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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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Japanese microcar owner’s tiny automobile collection turns heads in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 19, 2022
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The cutest cars you’ll ever see!

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• (Bubu 501 • Bubu 502 • Bubu Shuttle-50 • cars • cool • cute • driving • Honda • Japanese roads • microcars • Mitsuoka Motor Company • Ninja • police • roads • tiny • twitter • vehicles • videos • weird • wtf • Zoe Zipper)

Studio Ghibli reveals mystery hidden on coat of arms and outdoor signs at Ghibli Museum

• Oona McGee
  Feb 18, 2022

Fans in Japan left reeling after surprise revelation blows everyone’s minds.

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• (animals • anime • Catbus • characters • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Mascots • movies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

New burger in Japan combines fried chicken with…strawberries and cream?!?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 18, 2022

Kind of like a British scone, but with a chunk of crunchy fried chicken.

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• (burgers • buttermilk • chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • hamburgers • Lucky Rocky Chicken • SNJO • strawberries • taste test • weird • weird food)

Ghibli fan wins Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Studio Ghibli memorabilia

• Oona McGee
  Feb 18, 2022

A massive collection No Face would be proud of.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • characters • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • Mascots • Morikoro • movies • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • Toshio Suzuki • wallpapers)

Burger King releases the King Yeti on Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 17, 2022

No Yetis were harmed in the making of this burger…we think. 

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• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • butter • croquette • fast food • food • limited • limited edition • marketing • new)

Is Japan’s “Hai, Cheese!” photo culture becoming obsolete?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 17, 2022

More and more young Japanese women are saying “peace out” to old photo-taking customs.

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• Japan
• (cameras • COK • cool • culture • Generation Z • photography • photos • SNJO • society • trends • young adults • youth)

Mos Burger mascot retires to make way for new character in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2022

50-year-old burger character is traded in for a newer, younger, human model. 

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• (burgers • characters • fast food • food • Japanese characters • Japanese mascots • LilMos • lunch packs • marketing • Mascots • Mos Burger • Mossan • sandwiches • Yamazaki)

Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best ikura sushi?【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2022

We go round Japan’s top kaitenzushi chains to find the best place to go for salmon roe.

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• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • ikura • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • review • revolving sushi • salmon • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test)

Starbucks Japan’s sakura Frappuccino and latte make us see the cherry blossoms in a new light

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2022

A very Japanese hanami flower-viewing experience. 

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• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2022 • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccinos • sakura • sakura 2022 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Japanese train station returns lost item to customer with a heartwarming message

• Oona McGee
  Feb 15, 2022

Rail staff know how bad it feels to lose an item during your travels.

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• (clever • COK • cool • customer service • Japan Railway • JR • JR West • lost property • omotenashi • stations • train stations • trains • twitter • WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY)

How to stop your glasses from fogging up when wearing a mask

• Oona McGee
  Feb 15, 2022

Handy hack from a longtime Japanese mask wearer.

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• (COK • eyeglasses • face masks • glasses • hack • lifehack • Lifehacks • masks • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO)

The most unusual ATM in Japan? Banking with yokai spirits who want to know your PIN

• Oona McGee
  Feb 15, 2022

Bank earns praise for unique way of warning customers about sneaky souls in the area.

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• (anime • ATM • ATMs • banks • cool • Gegege no Kitaro • manga • movies • Shigeru Mizuki • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourist sites • travel • yokai)

McDonald’s Japan stuffs up our order for a New York burger

• Oona McGee
  Feb 14, 2022

A reminder that when you’re in New York, anything can happen.

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• (burgers • COK • drinks • fast food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • New York • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Catch! Noodles and bowls fly through the air at this Japanese ramen restaurant

• Oona McGee
  Feb 13, 2022

Professional mixed martial artist swaps the fighting ring for a different stage.

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• (COK • crazy • food • hakata • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurants • restaurants • Saitama • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Starbucks pizzas become a hot topic in Japan, but do they live up to the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 12, 2022

A slice of Italy…with a Starbucks twist.

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• (COK • food • pizza • Princi • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve • taste test)

Cats and dogs apologising at Japanese press conference is our newest gacha capsule toy obsession

• Oona McGee
  Feb 11, 2022

Pets saying sorry for their bad deeds is also a fun way to learn Japanese.

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• (animals • apology • capsule toy machine • capsule toys • capsule vending machines • cats • cute • dogs • gacha • gacha toys • gacha vending machine • gachapon • new • pets • weird)

Shinto priest blesses Domino’s pizzas to bring love to those who eat them on Valentine’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Feb 11, 2022

Special religious ceremony adds the essence of Japanese love deities to chain’s heart-shaped pizzas.

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• (Domino's • Domino's Pizza Japan • food • Japanese shrines • love • marketing • pizza • shinto • Shinto shrine • shrines • Valentine's Day • weird)

The Japanese train station where staff bow to departing passengers

• Oona McGee
  Feb 10, 2022

The heartwarming beauty of country life captured in a charming new video.

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• Japan
• (country • countryside • heartwarming • Japan Rail • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kagoshima • Kyushu • train stations • trains • transportation • videos)

Starbucks Japan’s substitute Frappuccino aims to please disappointed customers on Valentine’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Feb 10, 2022

An elusive player brings in the chips when the chips are down.   

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• (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Starbucks Japan releases a Japanese Chai Tea Latte…at only two locations

• Oona McGee
  Feb 9, 2022

Unusual local ingredients make this one of the best drinks we’ve ever had at Starbucks.

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• Japan
• (chai • chai latte • COK • drinks • green tea • Japanese ingredients • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • Teavana)

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