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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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Lawson convenience store at popular tourist site is one of the most unusual in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 11, 2026
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Japanese konbini blends into a setting that inspired Studio Ghibli.

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• (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • Dogo Onsen • Ehime • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • SNJO • weird)

Pringles Chocolate, but with a Japanese twist, is the snack hack you should be trying right now

• Oona McGee
  Apr 11, 2026

Jagarico one-ups a viral global trend for fans of Japanese flavour. 

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• (cooking • cooking hack • cooking hacks • food hacks • hack • hacks • Jagarico • Jagariko • junk food • Pringles Chocolate • recipes • snacks • SNJO)

New Travelling Bento pouches turn your luggage into a Japanese lunch box

• Oona McGee
  Apr 10, 2026

Make your next journey delicious and Instgrammable.

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• (backpacks • bags • bento • cool • cute • fashion • food • hinomaru bento • omurice • pouches • travel • travel accessories • travel packs • travel pouches • weird)

Family Mart unveils new Japanese bread that elevates convenience store food to mocchiri levels

• Oona McGee
  Apr 9, 2026

Japan’s trend for soft, chewy bread just got even more intense.

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• (bread • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • Famima Bakery • food • Japanese convenience stores • mocchiri)

Häagen-Dazs releases new Green Tea sandwich in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 9, 2026

We find out if this ice cream has what it takes to make matcha lovers swoon.

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• (COK • Crispy Sandwich • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • matcha • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

New 7-Eleven sandwich goes viral in Japan, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2026

We find out if this “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom bread tastes as good as it looks.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • fairy bread • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • sweets)

Peanuts and Coke becomes a viral hit in Japan, but is it a trend worth joining?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

“Farmer’s Coke” is having a moment in Japan, and surprising people in the U.S.

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• (COK • Cola • cool • drink hack • drinks • Farmer's Coke • hack • Haruki Murakami • peanut cola • Peanuts and Coke • Peanuts cola • SNJO • taste test • trends • viral • viral trends • weird)

McDonald’s Japan adds new Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks to the menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

Sanrio characters add sweetness to first-ever McDonald’s smoothie and frappe collaboration, complete with a Japanese idol commercial. 

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• (Ano • commercial • cool • cute • drinks • fast food • hack • Hello Kitty • idol • Idols • Japanese commercials • Japanese idols • Kawaii • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pompompurin • Sanrio)

New Japanese KitKats come in sakura flavour, with poetic symbolism for success

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

“Sakura saku” literally means “Sakura bloom” but it’s also code for something else. 

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• (cherry blossoms • chocolate • COK • food • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • Kit Kat • KitKats • limited edition • marketing • Nestle • new • sakura • SNO • sweets)

Starbucks Japan unveils epic Frappuccino hunt with five to find in new Star birthday campaign

• Oona McGee
  Apr 4, 2026

There is a way to try them all.

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

Tokyo teahouse serves up a sakura matcha dessert you won’t find anywhere else

• Oona McGee
  Apr 3, 2026

Unique cherry blossom dessert conceals a surprising filling of traditional flavours.

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• (cafes • cherry blossoms 2026 • desserts • green tea • Kagurazaka • Kagurazaka Saryo • matcha • Mont Blanc • restaurants • sakura • SNO • sweet • sweets • Tokyo)

Tokyo turns its phone booths into free Wi-Fi hotspots, and here’s how to use them

• Oona McGee
  Apr 2, 2026

A vital service you’ll need to know about in the event of a disaster. 

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• (free wi-fi • Japan travel • news • pay phones • payphone • payphones • phone • phones • public phones • Tokyo • Tokyo Metropolitan Government • tourism • travel • Wi-Fi)

Studio Ghibli adds new My Neighbour Totoro 2026 Corn Gift to its anime store for Mother’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Apr 1, 2026

New release contains exclusive My Neighbour Totoro products that can’t be purchased anywhere else. 

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• (anime • corn • corn gift • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gift • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • presents • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

McDonald’s Japan releases “intense” McPork burger, prompts Michelin chef to create jam hack

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2026

Can Japanese jam really get this burger out of a jam?

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• (Aohata • burgers • cool • fast food • food • food hack • food hacks • hack • hacks • jam • jam jar • Japanese jam jar • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McPork • SNJO)

Japan now sells…sake made with moth poop?!?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2026

Moth poo and cherry blossom leaves are the secret ingredients in Secret Spring. 

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• (brewery • cherry blossoms • chuhicha • cool • drinks • Fukushima • Haccoba • insect tea • insects • Japanese sake • moth poo • moths • sake • sake brewery • sakura • weird)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime character socks to put a magical spring in your step

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2026

Put your best foot forward with the help of some beloved movie characters. 

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• (anime • art • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbour Totoro • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)

Starbucks Japan has a secret coffee press service that not many people know about

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2026

Elevate your Starbucks experience with a special service that’ll turn heads during your visit.

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• (cafe • cafietere • coffee • coffee press • French Press • latte • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan adds new Sencha Matcha Tea Frappuccino to its menu, but only at 28 locations

• Oona McGee
  Mar 28, 2026

Expand your knowledge of Japanese tea culture with three new green “experiences”.

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• (dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • matcha • sencha • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Tea & Cafe • Starbucks Tea and Cafe • tea • Teavana)

Japanese kindness restores our faith in humanity after a highway bus accident in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 27, 2026

Traumatic event becomes a heartwarming one, thanks to the work of both driver and passengers.

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• (bus • bus driver • busses • etiquette • heartwarming • highway buses • Japan travel • Japanese bus • kindness • manners • public transport • SNJO • society • Tokyo • tourism • transport • travel)

Starbucks Japan has a new Frappuccino on the menu, but does it really taste like a cream puff?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

Starbucks goes strawberry crazy this spring, but is it a good thing?

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• Japan
• (choux cream • cream puff • cream puffs • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese strawberry • limited edition • limited edition flavors • shu cream • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberries)

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