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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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Shibuya Halloween event turns ugly with toppled truck, perverts, and upskirt photography

• Oona McGee
  Oct 30, 2018
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Five arrests made at celebration attended by “young people and foreigners”.

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• (cosplay • crime • halloween • police • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Shibuya scramble crossing • Tokyo • video)

Shibuya Halloween 2018 cosplay costume collection【Pics & Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 29, 2018

Tokyo’s famous scramble crossing district came alive with hilarious, sexy, cute and genius outfits for Halloween.

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• (cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • halloween • Halloween 2018 • Japanese women • Shibuya • Shibuya scramble crossing • Tokyo)

Fried Oyster Ice Cream: the taste of the sea in a Japanese soft serve dessert【Taste Test】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 29, 2018

One of Japan’s most intriguing flavour pairings

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• (COK • crazy • food • ice cream • Japanese desserts • Okayama • oysters • SNOJ • soft serve • sweets • taste test • weird)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas Cake Frappuccinos and gingerbread lattes for 2018

• Oona McGee
  Oct 28, 2018

Four limited-edition beverages are coming our way this holiday season.

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• Japan
• (cakes • Christmas • Christmas cake • drinks • Frappuccino • gingerbread • limited edition • Starbucks • strawberry)

Restaurants, Roads, Rats: How has Tsukiji changed after the fish market move?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 25, 2018

Our reporter investigates.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • SNOJ • sushi • Tokyo • tourism • Toyosu • Toyosu fish market • Toyosu Market • travel • Tsukiji)

Spooky Japanese vending machine dispenses udon noodles with nobody around 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 25, 2018

All signs point to a hungry spirit desperate for a bowl of hot noodles.

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• (crazy • funny • halloween • Jalloween • Noodles • scary • udon • vending machines)

Tokyo accommodation: Capsule hotel offers unique sleep and sauna stay for women

• Oona McGee
  Oct 23, 2018

Do-C provides Löyly and a warm pillar for an authentic Finnish sauna experience you won’t find anywhere else in Japan.

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• (accommodation • capsule hotels • COK • hotels • sauna • SNOJ • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Japanese ramen cocktail uses tonkotsu pork broth for alcoholic noodle flavour

• Oona McGee
  Oct 23, 2018

A delicious recipe for ramen lovers to make at home.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • cocktails • COK • cool • crazy • drinks • Noodles • ramen • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen • weird)

Japanese udon noodles mascot character imitates Banksy by shredding itself in a painting

• Oona McGee
  Oct 22, 2018

Girl With Balloon artwork cutely followed by Udon With Balloon.

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• (art • Banksy • characters • funny • Kagawa • Kawaii • LOL • Mascots • Noodles • Shikoku • twitter • udon • yurukyara)

Pokémon cosplay for cats: New gacha capsule toy series from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 22, 2018

Six Pocket Monster characters to suit all types of furry felines.

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• (animals • anime • cats • gachapon • hats • Kawaii • Kitan Club • pets • Pokemon)

Add a Japanese anime twist to your Halloween costume with unisex kimono cosplay

• Oona McGee
  Oct 22, 2018

Japan’s spookiest yokai anime releases a range of gorgeous outfits just in time for Halloween.

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• (anime • cosplay • cosplay costumes • Gegege no Kitaro • halloween • kimono • unisex)

We attend the grand opening of the very first Krispy Kreme store in Hokkaido

• Oona McGee
  Oct 21, 2018

More than 200 people lined up to be the first ever to get their doughnut fix on Japan’s northernmost island.

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• (donuts • doughnuts • food • Hokkaido • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • new openings • SNJO)

The Body Shop unveils handsome anime wizard characters for vegan beauty product in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 18, 2018

The Body Shop anthropomorphises a best-selling skincare item with Three Wizards and The Moisture Princess.

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• Japan
• (anime • beauty • ikemen • marketing • The Body Shop • voice actors)

We try the new Pringles instant cup ramen and yakisoba fried noodles from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 16, 2018

Which one is tastier: Sour Cream and Onion yakisoba or Jalapeño and Onion cup ramen?

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• (cup noodles • cup ramen • food • instant noodles • Noodles • Pringles • ramen • taste test • yakisoba)

Sushi Dai and other famous restaurants from Tsukiji fish market open at new Toyosu location

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2018

We pay a visit to the new market to find out if the restaurants from Tsukiji are still as good as they used to be.

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• (fish • Japanese restaurants • restaurants • sushi • Sushi Dai • tourism • tourist sites • Toyosu • Toyosu fish market • travel • Tsukiji • Tsukiji fish market • Tsukiji-shijo)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Halloween Witch and Halloween Princess Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Oct 12, 2018

Duo of decadent drinks come with a limited-time Twitter offer and matching Halloween doughnuts.

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• (Apple • drinks • Frappuccinos • halloween • limited edition • Princess • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • witch)

Toyosu fish market opens with tuna auction, traffic jams, accidents, and turret truck fire

• Oona McGee
  Oct 12, 2018

Photos and videos from first day at new fish market in Tokyo show a very different scene to Tsukiji.

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• (fish • news • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • Toyosu • Toyosu fish market • travel • Tsukiji • Tsukiji fish market • tuna auction)

Woman jailed after entering Japanese train cabin with key bought at online auction

• Oona McGee
  Oct 11, 2018

Japan’s rail security is being brought into question after a rail enthusiast accessed a locked crew compartment while the train was in operation.

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• (COK • crime • densha otaku • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • rail fans • train stations • trains)

Tsukiji fish market vendors move to Toyosu in huge fleet of turret trucks【Pics & Video】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 10, 2018

Pre-dawn scenes played out like a parade for the Tsukiji fish market workers.

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• (fish • tourism • tourist sites • Toyosu • Toyosu fish market • travel • Tsukiji • Tsukiji fish market • turret trucks)

Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo closes for relocation, marks end of an era in Japan【Pics & Video】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2018

Fishmongers, customers and tourists bid a sad farewell to the famous fish market, which was a Tsukiji mainstay for 83 years.

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• Japan
• (fish • food • photos • tourism • tourist sites • Toyosu • Toyosu fish market • Toyosu Market • travel • Tsukiji • Tsukiji fish market • Tsukiji-shijo)

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