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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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Wagyu ramen for foreign tourists appears in Kabukicho, with a very high price tag
- Oona McGee
about an hour ago - Tweet
What makes this bowl of noodles cost around twice as much as a regular ramen, and is it worth it?
- Japan
- (beef • food • Japanese food • Kabukicho • Mita Seimenjo • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurant • ramen restaurants • restaurants • Tokyo • tourists • Wagyu)
Studio Ghibli adds new Jiji’s baby plush toy to its anime merchandise range in Japan
- Oona McGee
13 hours ago
Kiki’s Delivery Service steals the spotlight with exclusive plushies… and jewellery that would make Kiki jealous.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • earrings • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • jewellery • jewelry • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • necklace • plush toy • plush toys • plushie • plushies • Studio Ghibli)
7-Eleven Japan adds new doughnut-like tonkotsu ramen fried chicken to its hot food section
- Oona McGee
23 hours ago
Plus, an exclusive bag of snacks to sprinkle on ramen, inspired by the iconic instant noodles.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • Butamen • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • fried chicken • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Kyoho grape drinks for a taste that’s quintessentially Japanese
- Oona McGee
yesterday
Famous Japanese fruit appears in summer to remind us that autumn isn’t too far away.
- Japan
- (Chillax Soda • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • grapes • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese grapes • Kyoho • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea)
Studio Ghibli releases new Kiki’s Delivery Service Jiji music box for anime fans
- Oona McGee
2 days ago
Retro telephone from the Guchokipanya bakery plays one of the film’s most iconic songs.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • diorama • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Guchokipanya • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's bakery • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • music box • Studio Ghibli)
This Japanese chopping board sanitising bag might be the handy kitchen gadget we never knew we needed
- Oona McGee
3 days ago
We find out if a bag made specifically for soaking chopping boards is actually useful.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • Daiso • eggs • food • gadgets • Go Hatori • Japanese food • SNJO)
Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it
- Oona McGee
4 days ago
Rural town’s attempt to draw tourists may have gone a step too far.
- Japan
- (Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilet • Japanese toilets • Japanese-style toilets • Kagawa • Kinashi • projection mapping • public restroom • Public restrooms • public toilet • public toilets • restroom • restrooms • society • toilet • Toilets)
Studio Ghibli unveils new finger puppets featuring anime characters from My Neighbour Totoro
- Oona McGee
5 days ago
Recreate magical movie moments with beloved characters on your fingertips.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • finger puppets • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • puppets • purses • Soot Sprite • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)
7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store drinks with new Grilled Corn Chilled Soup Smoothie
- Oona McGee
5 days ago
Exclusive to only two wards in Tokyo, this is a must-try drink that’s very hard to get.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience store drinks • convenience store finds • convenience stores • corn • corn soup • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • smoothie • smoothies • SNJO • soup)
Starbucks Japan teams up with Traveler’s Company for new stationery and goods collection
- Oona McGee
5 days ago
Coffee and travel come together in a new range of exclusives by cult-favourite Japanese stationery brand.
- Japan
- (drinkware • Japanese stationery • limited edition • merchandise • Reserve Roastery • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • stationery • travel • Traveler's notebook • Traveler’s Company • tumblers)
Starbucks Japan to open Shinkansen platform stores at Kyoto and Nagoya stations
- Oona McGee
6 days ago
New stores add a fresh taste and aroma to high-speed travel on Japan’s busiest bullet train route.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • Kyoto • Kyoto Station • Nagoya • Nagoya Station • news • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)
Akita Kanto Festival, one of Japan’s most spectacular summer festivals, gets an anime twist this year
- Oona McGee
Aug 5, 2026
Towering lanterns, traditional balancing skills, and a special anime collaboration make this an unforgettable Japanese festival experience.
- Japan
- (Akita • anime • festivals • Golden Kamuy • Japanese festivals • Kanto • Kanto festival • manga • SNJO • summer • Tohoku)
7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store sandwiches with a wild new choc-mint variety
- Oona McGee
Aug 3, 2026
Convenience store chain tests our limits by turning the divisive flavour into a cream sandwich.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • choc mint • choco mint • chocolate • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • food • fruit sandwiches • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • mint • mint choco • mint chocolate • sandwiches • sweets • weird)
We tried Starbucks Japan’s new coffee for people who don’t drink coffee
- Oona McGee
Aug 3, 2026
Does the new “Clear Coffee” have what it takes to bring a non-coffee drinker into the fold?
- Japan
- (Clear Coffee • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)
7-Eleven Japan adds new chocolate fruit gummies to its sweets range, but are they worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Aug 3, 2026
Convenience store chain has become the place to go for gummies, and fans are going wild for them.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sweets • convenience stores • food • gummies • gummy candies • gummy candy • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • sweets)
Japanese vending machine sells freshly squeezed lemon juice with a futuristic light show
- Oona McGee
Aug 2, 2026
We test the sourness of the juice but get distracted by a surprise performance.
- Japan
- (cool • drinks • hidden gems • Japanese vending machines • juice • lemon juice • lemons • Osaka • SNJO • vending machines • weird • weird vennding machine)
Starbucks Japan opens new store inside historic seaside quarantine station near Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 1, 2026
Sip on Starbucks in a setting once linked to infectious diseases.
- Japan
- (architecture • artists • cafes • coffee • cool • culture • history • Japan travel • Nagahama Quarantine Station • new openings • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stores • Tangible Cultural Property • tourism • travel • Umi no Koen • Yokohama)
Japan’s foreign resident population hits record high as Japanese population hits record low
- Oona McGee
Aug 1, 2026
The number of Japanese citizens falls below 120 million for the first time in 42 years, but the foreign community continues to grow.
- Japan
- (demographics • foreigners • foreigners in Japan • foreigners living in Japan • Japan permanent residency • Living in Japan • permanent residency • population • population decline • society)
Studio Ghibli releases new Spirited Away earrings featuring mysterious anime bathhouse character
- Oona McGee
Aug 1, 2026
Cleverly designed jewellery sways while you wear it, just like Kasuga-sama does in the animated film.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • culture • Donguri Kyowakoku • earrings • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • jewellery • jewelry • Kasuga sama • Kasuga Shrine • Kasuga Taisha • merchandise • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
7-Eleven Japan adds new cold soup smoothies to its convenience store drinks range
- Oona McGee
Jul 31, 2026
Cold soup smoothies are good for the gut and good for the ‘Gram.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience store drinks • convenience store finds • convenience stores • corn • drinks • food • gazpacho • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • smoothie • smoothies)
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