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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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Top 10 places to see a spectacular sunset in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2018
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Japanese travellers reveal the most breathtaking places to watch the setting sun.

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• Japan
• (Jalan • sunsets • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Domino’s Pizza delivery driver battles Typhoon Jebi in Japan, video goes viral 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2018

These clips show a worker’s valiant attempts to stay upright in strong winds is no match for the force of Mother Nature.

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• (delivery • delivery service • Domino's Japan • dominos pizza • food delivery • twitter • Typhoon Jebi • typhoons • videos • viral videos)

Strong earthquake hits Hokkaido in Japan, dozens missing and injured

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2018

Japan’s northern island suffers extensive damage to infrastructure after massive earthquake this morning.

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• (disasters • earthquakes • Hokkaido • Hokkaido earthquake • news)

Conan Town prepares for Conan O’Brien’s visit with burgers and a special video

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2018

The mayor of Hokuei is ready to meet Conan’s demands, but he has a few surprises up his sleeve for the talk show host as well. 

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• (celebrities • Conan • Conan O'Brien • Conan Town • Detective Conan • Hokuei • Tottori Prefecture)

Conan O’Brien sits down for a traditional kaiseki meal with Jordan Schlansky in Japan 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2018

Schlansky imparted his Japanese knowledge on the talk show host, but ended up committing some faux pas of his own.

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• Japan
• (Conan • Conan O'Brien • food • Japanese restaurants • Jisaku • Jordan Schlansky • kaiseki • restaurants • Tokyo • Tsukiji)

Typhoon Jebi hits Japan, blows away cars, roofs, and building facades 【Pics & Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2018

Part of the roof at Kyoto Station also fell in as staff scrambled for safety.

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• (Kansai • Kyoto Station • news • Osaka • twitter • Typhoon Jebi • typhoons • weather)

Conan O’Brien arrives in Japan, dresses up as a Harajuku girl in Tokyo 【Pics & Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2018

The talk show host immerses himself in a world of kawaii with some of Harajuku’s most colourful fashionistas.

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• (Conan • Conan O'Brien • Conan Town • Detective Conan • fashion • Harajuku • Harajuku fashion • Kawaii • Kawaii Monster Cafe • Miochin • Sebastian Masuda)

Kanye West receives flack for too-small Yeezy slides, calls it “The Japanese Way”

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2018

West tries to reinvent the world of footwear with a trick the Japanese have been using for centuries, but his comments aren’t entirely accurate.

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• (celebrities • fashion • geta • Japanese shoes • Kanye West • Kim Kardashian • shoes • Yeezy • Yeezy slides)

Massive storm lights up Tokyo with thousands of lightning strikes 【Pics & Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2018

It was the strongest thunderstorm to hit the capital in years.

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• (awsome • disaster prevention • lightning • news • rain • scary • storms • Tokyo • weather)

Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida smashes Guinness World Record by bursting balloons with her butt

• Oona McGee
  Aug 28, 2018

The speed and accuracy of her bottom was truly astounding.

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• (24 Hour Television • crazy • funny • Guinness world records • LOL • Saori Yoshida • sports • videos • weird)

Woman suffers burns after aluminium can explodes at Shinjuku Station

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2018

Police were called to the scene early this morning.

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• (Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • news • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • Tokyo • train stations • trains)

Japanese knife craftsman turns underwear into a sharp blade, cuts through vegetables【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2018

Learn how to transform your boxer briefs into a blade with the help of traditional knifemaking techniques.

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• (Attoteki Fushinsha no Kiwami • boxer briefs • cooking • cool • Japanese knives • knives • underwear • videos)

Visit Tokyo sites and learn about Japanese sushi with Pikotaro and “Can You See? I’m Sushi”

• Oona McGee
  Aug 23, 2018

The famous performer even takes a walk on the sexy side by feasting on sushi with a crew of female dancers.

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• Japan
• (food • music • music videos • piko taro • songs • sushi • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • videos)

Coca-Cola gears up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with crazy tall vending machine in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 22, 2018

Want a bottle of coke? You’ll have to jump for it!

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• Japan
• (2020 Olympics • Coca-Cola • cool • drinks • Olympics • sports • Tokyo • Tokyo 2020 • Tokyo Midtown Hibiya • vending machines)

Give yourself a Japanese head spa at home with this nifty gadget from the 100 yen store

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2018

We tried out the portable sparkling head spa and now we can’t ever go back to normal hair washing again.

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• (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • beauty • beauty products • hair salons • hair treatments • head spa • japanese beauty products • life hacks • Sparkling Head Spa)

Cosplay at the pool with new fairytale swimming costumes from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2018

Three iconic styles for three famous storybook heroines.

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• Japan
• (Alice in Wonderland • beautiful women • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fairytales • Japanese women • Little Mermaid • Little Red Riding Hood • Mocolle • swimming costumes)

TeamLab Planets: Walk up a waterfall and catch koi fish at new digital art museum in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2018

Just when we thought we’d seen the best from this talented Japanese art collaborative, they come out with another mind-blowing museum in Tokyo.

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• (digital art • digital art museum • museums • SNO • TeamLab • TeamLab Planets • Tokyo • tourist sites • Toyosu • travel)

Japanese kimono parka combines traditional fashion with modern streetwear

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2018

Popular Japanese cosplayer models the new hoodie with kimono sleeves in three different colours.

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• Japan
• (crowdfunding • fashion • hanten • Japanese clothes • kimono • Mocolle • parkas • samurai)

Häagen-Dazs Japan releases new ice cream flavours inspired by fairytales

• Oona McGee
  Aug 17, 2018

Open the lid and step into your favourite fantasy world with these new ice creams from Japan.

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• Japan
• (Alice in Wonderland • desserts • fairytales • food • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • Japanese sweets • Snow White • sweets)

Ziploc x Beams Couture collaboration from Japan makes transparent bag fashion cool

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2018

Hats, rucksacks, aprons and bumbags are just some of the items in the new Ziploc fashion collection hitting streets this summer.

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• Japan
• (BEAMS • creative marketing • fashion • Japanese fashion • LOL • marketing • models • wtf • ziploc)

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