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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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Stan Lee impresses audiences in Japan at Tokyo Comic-Con

Oona McGee
Dec 3, 2016
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The revered comic book writer impressed everyone at Comic-Con with a joyous energy that defied his 93 years.

Japan, USA
(comic con • Comics • conventions • Miss Japan • Stan Lee • Tokyo Comic-Con)

Buzzword Awards: Top 10 buzzwords used by Japanese high school girls in 2016

Oona McGee
Dec 3, 2016

How many of these words have you heard before?

Japan
(buzzwords • high school • high school girls • Japanese language • language • school)

Traditional Japanese architecture proves too irresistible for curious cat

Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2016

We all know what it’s like to want a closer look at the beautiful adornments in a traditional Japanese home, but this kitten got a little too close for comfort.

Japan
(animals • cats • Japanese home • pets • ranma • shoji • transom)

Starbucks Japan releases delicious baked apple drinks for the holiday season!【Taste Test】

Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2016

The cool Frappuccino and its hot counterpart are some of the sauciest, best looking drinks we’ve ever tasted.

Japan
(Apple • Christmas • drinks • Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • taste test)

Second ramen restaurant in Tokyo receives Michelin star for 2017

Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2016

Now there are two Michelin-starred ramen restaurants in the capital, and we lined up to try the signature dish from the latest award-winning eatery.

Japan
(food • Michelin • Michelin Guide • Nakiryu • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • Tokyo • Tsuta)

Japanese train conductor surprises everyone on board with his English skills

Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2016

Passengers on board this Tokyo train said they felt like they were in an aircraft when they heard the live English announcement.

Japan
(English • tourism • trains • travel)

Sleep in a bookshelf at the new bookstore-themed hostel in Kyoto

Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2016

This brand new space has 5,000 books for guests to read, a special bar stocked with local beers, and bunks inside the shelves to sleep in.

Japan
(accommodation • books • cool • hostel • hotel • Kyoto • travel)

Japanese teams use orange flags as a tsunami alert signal for swimmers and surfers

Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2016

The new orange flag warning system aims to help those at sea become aware of an earthquake or tsunami before it’s too late.

Japan
(beaches • earthquakes • NPO • surfing • swimming • tsunami)

Hip hop trio dance to Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic, teach us all that age is no barrier to anything【Vid】

Oona McGee
Nov 27, 2016

They might have an average age of 59 years between them, but these ladies show they can still kick it with the young crowd in this new dance video.

Japan
(Bruno Mars • dance • elderly • grandma • hip hop • music • seniors • video)

Japanese mayor responds to public after “spamusement park” onsen video reaches 1 million views

Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2016

The mayor who pledged to create an onsen amusement park if his video received a million views now has another message for the public.

Japan
(Beppu • funny • hot springs • Kyushu • marketing • onsen • politicians • video)

Japanese chocolatier astounds with super realistic life-sized men’s shoe collection

Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2016

From the shoes to the laces, along with shoehorns and bottles of polish, everything in this range is made from sweet chocolate.

Japan
(chocolate • cool • food • Osaka • Rihga Royal Hotel • shoes • sweets)

November snow falls in Tokyo for first time in 54 years, causes chaos for peak hour commuters

Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2016

Peak-hour delays caused such overcrowding that some commuters were unable to enter stations in the nation’s capital.

Japan
(crazy • rush hour • snow • stations • Tokyo • trains • transportation • Yamanote)

Piko Taro’s PPAP gets a South Korean makeover in ad for fast food chain Lotteria

Oona McGee
Nov 24, 2016

This crazy parody of the original video clip centres around the length of this man’s cheesy stick.

Korea
(commercials • fast food • funny • Lotteria • marketing • Pen-Pineapple-Appe-Pen • piko taro • ppap)

We try the new Christmas doughnut range from Krispy Kreme Japan before its release

Oona McGee
Nov 24, 2016

Come with us as we take a look inside the cream-filled presents and snowman-shaped doughnuts ahead of their official release.

Japan
(Christmas • cute • donuts • doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • limited edition • sweets • taste test)

Man dies after participating in onigiri speed-eating contest in Japan

Oona McGee
Nov 23, 2016

The incident occurred at a festival in Shiga Prefecture last week.

Japan
(accident • eating contest • food • news • onigiri • rice balls • Shiga)

Japanese mayor pledges to open onsen amusement park if this hilarious video gets a million views

Oona McGee
Nov 22, 2016

The clip shows a number of jaw-dropping ideas for the spa-filled amusement park, including onsen carousels and roller coasters filled with spring water.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • Beppu • campaigns • cool • hot springs • Kyushu • onsen • politicians • spas • wow)

Sailor Moon fights against the spread of STIs on behalf of Japan’s health ministry

Oona McGee
Nov 22, 2016

The animated high school heroine will now appear on posters and condom packages in a bid to thwart the spread of sexually transmitted infections in Japan.

Japan
(anime • government • health • Japanese Government • Ministry of Health • news • Sailor Moon • STDs • STIs)

Japanese restaurant wows customers by serving meals on water instead of a revolving conveyor belt

Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2016

People have fallen in love with the charm of floating tubs at this unusual eatery in Japan.

Japan
(conveyor belt • cool • food • Japaanese food • restaurants • revolving sushi • Shizuoka • sushi • Sushi Train • water • wow)

Piko Taro returns with never-before-seen dance moves in official new PPAP mashup with Axel F【Vid】

Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2016

Surprisingly, dancing with a pair of shoes on his head like a bunny rabbit is not the most shocking thing Piko Taro does in this new video clip.