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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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Mos Burger’s popular Focaccia Sandwich returns to Japan after seven years

• Oona McGee
  Sep 16, 2021
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A new take on an old favourite, complete with “glamping sauce”. 

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• Japan
• (burgers • camping • COK • fast food • focaccia • food • glamping • hamburgers • Mos Burger • new • sausages)

Does this egg timer from Japanese 100-yen store Daiso really work?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 16, 2021

We find out if this cute gadget is all it’s cracked up to be.

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• Japan
• (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • Daiso • eggs • food • gadgets • Go Hatori • Japanese food • SNJO)

Mr Sato makes a frightening purchase at an Akihabara vending machine

• Oona McGee
  Sep 16, 2021

A product literally shrouded in mystery. 

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • ghost stories • ghosts • Japanese vending machines • Mr. Sato • poo • poop • scary • shops • SNJO • stories • vending machines • weird • wtf)

Starbucks unveils new Roasted Sweet Potato Frappuccino in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2021

Yaki imo is the star of the show this autumn.

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• Japan
• (autumn • COK • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition flavors • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • yaki imo)

The Wendy’s Pretzel Burger returns to Japan for a limited time!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2021

New and improved version promises to be more delicious than ever before. 

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• Japan
• (beef • burgers • COK • fast food • First Kitchen • food • meat • pretzels • Wendy's)

Combining all of Nissin’s new Cup Noodle series into one powerful bowl of ramen

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2021

Man vs. Massive Bowl of Cup Ramen.

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• Japan
• (50th anniversary • Cup Noodle • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • marketing • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • recipes • SNJO • Sora Kitchen • taste test • videos • weird)

Nakagin Capsule Tower’s rare “pink capsules”, formerly used in the sex industry

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2021

The people of Nakagin Capsule Tower are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the history of the soon-to-be-demolished iconic building. 

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• Japan
• (apartments • architecture • city living • interviews • japanese architecture • Kisho Kurokawa • Metabolism movement • Nakagin Capsule Tower • shimbashi • SNJO • Tokyo)

New Adidas Hachiko sneakers pay homage to Shibuya’s famous loyal dog

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2021

The third release in the Adidas x Atmos Shibuya Pack promoting Tokyo street culture to the world. 

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• Japan
• (Adidas • atmos • cool • design • fashion • Hachiko • Japanese style • limited edition • running • Shibuya • shoes • sneakers)

We try Japan’s new drinkable curry in a can

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2021

When you want the taste of Japanese curry…without the fuss of cutlery.

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• Japan
• (awesome • canned drinks • cool • crazy • curry • drinks • food • Japanese food • Pokka Sapporo • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Is Japan’s new Super Combined Cup Noodle series really as great as it claims to be?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2021

Nissin plays matchmaker with its flavours, creating new couples that fight and make love together. 

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Cup Noodle • food • instant nodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Is this the tiniest teleworking space in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2021

Small building comes with a big price tag. 

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• Japan
• (architecture • building • buildings • camping • design • offices • study • studying • teleworking • tiny homes • tiny houses)

Heat sake like they do at a Japanese izakaya with this special at-home set

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2021

Special delivery from a Japanese-style pub in Tokyo!

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• Japan
• (atsukan • clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • hot sake • izakaya • Japanese food • kitchen gadgets • pubs • sake • snacks)

Nissin Cup Noodle Soda gives us the flavour of instant ramen as fizzy drinks!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2021

Yes, these are real — and they’re available to preorder now!

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• Japan
• (COK • Cup Noodle • drinks • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • japanese drinks • Japanese food • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Noodles • ramen • soda • weird • wtf)

Tokyo farewells Japan’s only double-decker Shinkansen with a special escalator at the station

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2021

An escalator ride like no other. 

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• Japan
• (bullet trains • COK • cool • escalators • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Joetsu Shinkansen • shinkansen • SNJO • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • train stations • trains • unusual)

The best-selling rice ball at Family Mart is…SPAM onigiri?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2021

What makes the Tuna Mayonnaise Spam Musubi so popular with Japanese convenience store customers?

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • kombini • konbini • musubi • onigiri • pork • rice balls • SNJO • spam • taste test)

Mos Burger adds new plant-based vegan teriyaki burger to its menu

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2021

You won’t find another teriyaki burger like this one in Japan.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • Mos Burger • new • plant-based • teriyaki • teriyaki burger • vegan • vegetarian)

Yoshinoya beef bowls become miniature gacha toys

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2021

Six sets so realistic they’re making our mouths water. 

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • capsule toys • cute • food • gachapon • gyudon • Japanese food • miniature food • miniature goods • miniatures • toys • Yoshinoya)

Amazing Totoro bread reveals a different side to the Ghibli anime character【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2021

Giant bread contains a giant surprise. 

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• Japan
• (anime • baking • bread • cool • crazy • cute • food • funny • Ghibli • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • video)

McDonald’s Japan’s Tsukimi “moon-viewing” pie oozes Japanese flavour

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2021

The perfect flavour for a traditional Japanese festival. 

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• Japan
• (adzuki • azuki • COK • desserts • fast food • food • full moon • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mochi • otsukimi • pie • red bean paste • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tsukimi)

We test Japan’s new Gaming Chopsticks Holder

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2021

Gadget proves it’s a game-changer after doing battle with a variety of snack foods. 

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• Japan
• (chopsticks • clever • cool • food • gadgets • gamers • gaming • snack foods • SNJO • video games • weird)

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