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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 Kiki’s Delivery Service music box to its anime merchandise shop in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 6, 2025 - Tweet
Heartfelt melody and sweet design features capture the magic of Jiji’s shop.
- Japan
- (anime • anime cats • anime merchandise • cats • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Gütiokipänjä • Jiji • Kiki's bakery • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • music box • Studio Ghibli)
KFC Japan opens a Christmas restaurant in Tokyo…but why???
- Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2025
Fast food chain’s first-ever Christmas restaurant serves to break away from the nation’s fried chicken tradition.
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • Japanese food • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC christmas • KFC Japan • SNJO)
Japanese convenience store chain has beer and sake dispensers that few people know about
- Oona McGee
Dec 4, 2025
Shhh…don’t let anyone know we told you about the secrets you can find inside New Days.
- Japan
- (beer • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • cool • hidden gems • Japan travel • Japanese convenience stores • New Days • sake • SNJO • stations • trains • travel • Ueno Station)
What’s in a Lawson fukubukuro lucky bag?
- Oona McGee
Dec 3, 2025
Japanese convenience store chain tempts us with a good time.
You can now buy a Japanese train station clock in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2025
Complete with departure bell alarms, this is a unique way to wake up for your train in the morning.
- Japan
- (alarm clock • alarm clocks • clock • clocks • cool • Japan Railways • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR • JR East • mook • stations • Takarajimasha • Tokyo • train station clock • trains • travel)
Studio Ghibli stamps lift your spirits with motivational phrases from Totoro
- Oona McGee
Nov 30, 2025
Cute anime characters are here to give you all the encouragement you need.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Japanese • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • scrapbooking • stamps • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli puts Blob Men in the spotlight on new T-shirt from streetwear brand GBL
- Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2025
Howl’s Moving Castle antagonists hit the streets in the real world.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Blob Men • clothes • coo • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • GBL • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • merchandise • streetwear • Studio Ghibli • t-shirt • t-shirts • Witch of the Waste)
KFC Japan introduces a new burger 8 years in the making
- Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2025
We find out if this Japanese flavour was worth the time and effort it took to develop.
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken • chicken burgers • Chicken Tatsuta • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • Japanese food • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • SNJO • tatsuta)
Studio Ghibli releases new anime envelopes in Japan with interactive features
- Oona McGee
Nov 27, 2025
Stationery goods allow you to animate the characters.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • envelopes • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • new year • No Face • otoshidama • pochi bukuro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds “komorebi” Totoro plush toys to its anime merchandise range in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2025
The Small, Medium and Large Totoros finally get their time in the sun.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Komorebi • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • plush toys • plushie • plushies • soft toys • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys)
All-you-can-eat oboro tofu restaurant in Kyoto is a guilt-free experience
- Oona McGee
Nov 24, 2025
What the heck is oboro tofu, and why can you eat so much of it without feeling sick?
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • COK • food • Japanese food • Kyoto • oboro tofu • restaurants • SNJO • tabehodai • tofu)
7-Eleven Japan’s aged brown rice onigiri reveals a different side to convenience store food
- Oona McGee
Nov 23, 2025
If you’re worried about additives in convenience store food, this rice ball set is for you.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • aged brown rice • brown rice • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • healthy food • healthy snack • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Nekase Genmai • onigiri • rice • rice balls)
A guide to visiting Sagamiko Illumination, one of the three biggest light-ups in Kanto
- Oona McGee
Nov 22, 2025
With chairlifts, an illuminated slide, and a dazzling Tamagotchi display, Illumillion is a must-visit spot in Japan this winter.
- Japan
- (Christmas lightup • illumination • illuminations • Japan travel • Kanagawa • light up • lightup • Sagamiko Illumillion • tourism • travel)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
- Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2025
Cutlery, mugs, tumblers and MiiR bottles sparkle in this dazzling new collection.
- Japan
- (bottles • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • cups • drinkware • limited edition • MiiR • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)
Instagrammable library in Japan shelters the local community with forests of books
- Oona McGee
Nov 20, 2025
Relax and unwind inside this aesthetically pleasing haven.
- Japan
- (architecture • books • communities • community • cool • Instagram • Instagrammable • libraries • library • reading • SNJO • social media • Tochigi • Tochigi Prefecture • tourist sites • travel)
Starbucks Japan unveils new S’mores Frappuccino and latte for Christmas 2025
- Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2025
With a new cake and hot apple cider joining the festivities, this is shaping up to be a delicious holiday season.
- Japan
- (apple cider • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • drinks • food • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • new • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • winter)
Snuggle up to a fried oyster with ingenious cushion and cover set from Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2025
A soft and cuddly kaki fry, complete with lemon wedge for squeezing.
- Japan
- (accessories • cool • cushion • Felissimo • food • fried oysters • homewares • Japanese food • kaki • kaki fry • oyster • oysters • seafood • stylish • You + More)
Studio Ghibli adds My Neighbour Totoro stamps to its anime merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 18, 2025
Perfect for scrapbooking and New Year’s nengajo cards.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • Japanese stationery • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • nengajo • new year • New Year 2026 • stamps • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Starbucks Japan releases the new Soupuccino, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?
- Oona McGee
Nov 17, 2025
Rethinking soup as we know it.
- Japan
- (drinks • new • review • SNJO • soup • soups • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japan celebrates Christmas with multipurpose gingerbread cookies
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2025
Recreate the Starbucks life at home this holiday season.
- Japan
- (biscuits • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • COK • cookies • drinks • gingerbread • gingerbread cookies • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
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