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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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Japanese video shows what life was like in Tokyo and Mt Fuji over 100 years ago

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2019
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Famous sites like Ueno Park and Sensoji temple look amazingly like they do today, but the people look entirely different.

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• Japan
• (archive • culture • history • Japanese history • Mt. Fuji • old video • society • Tokyo • tradition • videos)

PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2019

But what do people in Japan think of the top YouTuber possibly moving to their country? 

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• Japan
• (gamers • PewDiePie • property • video games • videos • YouTube • YouTubers)

Starbucks Japan brings out a Red Night Frappuccino and Masquerade Mocha for Halloween

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2019

You’re invited to celebrate a seductive masquerade party in your mouth this Halloween. 

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• Japan
• (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2019 • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Narita Airport accommodation: New hostel opens in a converted Japanese elementary school

• Oona McGee
  Oct 3, 2019

Go back to school at Ready to Flight! Narita.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • hostels • hotels • Japanese schools • Narita • Narita Airport • schools • travel)

McDonald’s Japan unveils new Oreo and matcha green tea frappe

• Oona McGee
  Oct 3, 2019

Enjoy the taste of Kyoto with your Oreos for a limited time at McDonald’s.

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• Japan
• (drinks • fast food • green tea • matcha • McCafe by Barista • McDonald's • Oreos • sweets • Uji Matcha)

Japan Travel: What it’s like to go on a solo journey on a Japanese restaurant train

• Oona McGee
  Oct 2, 2019

Who needs company when you’ve got a Japanese kaiseki feast laid out in front of you? 

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• Japan
• (COK • Japanese food • Japanese trains • kaiseki • Karuizawa • Nagano • restaurants • SNOJ • trains • travel)

Japan fans call Rugby World Cup player Luke Thompson “kawaii” for the way he speaks Japanese

• Oona McGee
  Oct 1, 2019

An unlikely cute icon emerges from left field.

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• Canada, Japan
• (canada • cute • Fukuoka • funny • LOL • news • rugby • Rugby World Cup • RWC • sport • sports • twitter • videos • yukata)

Why this American can’t stand Japanese bookstores

• Oona McGee
  Sep 29, 2019

There’s something about local bookshops that irks even Japanese people. 

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• Japan, USA
• (America • Atsugiri Jason • books • bookstores • COK • Japanese books • Japanese culture • publishers • SNJO)

Garigari-kun releases new tamagoyaki Japanese egg omelette flavoured popsicle

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2019

Designed to be enjoyed with a dollop of soy sauce or tomato ketchup.

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• Japan
• (egg • Gari-Gari Kun • Garigari-kun • ice cream • ketchup • popsicle • soy suce • tamagoyaki • weird)

Rugby World Cup 2019: Team Canada jumps off bus in yukata kimono…dressed like the dead

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2019

Embarrassing fashion faux pas has these players dressed in the same way that Japanese people dress dead bodies.

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• Canada, Japan
• (canada • cute • Fukuoka • funny • LOL • news • rugby • Rugby World Cup • RWC • sport • sports • twitter • videos • yukata)

Naomi Osaka called “too tanned” in Japanese comedy routine

• Oona McGee
  Sep 26, 2019

Comedians and management apologise for saying the tennis pro “needs bleach”.

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• Japan
• (A Masso • comedy • discrimination • Japanese comedy • Naomi Osaka • news • racism • sport • sportswomen • tennis)

Japan Travel: Mysterious rockstar Jizo statue found at Kiyomizudera temple

• Oona McGee
  Sep 26, 2019

Mother Nature blesses a Buddhist statue with a full head of hair.

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• Japan
• (COK • Fukuoka • funny • Kiyomizu Temple • Kiyomizu-dera • Kiyomizudera • SNJO • temples • tourism • tourist sites • travel • weird)

Ghibli scarecrow protects rice fields in countryside Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 25, 2019

Pikachu and Ash also watch over the crops, which were once destroyed by the tsunami in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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• Japan
• (anime • countryside • farming • Ghibli • Iwate • movies • Nausicaa • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • rice • Rikuzentakata • scarecrow • Studio Ghibli)

Reebok Insta Pump Fury OG sneakers: Take a walk on the kawaii side with Hello Kitty and Gudetama

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2019

Sanrio characters star in new limited-edition footwear. 

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• Global
• (Gudetama • Hello Kitty • Insta • Reebok • Sanrio • shoes • style)

New Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan comes filled with sweet potato fries 【Taste Test】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2019

The Sweet Potato Gold Frappuccino and Macchiato are exclusive to Japan this autumn. 

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • imo kenpi • Japanese sweets • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweet potato • sweets)

Subway releases first-ever sweet sub sandwich in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 21, 2019

Two never-before-seen sweet dessert sandwiches appear in a world-first for the company.

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• Japan
• (anko • fast food • food • mascarpone cheese • red bean paste • sandwiches • Subway • sweets)

We try a $10 Japanese grape from a bunch that retails for over $400 【Taste Test】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 20, 2019

Japan is known for its crazily expensive fruit, but is the Ruby Roman really worth the exorbitant price tag?

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• Japan
• (cooking • cooking adventure • eggs • experiment • gourmet • Mr. Sato • rice cooker • SoraKitchen)

We attend the official release ceremony for the new iPhone 11 in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 20, 2019

And take 20+ photos of Japanese actress and model Suzu Hirose.

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• Japan
• (Ginza • iPhone 11 • iPhones • Japanese models • line-up • Mr. Sato • Smartphones • Softbank • Suzu Hirose • Tokyo)

Poo emoji hand signals go viral on Japanese Twitter

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2019

Send your friends the gift of poop…using nothing but your hands.

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• Japan
• (culture • emojis • Japanese toilets • LOL • poo • poop • Toilets • twitter • unko • viral)

Friends cafe set to open in Tokyo for a limited time!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2019

Channel your favourite character on the Central Perk couch with special menu items and Japan-exclusive goods.

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• Japan
• (cafes • celebrities • COK • food • friends • Ginza • hollywood • Loft • themed cafes • themed restaurants • TV • TV shows)

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