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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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Starbucks Japan releases special sakura gift packs for cherry blossom season 2020
- Oona McGee
Feb 1, 2020 - Tweet
Enjoy the taste of sakura Starbucks at home or in the office this spring.
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- (cherry blossoms • coffee • COK • drinks • drinkware • limited edition • new • reusable cups • sakura • Starbucks • sweets)
Akihabara in the ’80s looked very different to Tokyo’s otaku mecca today【Video】
- Oona McGee
Feb 1, 2020
Stroll the streets of Electric Town at a time when computers and video games were just beginning to appear on the scene.
- Japan
- (1980s • 80s • Akihabara • Akihabara Station • history • Japanese train stations • nostalgia • old photos • stations • Tokyo • train stations • travel • twitter • videos)
Sakura begin to bloom in Japan as early cherry blossom season forecast for 2020
- Oona McGee
Jan 31, 2020
It’s only January but some trees are already 50-percent in full bloom.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2020 • hanami • sakura • sakura 2020 • sakura season • travel)
Love doll funeral service in Japan helps silicone lovers rest in peace
- Oona McGee
Jan 30, 2020
Say sayonara to your love dolls and figurines with the help of a Japanese monk who’s also an AV actress.
- Japan
- (customer service • dolls • funerals • hospitality • love • love dolls • omotenashi • Osaka)
Foreign tourist comes to Japan hoping to see yakuza from Yakuza video game series
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2020
People are falling in love with the wide-eyed visitor from abroad who discovers Kabukicho isn’t really like it is in video games.
- Japan
- (Japanese TV • Kabukicho • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • travel • TV shows • TV Tokyo • video games • yakuza)
What it’s like to eat a super expensive Japanese strawberry【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2020
Luxury Japanese fruit meets the mouth of Mr Sato.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • expensive fruit • food • fruit • Isetan • Mr. Sato • shopping • SNJO • souvenirs • strawberries • strawberry • taste test)
Starbucks Japan unveils first sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2020
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2020
Iconic Japanese flower will be blended with a popular dessert this spring.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • drinks • limited edition • new • sakura • Starbucks • sweets)
McDonald’s releases new rice burgers in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2020
Three of the fast food chain’s popular burgers get a rice overhaul for a limited time.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • McDonald's • rice • rice burger)
Japanese manners videos show how to be a “really cool” traveller in Japan 【Videos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2020
Japan Tourism Agency uses ninja, sumo and geisha to demonstrate what to do and what not to do in Japan.
- Japan
- (ads • etiquette • geisha • Japan Tourism Agency • japanese manners • manners • Ninja • Sumo • tourism • tourists • train manners • travel • videos)
The Japanese you learn at school vs the Japanese used in Japan【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2020
Twitter user has something to say about the language they don’t teach you in textbooks.
Japan now has Mt Fuji bread!
- Oona McGee
Jan 24, 2020
Made with fruit and water from the mountain area.
- Japan
- (bakeries • bread • cats • COK • cute • food • Kawaii • Neko Neko Shokupan • shokupan • sweets • Tokyo)
Izakaya etiquette: Stacking your plates after eating doesn’t help waitstaff in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2020
Japanese restaurant worker says there’s a better system that diners should use.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • culture • drinking • etiquette • food • izakaya • japanese manners • manners • restaurants • society)
Nara City apologises after employee jumps from platform to platform across railway tracks【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 21, 2020
Dangerous stunt by Japanese civil servant gets slammed online.
- Japan
- (crime • Japanese train stations • Nara • news • police • train stations • trains)
Japanese boy’s real-world ninja animation on train warms hearts around the world【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 21, 2020
Little shadow warrior performs superhuman feats with his own shadow warrior.
- Japan
- (awesome • children • clever • cool • creative play • cute • Japanese trains • Ninja • toys • trains • video)
Tenga releases masturbatory-aid shaped chocolates for Valentine’s Day in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 20, 2020
“Sweet pleasure for your mouth” with a play on the word for penis in Japanese.
Japanese politeness is a myth: One person’s tale strikes a chord with people around the country
- Oona McGee
Jan 20, 2020
There’s one place in particular where Japanese people aren’t just not polite, they’re downright rude.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • omotenashi • politeness • shopping • society • supermarkets • working in Japan)
Japanese newspaper issues correction over hilarious Harry and Meghan photo
- Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2020
When you can’t tell the difference between fiction and real life.
Eat your burger with a Japanese sword at Shogun Burger in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2020
Each blade is made by a craftsman from Seki using centuries-old traditional swordsmithing techniques.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • hamburgers • Kabukicho • Katana • samurai • shinjuku • shogun • SNJO • swords • Tokyo)
Fake eggs are being used in Japanese convenience store bentos
- Oona McGee
Jan 15, 2020
Customer’s investigation leads to a discovery that’s shocked people around Japan.
- Japan
- (bento • convenience store food • convenience stores • eggs • food • Japanese convenience stores • obento)
Coca-Cola Japan unveils new sakura design bottle for cherry blossom season 2020
- Oona McGee
Jan 15, 2020
The limited-edition “spring omotenashi” is perfect for hanami picnics.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • Coca-Cola • Coke • design • drinks • hanami • limited edition • marketing • sakura • spring)
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