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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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Anime artist illustrates the differences between Japanese fashion now and ten years ago
- Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2020 - Tweet
Women in Japan look very different compared to a decade ago.
- Japan
- (anime • art • artists • fashion • illustrations • Japanese fashion • school • twitter)
The most satisfying McDonald’s burger, according to Japanese customers
- Oona McGee
Jul 7, 2020
Surprisingly, the Big Mac and the Teriyaki McBurger aren’t at the top of the list.
- Japan
- (Big Mac • burgers • fast food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • survey)
Studio Ghibli releases new plush characters that turn into eco-friendly reusable shopping bags
- Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2020
Say goodbye to plastic with anime characters that sit on your shoulder as you shop.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • bags • Castle in the Sky Laputa • COK • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • eco bag • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Strange bird outside Shinjuku Station looks like a reincarnated salaryman
- Oona McGee
Jul 2, 2020
Endangered species decides to freak people out at the busiest train station in the world.
- Japan
- (birds • endangered species • heron • nature • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • Tokyo • wildlife)
Street Kart company famous for Super Mario karts ends crowdfunding campaign with dismal support
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2020
Attempt to keep the go-karts running on Tokyo roads raises embarrassingly low amount of money.
- Japan
- (business • coronavirus • COVID-19 • crowdfunding • go-karts • MariCar • Mario Kart • nintendo • Street Kart • Tokyo • tourism • travel)
Tokyo store sells beautiful Japanese fruit sandwiches that look like floral arrangements
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2020
A fruity bouquet of flavour for your taste buds, with a special surprise hidden in the back of each one.
- Japan
- (COK • expensive fruit • food • fruit • fruit sandwiches • Japanese food • japanese fruit • Omotesando • parfait • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo)
New Mochi Cream Doughnuts from Mister Donut pay homage to Japanese confectionery
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2020
Sure, sex is great, but have you ever had a daifuku cream doughnut?
- Japan
- (confectionery • daifuku • donuts • doughnuts • gyuhi • Japanese sweets • Mister Donut • mochi • sweets)
Weird Japanese vending machine find: Soda that looks like mayonnaise
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2020
We try the strange beverage that’s got people all shook up in Japan.
- Japan
- (drinks • food and drink • Japanese vending machines • review • SNJO • taste test • vending machines)
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea reveal what it’ll be like for visitors when they reopen【Videos】
- Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2020
The new normal at Tokyo Disney Resort is like nothing we’ve ever seen before.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • COK • coronavirus • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • travel)
Pandemic hair trend: A haircut to match your mask not your face
- Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2020
Top stylist at a Japanese salon in Tokyo says there are three important points to looking good while wearing a face mask.
- Japan
- (beauty • COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • hair • hairdressers • hairstyles • Japanese hairstyles • masks • SNJO)
Starbucks Japan opens first sign-language store in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Jun 29, 2020
Staff at new “Signing Store” use hand signs to communicate with customers.
- Japan
- (disabilities • hearing impaired • news • sign language • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo)
Starbucks Japan releases new summer drinkware range with Pegasus as the star
- Oona McGee
Jun 28, 2020
Mythical winged horse appears on travel mugs, tumblers, and inside a special snow dome lid for a limited time.
- Japan
- (COK • drinkware • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Minions cosplay as Japanese kabuki characters in new merchandise collection
- Oona McGee
Jun 26, 2020
Can a Minion be accused of cultural appropriation?
- Japan, USA
- (anime • cultural appropriation • kabuki • Kawaii • kimono • merchandise • Minions • movies • Tokyo Station)
Do the new Uniqlo summer face masks really deserve bad reviews?
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2020
We test the Airism product for three days in a range of conditions.
- Japan
- (Airism • cool • design • face masks • fashion • limited edition • marketing • masks • SNJO • Uniqlo)
Mr Sato drinks stinky Pond Water Cider from Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2020
A cider so foul-smelling it comes with a warning label.
- Japan
- (drinks • food and drink • food review • Japanese TV • Mr. Sato • pond • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Half-Japanese woman hands card to people who ask tiresome questions about her race
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2020
Japanese people ask the same old questions but this card causes them to have very different reactions.
- Japan
- (anti-racism • bigotry • haafu • half-Japanese • homogenous society • Japanese • race • racism • society • twitter)
Make sushi in seconds with smart ingredient hack from Don Quijote
- Oona McGee
Jun 22, 2020
Lazy cooks can now feel like sushi pros.
Japanese kimono maker creates alluring face mask for hostesses
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2020
Hidden design features add extra sex appeal when eating and drinking.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • hostess bars • masks • reopening after coronavirus)
Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2020
We try out the cool sold-out Airism product everyone’s been waiting for.
- Japan
- (Airism • cool • design • face masks • fashion • limited edition • marketing • masks • SNJO • Uniqlo)
Studio Ghibli films coming to cinemas for “once in a lifetime” event this summer
- Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2020
A sure-fire way to lure moviegoers back to theatres after the height of the pandemic.
- Japan
- (anime • Earthsea • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tales from Earthsea • Toho Cinemas)
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