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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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Japanese vocaloid Hatsune Miku takes the reins from Scarlett Johansson in new shampoo commercial

Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2016
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Check out Hatsune Miku showing off her shiny tresses without her signature twin tail hairstyle.

Japan
(anime • commercials • Hatsune Miku • manga • Scarlett Johansson • shampoo • Vocaloid)

Starbucks Japan releases new Golden Maple Candy Walnut Frappuccino with sweet dipping sticks

Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2016

Japanese Twitter users are weighing in with their thoughts on the two new limited edition items.

Japan
(cafes • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • walnut)

Cute black cat waiting at register in Japanese convenience store makes us wonder where Kiki is

Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2016

The unaccompanied kitten is winning hearts for looking just like Jiji, the cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service, out on a magical errand.

Japan
(animals • awww • cats • combini • conbini • cute • cute pets • cute. cats • kittens • Lawson • pets)

Japanese fans fund “Animator Dormitories” to help young anime artists working in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Aug 24, 2016

The crowdfunding project has received huge support to assist new talent, who start out in the industry on notoriously low wages.

Japan
(animation • animators • anime • art • crowdfunding • illustrators • manga • news)

Japanese balloon artist creates amazing pieces from anime like Cardcaptor Sakura and Pokémon

Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2016

The tiny details in these cute balloon creations are like nothing you’ve ever seen!

Japan
(anime • art • balloon art • balloons • Cardcaptor Sakura • cute • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon)

Fans use Nike customisation service to create awesome Pokémon Sneakers

Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2016

The Pikashoe is one of more than a hundred creatures currently being captured in the colourful sneaker Pokédex.

Japan
(anime • fashion • gamers • games • gaming • manga • Nike • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • sneakers)

Dramatic scenes at Harajuku Station as Typhoon Mindulle makes landfall in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2016

Tokyo’s Yamanote Line was suspended for hours in both directions today due to the incident.

Japan
(Harajuku • Harajuku Station • Japan • Japan Rail • Meiji Jingu • Meiji Shrine • news • trains • typhoon • Yamanote)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of vocaloid Hatsune Miku in Edo-period Japan sells out immediately online

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2016

A number of impressive details hidden within the image has made fans go crazy for this limited-edition print.

Japan
(anime • art • cool • cute • Edo • Hatsune Miku • manga • tradition • ukiyo-e • ukiyoe • Vocaloid)

Japanese pet creates adorable “Where’s Waldo?” game by napping in pile of soft animals

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2016

Meet Tona, the little animal who’s charming the Internet by hiding inside its owner’s stuffed toy collection.

Japan
(animals • awww • cute • cute pets • pets • rabbits • twitter • Where's Waldo • Where's Wally)

Japanese Olympics table tennis player has uncanny flair for mimicking anime characters on court

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2016

The champion player shows off champion poses that set off a trending hashtag on Twitter in Japan.

Japan
(anime • cute • funny • Jun Mizutani • love live • manga • Olympics • sports • table tennis • twitter)

New Japanese Yakiniku Jet restaurant serves meat by conveyor belt on a high speed lane

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2016

Complete with a touch panel ordering system, unusual menu items, and jet take-off sounds, this new restaurant is set to change the way we enjoy grilled meat forever!

Japan
(beef • food • grill • grilled meat • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • meat • restaurants • yakiniku)

Cosplay like cup-clinger figurine Fuchiko with specially designed costumes from Japan!

Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2016

Japanese cosplay gets even weirder with six official costumes designed to replicate a 2-inch tall office lady that hangs off your glassware.

Japan
(cosplay • cosplay costumes • cup clinger • Cup no Fuchiko • cute • figurine • Fuchiko • Kitan Club • Koppu no Fuchiko)

Japanese cosplayers steal hearts as Love Live! plus-size idol unit Debu Raibu!

Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2016

Meet the group that cosplayers and fans are falling in love with.

Japan
(anime • Comiket • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • cosplaying • cute • Debu Live! • Debu Raibu • idol • love live • manga)

Japanese vending machines now dispense cute cup clinging cats!

Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2016

Enjoy a litter of cats in your milk with these eight adorable designs!

Japan
(animals • cats • cup clingers • cute • cute pets • cute. cats • funny • gacha • gachapon • Kitan Club • LOL • pets • toys • vending machines)

Hamster clears Mario level, earns maximum points for cuteness

Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2016

Watch this clever hamster smash her way through the game, complete with an adorable detour down the pipe.

Japan
(animals • cute • cute pets • gamers • games • gaming • hamster • Mario • nintendo • pets • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros.)

Turn your pets into cute police officers with a hat from a Japanese vending machine!

Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2016

Give your pup the gift of authority with a hat from this adorable 5-piece collection.

Japan
(animals • capsule toys • cats • cute • cute pets • dogs • gacha • hats • Kitan Club • pets • police • vending machines)

Pokémon Go craze reignites love for cute Pikachu sea slug in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2016

We take a look at thecacera pacifica, known as the “Pikachu sea slug” in Japan, which many say is the real-life inspiration for the Pokémon character.