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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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Studio Ghibli adds new Mother’s Day gift sets to its anime collection in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 15, 2026
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Say I love you with the magical charm of characters from My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service.

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• Japan
• (anime • carnations • cute • diorama • Donguri Kyowakoku • flowers • Ghibli • gift • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • presents • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks Japan opens new Kyoto store in Place of Scenic Beauty

• Oona McGee
  Mar 14, 2026

A new type of teahouse cafe opens in Kyoto’s popular historic tourist area. 

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• Japan
• (Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Kyoto • Maruyama Park • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea • travel • Yasaka Shrine)

Komachi Shokudo: Japanese mum’s-style cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 14, 2026

Shhh…don’t let anyone know we told you about this secret cheap eat destination loved by locals.

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• Japan
• (breakfast • cheap eats • COK • food • home cooking • homecooked meals • Japan travel • Japanese food • kamome shokudou • Komachi Shokudo • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Häagen-Dazs Japan releases new ASMR ice cream called “Rocky Crunchy!”

• Oona McGee
  Mar 12, 2026

Meet the new stars of your next viral ASMR video.

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• Japan
• (ASMR • COK • convenience stores • food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Rocky Crunchy! • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan opens new cafe and art gallery in top Tokyo tourist neighbourhood

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2026

Blending coffee culture with art in a historic district of Tokyo. 

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• Japan
• (art • art galleries • art gallery • artists • cafes • coffee • cool • Japan travel • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Yanaka • Yanaka Ginza)

Studio Ghibli releases Catbus pullback keychain that runs like the anime character

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2026

This replica is tiny but its action is mighty.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • keychain • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Is Japan’s Crab-shaped Cup Ramen Timer worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 9, 2026

This crustacean does more than just keep time on your three-minute instant noodles.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • crab • cup noodles • cup ramen • cute • funny • gift • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese kitchen gadgets • kitchen gadgets • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • timer • weird)

Starbucks Japan offers special sakura picnics at Reserve Roastery Tokyo beside Meguro River

• Oona McGee
  Mar 8, 2026

Enjoy a special experience at one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2026 • drinks • hanami • limited edition • Meguro • picnics • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sakura • sakura 2026 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Tokyo)

Starbucks Japan releases a new Cream Puff Frappuccino for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 7, 2026

Exclusive drinks will make you feel like you’re biting into a choux cream pastry.

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• Japan
• (choux cream • coffee • cream puff • cream puffs • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • limited edition flavors • shu cream • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Mister Donut unveils new sakura doughnuts for cherry blossom season 2026

• Oona McGee
  Mar 6, 2026

Proof that hanami flower-viewing season is a delicious time of year in Japan.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Studio Ghibli now sells Ursula’s backpack from Kiki’s Delivery Service at its anime shop in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 6, 2026

Channel the cool confidence of a Ghibli character with a real-world bag…that comes with a giant price tag.

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• Japan
• (anime • backpacks • bags • cool • fashion • GBL • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • movies • shop • shopping • Studio Ghibli • Ursula)

7-Eleven Japan now sells bagels…cooked in bamboo steamers

• Oona McGee
  Mar 5, 2026

Like a bagel masquerading as a Chinese steamed bun.

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• (7-Eleven • bagels • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • steamed buns)

Starbucks Japan has a limited-edition candle…that hasn’t sold out yet

• Oona McGee
  Mar 5, 2026

Does this mean the candle isn’t any good? 

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• Japan
• (candle • candles • Joyful Medley • limited edition • merchandise • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks candle • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)

Is Starbucks Japan’s new Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day Frappuccino suitable for adults?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2026

Tiny Frappuccino is designed for young girls, so we find out if it’s too sweet for adults. 

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • Doll's Festival • drinks • Frappuccino • girls' day • Hinamatsuri • Hinamatsuri Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Peach • sakura • SNO • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura cherry blossom collection for hanami season 2026

• Oona McGee
  Mar 3, 2026

Sakura is usually associated with the colour pink, so why is this collection so blue?

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • COK • cups • drinkware • hanami • hanami 2026 • limited edition • mugs • sakura • sakura 2026 • sakura drinkware • sakura goods • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks sakura • tumblers)

Lawson adds doughnuts to its convenience store sweets range, but are they good enough to go viral?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 2, 2026

A new convenience store sweet…but you need to be lucky to find it.

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• Japan
• (combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • donuts • doughnuts • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Lawson • SNJO • sweets)

Viral Japanese cheesecake from Osaka has a lesser known rival called Aunt Wanda

• Oona McGee
  Mar 2, 2026

Move aside, Uncle Rikuro – Aunt Wanda is here to steal your fluffy souffle crown, without the raisins.

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• Japan
• (Aunt Wanda • cakes • Cheesecake • cheesecakes • COK • dessert • Japanese cheesecake • Japanese sweets • Kansai • Okinawa • Osaka • SNJO • sweet • sweets • Uncle Rikuro • Viral Japanese cheesecake)

The best Hobonichi diaries, covers and stationery for 2026

• Oona McGee
  Mar 2, 2026

It’s not too late to get organised with One Piece, Tomie, Mother, and Tamagotchi at your fingertips.

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• Japan
• (COK • cute • diaries • diary • Frog and Toad • Hiroko Kubota • Hobonichi • Hobonichi Techo • Japanese stationery • Junji Ito • Moomin • Mother 2 • notebook • notebooks • One Piece • shopping • SNJO • stamps • stationery • Super Famicom • Tamagotchi • Tomie)

Ramen for 99 yen?!? Best value-for-money noodles found at unlikely chain in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 1, 2026

Not many people know about it, but there’s a way to get ramen for just 64 cents in Japan.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Gion • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • Noodles • ramen • restaurants)

Potama serves up epic rice balls like no other, and there’s only one store in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 1, 2026

Soul food from a tropical island, made fresh in the capital. 

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Okinawa • onigiri • pork tamago onigiri • Potama • restaurants • rice balls • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Tokyo Station)

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