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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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Japanese high school closes its cafeteria, replaces it with a 7-Eleven convenience store

Oona McGee
Jun 6, 2026
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The first time a 7-Eleven has opened inside a high school in Japan.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience stores • cool • high school • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese high school • Japanese schools • Japanese students • kochi • schools • student life • students)

Japanese convenience store challenge is only for those with extreme tastes

Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2026

Super Happy! Challenge gives us two unforgettable products that deserve a place in convenience store history.

Japan
(combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • lemonade • SNJO • upsize • weird • zenzai)

Studio Ghibli adds new range of neckties to its anime merchandise store in Japan

Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2026

Bring Totoro and the gang to work with cleverly concealed character details.

Japan
(anime • businesswear • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Father's Day • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • neckties • Studio Ghibli • suits • ties • Totoro • workwear)

Japanese convenience store shows us how to dress for the rainy season

Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2026

If you get caught in the rain, Convenience Wear is your hidden saviour.

Japan
(clothes • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • Mr. Sato • rainy season • SNJO • style)

Tourists brave Typhoon Jangmi to queue at two famous sites in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2026

The spots people queue for despite bad weather might surprise you.

Japan
(Dogenzaka • Dotonbori Theater • Hachiko • Hachiko statue • Japan travel • rain • Seiji Nakazawa • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • SNJO • stations • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel • typhoon • Typhoon Jangmi)

7-Eleven Japan adds a new watermelon smoothie to its convenience stores…but is it worth the hype?

Oona McGee
Jun 3, 2026

Summertime bust or must-buy?

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • new • smoothies • summer • watermelon)

Starbucks Japan releases first-ever muscat-flavoured chilled cup drink

Oona McGee
Jun 3, 2026

A brand new tea latte designed to lift your spirits this summer.

Japan
(chilled cup • drinks • Earl grey • fruit • grape • grapes • latte • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • muscat • Shine Muscat • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea • tea latte)

Starbucks Japan has a mesh bag so cute it’s a sell-out hit

Oona McGee
Jun 3, 2026

Small but mighty, meet the new bag that’s captivating customers in Japan.

Japan
(bags • merchandise • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Frappuccino showcasing “mottainai” culture

Oona McGee
Jun 2, 2026

Bringing Japanese culture to the table in a delicious and heartwarming way.

Japan
(banana • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • honey • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • mottainai • mottainai bananas • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Krispy Kreme releases a new Doughwich… at only one store in Japan

Oona McGee
Jun 1, 2026

An exclusive doughnut you won’t find anywhere else in the world.

Japan
(donuts • doughnuts • Doughwich • exclusive • food • fruit • Fukuoka • hakata • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium • Kyushu • lemons • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Setouchi • Setouchi lemons • summer • sweets)

What’s up with the Ghibli Park photo and video ban?

Oona McGee
May 31, 2026

Theme park prohibition strangely opens the door to a new kind of creative freedom.

Japan
(Aichi • Amusement Parks • anime • culture • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Mei and Satsuki's House • photography • social media • society • theme parks • travel)

Starbucks Japan has a problem with its sell-out breakfast that might annoy solo diners

Oona McGee
May 30, 2026

A flaw in the system makes this Starbucks breakfast less than stellar.

Japan
(bread • breakfast • food • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Tokyo)

Starbucks Japan releases a new limited-edition Frappuccino inspired by espresso affogato

Oona McGee
May 29, 2026

Find out if this exclusive drink has what it takes to combat a Japanese summer.

Japan
(affogato • bananas • coffee • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinoss • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)

Sushi Pizza surprises diners in one of the best food destinations in Japan

Oona McGee
May 28, 2026

New fusion food looks set to become a hit on social media.

Japan
(food • izakaya • new releae • Osaka • pizza • restaurants • seafood • sushi • sushi pizza)

What makes the Starbucks Japan chocolate terrine so popular?

Oona McGee
May 26, 2026

We find out why Japanese social media has gone crazy for this cake.

Japan
(cakes • chocolate • chocolate terrine • limited edition • limited edition flavors • SNJO • social media • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test • terrine • viral • viral food)

Krispy Kreme releases new limited-edition fox doughnuts at only four stores in Japan

Oona McGee
May 25, 2026

Kitakitsune Milk celebrates the charm of Hokkaido with kawaii style.

Japan
(animals • cute • donuts • doughnuts • food • fox • foxes • Hokkaido • Kawaii • kitsune • Krispy Kreme • sweets)

Bizarre Japanese vending machine sells “Peace and Equality” and “Angels and Demons”

Oona McGee
May 23, 2026

We find out just how devilish and angelic these 100-yen surprises are.

Japan
(bizarre • cool • crazy • drinks • food • Japanese vending machines • SNJO • sweets • Tochigi • toys • travel • vending machines • weird)

Japanese vending machine find introduces us to a new drink you can’t get anywhere else

Oona McGee
May 22, 2026

An iconic Japanese candy, now in drinkable form.

Japan
(COK • cool • drinks • Japanese vending machines • Mr. Sato • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines • Yoglet)

Super! Eel Bread takes Japanese sushi into uncharted territory

Oona McGee
May 21, 2026

Honouring a centuries-old tradition with a modern twist.

Japan
(bakeries • bread • breads • Day of the Ox • Doyo No Ushi No Hi • eel • food • kochi • summer • sushi • unagi • weird food)

Starbucks Japan has a secret breakfast set…and a hack for when it sells out

Oona McGee
May 20, 2026

Japanese customer service turns a disappointing experience into a heartwarming memory.

Japan
(bread • breakfast • food • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo)

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