fuel up on gyudon beef bowls.
It looks like a breakfast at a fancy ryokan inn, but all this food came from a humble 7-Eleven and cost about 10 bucks.
These kicks pay homage to everything from the humble convenience store through to Netflix and even the old-school iMac G3.
Come for the Japanese anime references, stay for the plot-changing twist that’s blown viewers’ minds.
Edible flowers appear on iced doughnuts and spectacular cold, clear jelly doughnuts for summer.
It’s said this Tokyo dish looks like vomit, so does the instant cup version look any better?
Bouldering walls, a skate park and a 24-hour yokocho food alley are just some of the drawcards you’ll find at Tokyo’s newest shopping mall.
“Godfather of streetwear” reimagines Starbucks as a gas stand that sells exclusive Fragment drinkware and T-shirts.
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Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Osaka’s creepy cute mascot speaks for first time, adds more fuel the creepy OR cute debate【Video】
Japan’s new 2,500-yen Ultimate Matcha Latte Float takes green tea to a whole new level
Hamster abandoned at Tokyo ramen restaurant gets new home
Who makes Japan’s best Spam-style onigiri convenience store rice ball? Let’s find out【Taste test】
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
Weekly
- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
- Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Japan’s new 2,500-yen Ultimate Matcha Latte Float takes green tea to a whole new level
Hamster abandoned at Tokyo ramen restaurant gets new home
Who makes Japan’s best Spam-style onigiri convenience store rice ball? Let’s find out【Taste test】
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
No talking allowed, at all, at new Tokyo cafe, even when you’re ordering【Videos】
Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan
How can you maximize the calories you burn singing karaoke?【Experiment】
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
Randomly running into a great sushi lunch like this is one of the best things about eating in Tokyo
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
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