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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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Lipton releases… Pudding Milk Tea in Japan?!?

Oona McGee
May 2, 2026
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Lipton caters to the Japanese market with an exclusive new dessert beverage.

Japan
(desserts • drinks • food • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • latte • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Lipton • milk tea • Morinaga • new • pudding • purin • sweets • tea • tea latte • weird)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime keychains that are like miniature figurines

Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2026

Special collection includes the Spirited Away train that lights up at the push of a button.

Japan
(anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Hin • Howl's Moving Castle • keychain • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Dorayaki from 89-year-old Japanese confectionery shop is one of the best sweets hidden in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Apr 29, 2026

Filled with a special “phantom butter” from Calpis, you won’t find a treat like this anywhere else in Japan.

Japan
(dorayaki • hidden gems • Japanese sweets • monaka • old shops • Otsuka • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo • tradition • traditional • traditoinal sweets • wagashi)

Japanese sweets souvenirs don’t get more beautiful than this

Oona McGee
Apr 28, 2026

Traditional details make this a gift to remember.

Japan
(cakes • COK • cookies • food • Kanazawa • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets)

What’s up with the “mosquito buzz” noise at Shibuya Station?

Oona McGee
Apr 27, 2026

If you’ve ever felt irritated around this part of Tokyo, this might be the reason why.

Japan
(COK • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • SNJO)

Studio Ghibli adds new anime character puppet socks to its merchandise store in Japan

Oona McGee
Apr 26, 2026

No Face, Catbus and Totoro come to life as unique puppets for your feet.

Japan
(anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Tsujihan sushi bowl restaurant goes viral with foreign tourists, but is it worth the hype?

Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2026

A Japanese diner shares their take on the kaisendon restaurant that’s exploded in popularity amongst overseas tourists.

Japan
(food • kaisendon • Nihonbashi • restaurants • seafood • SNJO • sushi • taste test • Tokyo • Tsujihan • viral)

Japanese convenience store gives away free ice cream with creative ad at Shinjuku Station

Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2026

An even more convenient way to get ice cream.

Japan
(advertising • campaign • convenience store • free ice cream • ice cream • konbini • limited • marketing • Minisof • Ministop • news • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • soft serve)

G-cha & Ba-cha serves Japanese green tea with a heartwarming backstory in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2026

When you support these cool grandparents, you’ll get a lot in return too.

Japan
(cafes • cool • G-Cha & Ba-Cha • green tea • ice cream • matcha • matcha ice cream • matcha latte • restaurants • seniors • Shibuya • SNJO • tea • Tokyo)

Studio Ghibli launches huge new anime movie T-shirt collection with special design details

Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2026

American casual aesthetic, thoughtful Japanese design.

Japan
(anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)

New Kyoto Converse sneakers celebrate Japan with traditional kimono fabrics for your feet

Oona McGee
Apr 23, 2026

Walk the streets of Kyoto like a modern geisha with this exclusive four-piece collection.

Japan
(chirimen • Converse • fabric • fashion • geisha • kimono • Kyoto • kyoyuzen • maiko • shoes • sneakers • yuzen)

Burger King Japan’s All Heavy customisation hack may not be all it’s cracked up to be

Oona McGee
Apr 22, 2026

The results of this taste test are truly baffling.

Japan
(All Heavy • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • cool • fast food • food • food hack • food hacks • hack • hacks • SNJO • whopper)

7-Eleven Japan releases Uji matcha smoothies… but only at select locations

Oona McGee
Apr 22, 2026

Japanese convenience store chain serves up two green tea drinks for a limited time.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • green tea • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • matcha • smoothies • Uji Matcha • viral)

Move aside, convenience store egg sando – there’s a better version of the iconic sandwich in Japan

Oona McGee
Apr 18, 2026

At just around a buck, the egg sandwich at this chain is enough to make convenience stores weep.

Japan
(cheap eats • convenience stores • crazy • egg sando • egg sandwich • egg sandwiches • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese egg sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • Japanese supermarkets • sandwich • sandwiches • seiyu • SNJO • super cheap eats • supermarkets • taste test • trial)

McDonald’s Japan now has Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks on the menu

Oona McGee
Apr 17, 2026

We find out if the limited-edition Sanrio frappe and smoothie taste as sweet as they look.

Japan
(COK • cute • drinks • frappoe • Hello Kitty • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pompompurin • purin • Sanrio • smoothie • SNJO • strawberry)

7-Eleven Japan now sells… hot takoyaki!

Oona McGee
Apr 16, 2026

A wildly popular local specialty takes Japanese convenience store food to a hot new level.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • Japanese convenience stores • octopus balls • takoyaki)

Injuries on stairs in Tokyo highlight an overlooked design flaw

Oona McGee
Apr 15, 2026

Japan is usually known for its world-class design, but this site didn’t see the optical illusion.

Japan
(architecture • design • injuries • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • news • SNJO • stairs • Takanawa Gateway Station • Tokyo • train stations • trains • travel)

Japanese bento shop sells croquettes for 13 cents, but are they any good?

Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2026

You won’t find food in Japan much cheaper than this.

Japan
(bento • boxed lunch • boxed lunches • cheap eats • croquettes • food • foodies • Japanese food • Kanagawa • obento • super cheap eats)

Starbucks Japan releases FIVE new Frappuccinos in a day, and we try them all in 90 minutes

Oona McGee
Apr 13, 2026

Find out if these limited-edition drinks are really treasures worth hunting for.

Japan
(coffee • Cookie • cookies • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • hojicha • Japanese Frappuccino • Kaga Bo Hojicha • limited edition • limited edition flavors • melon • Star Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea • yoghurt • yogurt)

Japanese trains in Sapporo might be better than those in Tokyo, thanks to one special feature

Oona McGee
Apr 12, 2026

Sure, Tokyo has fancy digital signage, but Sapporo has a better old-school idea.

Japan
(Hokkaido • Sapporo • subways • technology • Tokyo Metro • tourism • trains • travel)

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