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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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Bring your 2-D waifu to life with world’s first life-sized “emotional” robotic figurine 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 11, 2019 - Tweet
You’ll never be lonely with Kosaka by your side.
New Studio Ghibli exhibition in Tokyo features movie favourites, calligraphy by Toshio Suzuki
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2019
Plus exclusive Ghibli merchandise you won’t find anywhere else.
- Japan
- (anime • exhibitions • Ghibli • movies • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki)
Japanese sailor suit school uniform gets an upgrade with traditional kimono details
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2019
Fans can’t wait to purchase the new design.
- Japan
- (artists • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cute • design • fashion • Japanese school uniform • Japanese school uniforms • Japanese schoolgirls • Kawaii • kimono • sailor suits • School Uniforms • students • twitter • uniforms)
Japanese snow monkeys find novel way to travel during winter 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 9, 2019
The primate parade captured on film stretched well into the distance.
- Japan
- (animals • cute • Japanese macaque • Kawaii • LOL • macaque • monkeys • snow • snow monkeys • twitter • videos)
Capybara Onsen Challenge 2019: Which giant rodent can bathe the longest?
- Oona McGee
Jan 9, 2019
Furry representatives from five prefectures amaze everyone with their love of hot springs as they compete for this year’s illustrious title.
- Japan
- (bathing • bathing with yuzu • baths • capybara • Japanese baths • onsen)
Starbucks Japan announces new range of Frappuccino drinks for Valentine’s Day
- Oona McGee
Jan 9, 2019
Find your perfect partner at Starbucks.
- Japan
- (coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Valentine's Day)
Adidas Shindo: Lose weight and release stress like a samurai with a wooden Japanese katana
- Oona McGee
Jan 8, 2019
Adidas exercise class takes its moves from Japanese samurai.
- Japan
- (Adidas • aerobics class • exercise • gym • Japanese swords • Katana • weight loss)
Twitter’s most retweeted tweet of all time: New record set by Zozotown billionaire Yusaku Maezawa
- Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2019
The new world record comes with the offer of 1 million yen each for 100 lucky people.
- Japan
- (competitions • Elon Musk • money • news • otoshidama • space • tweets • twitter • world records • yusaku maezawa • ZOZOTOWN)
Shiba Inu in the snow: Japanese dogs melt hearts with their love for the cold【Pics & Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2019
Warm your cockles with these smiling pups gleefully throwing themselves into the snow.
- Japan
- (animals • cute • cute dogs • dogs • pets • shiba • Shiba dog • Shiba Inu • snow • videos • winter)
Tuna sells for record 333.6 million yen at Toyosu Fish Market auction in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2019
The prized catch was served up at Sushi Zanmai branches around Japan.
- Japan
- (fish • Kiyoshi Kimura • maguro • news • sushi • Sushi Zanmai • Tokyo • Tsukiji • Tsukiji fish market • tuna • tuna auction)
Ikea fukubukuro lucky bag gives us 10,000 yen worth of goods for 3,000 yen
- Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2019
One of the best bargains of the year.
- Japan
- (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2019 • furniture • ikea • Lucky Bag Roundup 2019 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2019 • new year • shopping)
Japanese monks go viral with online protest against police claim that robes are a driving hazard
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2019
Buddhist monks juggle, box, dance to show their garments are no hindrance after monk refuses to pay fine for driving in his robe.
- Japan
- (Buddhism • Buddhist monk • Buddhist priest • Fukui • hastags • heartwarming • monks • news • police • religion • twitter • videos • viral)
Japanese pilot flies close to Mt Fuji, asks passengers to look out the window
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2019
Mt Fuji never looked more beautiful.
- Japan
- (airplanes • Fuji • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • photgraphy • photos • pilots • planes • tourist sites • travel)
Studio Ghibli-licensed store Donguri Kyowakoku brings us the fukubukuro lucky bag of our dreams
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2019
Totoro and Kiki merchandise make this a great start to the year.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2019 • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • Lucky Bag Roundup 2019 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2019 • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Man strips, makes it rain atop stone lantern at Ise Jingu shrine in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2019
New Year’s Eve gets out of hand at Japan’s most holy shrine.
- Japan
- (crime • Ise Jingu • Mie Prefecture • new year • New Year's Eve • news • Okage Yokocho • police • shrines • stone lanterns)
Naomi Osaka v Kei Nishikori: Tennis pros play with Japanese bats in Nissin cup noodles commercial
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2019
Osaka turns into a kimono-clad anime character halfway through the clip.
- Japan
- (commercials • Eggplant Man • hanetsuki • instant noodles • Japanese commercials • Naomi Osaka • Nasubi • nengajo • new year • Nissin • ramen • tennis • videos • YouTube)
The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 3 of Winter Comiket 2018【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2019
The final day of winter Comiket came with some unexpected surprises.
- Japan
- (Comiket • Comiket 95 • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • doujinshi • Winter Comiket • Winter Comiket 2018)
Shibuya Scramble Crossing New Year’s Eve Countdown event report【Pics & Videos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2019
Crowds gathered at the city’s most famous intersection for a massive street party as police looked on.
- Japan
- (Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Japan • marketing • New Year's • New Year's Eve • news • nintendo • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • Shibuya scramble crossing • Super Mario • Tokyo)
Starbucks Japan fukubukuro lucky bag brings us merch and coffee to kick off 2019
- Oona McGee
Jan 2, 2019
Exclusive Starbucks merchandise you can’t buy in stores.
- Japan
- (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2019 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2019 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2019 • new year • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
The best Japanese cosplayers from day two of Winter Comiket 2018【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 2, 2019
Cosplayers bare their flesh on a cold winter’s day for the bi-annual convention.
- Japan
- (Comiket • Comiket 95 • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • doujinshi • Queen • Winter Comiket • Winter Comiket 2018)
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