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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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Lawson’s new “drowning in cream” pancakes take convenience store sweets to another level

• Oona McGee
  Nov 17, 2021
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It’s not the only dessert to be drowning in cream right now at the popular chain. 

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• (brownies • chocolate • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cream • cute • desserts • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese desserts • konbini • Lawson • limited edition • pancakes • sweets)

Shinkansen conductor caught playing GPS smartphone game on bullet train…for TEN years

• Oona McGee
  Nov 16, 2021

He might have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for an anonymous tip-off.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • conductors • games • gaming • Joetsu Shinkansen • news • shinkansen • smartphone games • trains • transport • travel • working in Japan)

Japanese company caught out for over-processing autumn leaves photo at popular tourist site

• Oona McGee
  Nov 16, 2021

Japan’s fall foliage is beautiful at this time of year, but it definitely doesn’t look like this.

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• Japan
• (autumn leaves • Goryokaku • Hakodate • Hokkaido • kouyou • nature • photography • photos • tourism • tourist site • travel • Zenrin)

Japanese schoolgirl commended by police for helping lost child

• Oona McGee
  Nov 16, 2021

Student says she stepped in when she saw adults walking past the young girl, who was soaked in the rain.

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• (bravery • children • heartwarming • Japanese schoolgirls • Japanese students • junior high school girls • lost child • news • police • schoolchildren • schoolgirls • students • touching)

Domino’s Japan releases a pizza that needs to be eaten with chopsticks

• Oona McGee
  Nov 15, 2021

A special set of Domino’s-branded chopsticks comes free with each order.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • food • funny • pizza • weird)

Biting Pokémon faces and butts is all part of the game in this new Mister Donut collection

• Oona McGee
  Nov 15, 2021

Eevee, we chews you!!

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• (anime • COK • cute • donuts • doughnuts • Eevee • food • Glaceon • limited edition • Mister Donut • Pachirisu • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • SNJO • sweets • video games)

Japan has seven lucky taxis in Tokyo, and we just boarded one of them

• Oona McGee
  Nov 13, 2021

There’s a secret tip to identifying these special cabs.

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• (cabs • cars • cool • drivers • driving • ichigo ichie • lucky • lucky taxi • Nihon Kotsu • sakura • taxis • Tokyo • transport • travel • weird)

There’s something fishy about this mysterious tourist spot in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 13, 2021

You won’t find torii shrine gates like this anywhere else.

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• Japan
• (Chiba • COK • mystery spot • SNJO • sunrise • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)

Kyoto’s newest Shinkansen souvenir: Canned cakes filled with matcha and cherry blossoms

• Oona McGee
  Nov 12, 2021

A beautiful way to cap off a trip to the ancient Japanese capital.  

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• Japan
• (cake • cakes • cakes in cans • canned food • canned sweets • COK • food • fruit • Kyoto • parfaits • shinkansen • souvenirs • strawberry shortcake • sweets)

A visit to Japan’s mysterious Nose Hair Pond

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2021

No body shaming at this site of natural beauty.

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• Japan
• (nature • Niigata • nose hair • ponds • SNJO • travel)

Japan’s new Sachertorte Häagen-Dazs is filled with unexpected surprises

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2021

Rich chocolate cake becomes a luxury ice cream with a sweet message.

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• (cakes • chocolate • COK • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

If you see this seemingly innocent message on a Japanese street, stay away!

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2021

Locals share the real meaning hidden in this chalked-out memo.

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• Japan
• (weird • wtf)

First look at Studio Ghibli’s new Spirited Away live-action stage play

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2021

Cast appear on stage for the first time to give us a sneak peek at the upcoming production.

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• Japan
• (actors • anime • films • Hayao Miyazaki • Imperial Theatre • Japanese actors • Kanna Hashimoto • Live action • movies • spirited away • stage plays • Studio Ghibli • theatre • voice actors)

KFC adds a Katsu and Fillet Burger to its menu in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2021

Kentucky Fried Chicken, with the emphasis on FRIED.

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• (burgers • COK • fast food • fried chicken • katsu • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan)

Train driver sues Japan Rail…over 56 yen for a one-minute delay

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2021

Railway company defends wage cut, saying “no work, no pay”. 

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• (arson • COK • crime • fire • shinkansen • trains)

Cup Noodle humidifiers: Combining hot ramen and homewares for a very special release

• Oona McGee
  Nov 9, 2021

Instant humidification, in a choice of two varieties!

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• Japan
• (50th anniversary • COK • cool • Cup Noodle • cute • homewares • humidifier • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • marketing • Nissin • weird)

How to make a Japanese Air Cheesecake with just three ingredients

• Oona McGee
  Nov 9, 2021

Simple recipe takes five minutes from start to finish!

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• Japan
• (cakes • Cheesecake • cooking • cream • desserts • Japanese desserts • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • tasty)

Japan’s lowest underpass, where you have to duck under the train tracks【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 8, 2021

So low it’s said to cause injuries and deaths, but locals here throw caution to the wind when using it.

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• (accidents • COK • hazardous roads • Japanese roads • locals • Osaka • railroads • railway tracks • railways • roads • SNJO • trains • tunnels • underpass • video • wtf)

Pokémon doughnuts appear in Japan, with Eevee joining the new Mister Donut range!

• Oona McGee
  Nov 4, 2021

Christmas collection also includes Piplup, Pachirisu and Glaceon butts!

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cute • donuts • doughnuts • Eevee • food • Glaceon • limited edition • Mister Donut • Pachirisu • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Ramen sneakers from Japanese noodle chain serve up tasty ingredients in the details

• Oona McGee
  Nov 4, 2021

Wear your love of ramen on your feet!

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• Japan
• (cool • fashion • food • Japanese food • le coq • limited edition • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurants • shoes • sneakers • Tenkaippin)

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