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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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Studio Ghibli adds new cosy socks to its anime merchandise collection

Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2026
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The perfect partners for a cosy night in watching Ghibli movies.

Japan
(anime • anime cats • anime merchandise • cats • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • moon • socks • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • whisper of the heart)

Starbucks Japan says sayonara to the Filone for new sandwiches and a Pumpkin Soupuccino

Oona McGee
Oct 3, 2026

Things are changing at Starbucks, but is it for the better?

Japan
(baguette • bread • drinks • food • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • new • pumpkin • pumpkin soup • sandwiches • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan keeps the Pumpkin Spice Latte alive this autumn

Oona McGee
Oct 2, 2026

Seasonal exclusive graces the menu for a limited time, proving pumpkin spice isn’t dead in Japan.

Japan
(autumn • coffee • drinks • latte • limited edition • pumpkin • Pumpkin Spice • Pumpkin Spice Latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

7-Eleven Japan goes viral for new Salted Caramel Nut Latte hack

Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2026

Convenience store chain shares a secret way to turn its coffees into decadent dessert drinks.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • convenience store • convenience store coffee • convenience store drinks • convenience store finds • convenience store hack • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • latte • salted caramel • sando • SNJO)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Pumpkin Soupuccino for autumn

Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2026

Blurring the line between soup and cappuccino for Japan’s colder days.

Japan
(autumn • drinks • food • limited edition • pumpkin • pumpkin soup • seasonal • seasonal menu • seasonal specials • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan releases new Pikachu Honey Cream Latte into the wild for new Pokémon collaboration

Oona McGee
Sep 30, 2026

We catch Pikachu at Starbucks and receive an exclusive sticker, but how does the electric Pokémon taste?

Japan
(anime • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • gaming • latte • limited edition • merchandise • Pikachu • Pikachu Honey Cream Latte • Pokemon • Pokémon + Starbucks • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Foreign tourists get free Shinkansen tickets in Japan, and here’s how to claim them

Oona McGee
Sep 30, 2026

Enjoy a free bullet train ride to one of the country’s most beautiful regions.

Japan
(accommodation • bullet trains • hotels • international tourists • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • Japanese trains • JR • JR Kyushu • Kagoshima • Kitakyushu • Klook • Kyushu Shinkansen • shinkansen • tourism • tourists • trains • travel)

Japan now has facial-recognition ticket gates, but why aren’t people using them?

Oona McGee
Sep 28, 2026

New walk-through gates are designed to speed up the flow of passengers, but there’s something tripping them up.

Japan
(COK • cool • East Japan Railway Company • facial recognition • Japan Railway • Japan travel • Japanese train stations • JR • JR East • Osaka • public transport • tourism • train stations • trains • transport • travel)

7-Eleven Japan revamps its convenience store pizza, but did it ruin a good thing?

Oona McGee
Sep 25, 2026

We find out if 7-Eleven delivers on its promise to enhance the size and texture of its pizzas.

Japan
(7-Eleven • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • Japanese pizzas • konbini • pizza • pizzas • SNJO)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Pokémon collaboration with Pikachu Latte and exclusive goods

Oona McGee
Sep 24, 2026

Pokémon + Starbucks takes us on an epic coffee adventure, and now we want to catch ’em all.

Japan
(anime • bottles • cups • drinks • drinkware • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • gaming • goods • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • merchandise • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon + Starbucks • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers • video games)

Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship

Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2026

Unlikely friendships form across anime movie borders with this new range of soft plush toys.

Japan
(anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • plush • plush toy • plush toys • plushies • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli unveils new anime stationery collection, with a Spirited Away River God memo stand

Oona McGee
Sep 22, 2026

The mysterious god even has a moving mouth, to eat the tasty anime meals on the note pads.

Japan
(anime • anime food • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • food • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Japanese stationery • Kiki's Delivery Service • memo pads • memos • merchandise • note pads • Ponyo • Ponyo ramen • River God • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime socks that pay tribute to characters from four different movies

Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2026

Cosy up in colder weather with cute characters cuddling your toes.

Japan
(anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

JAL first class cakes can be bought for a bargain, but are they as bougie as they seem?

Oona McGee
Sep 19, 2026

In Japan, a cake that’s “imperfect” can sometimes be perfect.

Japan
(airline food • cake • cakes • first class • JAL • Japan Airlines • Japanese cakes • Japanese sweets • SNJO • sweets)

Starbucks Japan unveils Mitsuimo Milk, a new drink that celebrates the taste of autumn

Oona McGee
Sep 18, 2026

Limited-edition beverage introduces us to the magic that happens when you roast a Japanese sweet potato.

Japan
(autumn • beni haruka • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • milk • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • sweet potatoes)

Get more room in your luggage with new clothing compression machines at Haneda and Narita airports

Oona McGee
Sep 17, 2026

Forget packing hacks, Pocket Tips is the fastest and easiest way to create more room in your suitcase.

Japan
(Air travel • airplanes • airports • Haneda • Haneda Airport • Japan tourism • Japan travel • Kumamoto Airport • naha airport • Narita Airport • packing • tourism • tourists • travel)

Are Japanese temples on Mt Koya cashing in on the foreign tourism boom?

Oona McGee
Sep 16, 2026

With more than 100 million yen in underreported income, questions are being raised over the morals of profiting from overseas tourists.

Japan
(accommodation • culture • inns • Japan travel • Japanese accommodation • Koyasan • Mt. Koya • news • overtourism • religion • ryokan • shrines • shukubo • temple accommodation • temple lodgings • temple stay • temples • tourism • travel • Wakayama)

7-Eleven Japan releases a Kebab Sandwich… but does it really taste like a street-stall kebab?

Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2026

We find out if a convenience store kebab can compete with the real thing.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese sandwiches • kebab • kebabs • sando • sandwiches)

Does washing rice in this Japanese pouch really make it more delicious?

Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2026

We test the Okome Pouch, which uses a patented method to make rice more delicious… and easier to wash.

Japan
(clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • Daiso • food • Japan travel • Japanese food • Japanese kitchen gadgets • kitchen • kitchen gadgets • rice • rice washing • SNJO • SoraKitchen)

7-Eleven Japan’s Ramen Machine is a viral hit, but there’s one glaring problem

Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2026

Well, two if you take into account how rare they are to find.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • 7-Eleven ramen machine • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • SNJO)

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