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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 releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
- Oona McGee
5 days ago - Tweet
Each beverage has its own unique character so you can choose which one you’d like to party with.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2026 • Christmas Frappuccino • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • winter)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
- Oona McGee
6 days ago
Festive cheer is here, with mugs, tumblers, candles and keychains you won’t find at any other time of year.
- Japan
- (bottles • Christmas • Christmas 2026 • Christmas Frappuccino • cups • drinkware • limited edition • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)
Japanese sushi etiquette: You may have been ordering sushi wrong this whole time
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2026
Read this before ordering fatty tuna at a sushi restaurant in Japan.
- Japan
- (Conveyor belt sushi • counter sushi restaurant • dining • eating • food • how to • Japanese etiquette • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • restaurant etiquette • restaurants • sushi)
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2026
If you’re planning a trip to Japan soon, you’ll have a better chance of seeing A Night in the Valley of Witches.
- Japan
- (A Night in the Valley of Witches • anime • anime movies • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Ghibli short anime • Ghibli shorts • Goro Miyazaki • movies • shorts • Studio Ghibli • Valley of Witches)
Flying Mud Boat teahouse is a hidden gem in Japan that boggles the mind
- Oona McGee
Oct 20, 2026
This site takes traditional architecture to new heights, like a Ghibli world come to life.
- Japan
- (architecture • buildings • cool • design • Flying Mud Boat • Ghibli • japanese architecture • Nagano • SNJO • teahouse • teahouses • Terunobu Fujimori • travel • treehouses)
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
- Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2026
Now’s the time to say goodbye to the city’s sixth running man before he disappears forever.
- Japan
- (Dotonbori • Ezaki Glico • Glico • Glico Running Man • news • Osaka • signs • tourism • tourist site • tourists)
Studio Ghibli adds new Totoro and Jiji blanket socks to its merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 16, 2026
Beloved anime movie characters are perfectly placed for wiggle-toe animation.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • fashion • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • socks • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
New Studio Ghibli stamp rally set to start in Japan, with exclusive merchandise for anime fans
- Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2026
All the details on how to collect the stamps and get the commemorative prize.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Donguri Kyowakoku • Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Ghibli Exhibition • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • saga • stamp rally • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Studio Ghibli adds Totoro family goods to its anime merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 14, 2026
Finished with a Totoro netsuke that combines anime charm with centuries of Japanese tradition.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • keychains • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Japanese milk carton cakes are a genius idea that the world needs to know about
- Oona McGee
Oct 10, 2026
We’ve got all the details on where to find them, and how to eat them.
- Japan
- (big food • cakes • cooking • cool • desserts • food • Gyomu Super • milk carton cakes • recipe • SoraKitchen • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • tasty)
Sushi Bus starts running in Japan, but is it a tourist trap or tourist must-do?
- Oona McGee
Oct 10, 2026
We take a trip on the world’s first conveyor belt sushi bus…and it’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before.
- Japan
- (bus tour • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • food • Japanese food • sightseeing • sightseeing bus • SNO • sushi • Sushi Bus • sushi restaurant • things to do • things to do in Tokyo • Tokyo • tour • tourism • tours • travel • Willer)
Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino and drinkware, but are they worth buying this year?
- Oona McGee
Oct 9, 2026
We find out if double the cats makes for double deliciousness.
- Japan
- (cats • drinks • drinkware • Frappuccinos • Frappucinos • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Halloween Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Burger King serves up Pickleball Burgers in Japan, with a tasty nod to the number 11
- Oona McGee
Oct 9, 2026
Limited-edition exclusive comes with free goods and special prizes.
- Japan
- (Burger King • burgers • COK • crazy • fast food • food • hamburgers • pickleball • sport • sports • weird)
Starbucks Japan serves up new Coffee Espresso Cream Frappuccino for Nighttime Dolce Coffee range
- Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2026
A new way to have your dessert and drink it too.
- Japan
- (affogato • coffee • drinks • espresso • Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Milan • Reserve Cafe • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Cafe)
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
- Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2026
Japanese subway company adds a new soundscape to Godzilla’s Tokyo home.
- Japan
- (Godzilla • Godzilla-0.0 • Hibiya Station • Japanese Godzilla • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • kaiju • movies • Toho • Toho Godzilla • Tokyo Metro • train departure melodies • train stations • trains)
Shibuya goes hard on Halloween, announces countermeasures to prevent chaos on the streets
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2026
Tokyo Ward clamps down as this year’s Saturday Halloween poses more dangers than the past six years.
- Japan
- (halloween • Halloween 2026 • nightlife • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Tokyko • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
Starbucks Japan releases new seasonal chilled cup tea latte with surprising accents in flavour
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2026
Limited-edition drink serves up a new taste of autumn.
- Japan
- (autumn • chilled cup • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • Joyful Medley • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • tea • tea latte)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Halloween goods with secret glow-in-the-dark details
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2026
Tumblers, bottles, Bearistas and cats get us in the mood for spooky season.
- Japan
- (Bearista • cats • cups • cute • drinkware • halloween • Halloween 2026 • limited edition • mugs • plush toys • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Japan tumbler • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)
Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino for 2026, inspired by a cat in a mystery forest
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2026
The Phantom Purple Cat brings mysterious charm to two exclusive limited-edition drinks.
- Japan
- (cats • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Halloween Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • yoghurt • yogurt)
Wendy’s Japan goes big with new limited-edition Mega Wendy’s, but is it worth the calories?
- Oona McGee
Oct 6, 2026
Sometimes Japanese portion sizes are small… and sometimes they look like this.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • First Kitchen • food • meat • Mega Wendy's • SNJO • Wendy's)
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