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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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New Häagen-Dazs Green Tea Fondue Crispy Sandwich is absolute heaven for matcha lovers!

Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2016
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The new dessert uses never-before-seen matcha components to celebrate 20 years of green tea ice cream in Japan.

Japan
(desserts • fondue • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • limited edition • matcha • sweets)

Strap a slab of delicious grilled meat on your back with this new backpack from Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2016

This is just one of the items in a range of delicious accessories designed for meat lovers.

Japan
(backpacks • bags • beef • cool • fashion • LOL • meat • meat lovers • niku • rucksacks • Village Vanguard • yakiniku)

Exclusive Starbucks iced coffee glass handmade in Japan according to ancient Edo tradition

Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2016

With more than a century of craftsmanship behind the creation of each little glass, these are some of the most exclusive and expensive items in the Starbucks range.

Japan
(coffee • crafts • craftsmen • cut glass • Edo • glass • glass blowing • glass making • glasses • Starbucks • traditional craft)

We visit Starbucks location in Japan that’s been called the most beautiful in the world

Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2016

We paid a visit to the unusual location to find out what makes this the world’s most beautiful Starbucks.

Japan
(cafes • coffee • Starbucks • tourism • tourist site • tourist spots • Toyama • travel)

New product aimed at Japanese women and cosplayers helps to create a slimmer, taller nose

Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2016

Before-and-after profile shots show the different effects produced by small and medium sizes.

Japan
(accessories • beauty • beauty product • Bibico • cosplay • cosplayers • culture • face shaper • fashion • funny • LOL • nose shaper • weird • wtf)

Cute cats from Japan show their love for competitors at the Olympic games

Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2016

If you’re an athlete who runs from side to side or jumps up and down, these cute cats will love you, regardless of where you’re from!

Japan
(animals • athletes • cats • cute • cute pets • funny • gymnastics • LOL • olympic games • Olympics • pets • sport • sports)

Japanese pet owner illustrates likeness between adorable Shiba Inu and Pokémon Eevee

Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2016

Japanese net users weigh in on the similarities between the Shiba Inu pup and the Evolution Pokémon.

Japan
(animals • cute • cute dogs • cute pets • dogs • Eevee • gamers • games • gaming • pets • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Shiba Inu)

Japanese cat Maru faces biggest dilemma yet: which tiny brown box to sit in

Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2016

His hilarious decision at the end of the clip has people laughing around the world.

Japan
(cats • cute • cute pets • funny • maru • pets • YouTube)

Locust and wormwood soft serve ice cream now available in Japan!

Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2016

Can you guess which prefecture is serving up the local speciality?

Japan
(desserts • food • ice cream • inago • insects • local specialties • mugwort • Niigata • soft serve • sweets)

Cute cat and its human create homemade Japanese money box with hilarious results!【Video】

Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2016

While Japanese coin box toys feature sweet cats who kindly take your change for safekeeping, real cats like this prefer to do other things with your money!

Japan
(animals • cats • coins • cute • cute pets • cute. cats • funny • Itazura Bank • Itazura Kitty • LOL • money • money case • pets • piggy bank • twitter)

Cute cat stays cool in Japanese heat by snuggling up inside Dyson fan

Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2016

This cat’s moved on from boxes after discovering the pleasures of the electrical appliance.

Japan
(animals • awww • cats • cute • cute pets • Dyson • twitter)

Cute cat shows us how to bow in apology, Japanese style【Video】

Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2016

The way this cat shakes its head while burying its face into its hands makes it look almost human!

Japan
(cats • cute • gomen ne • kokonananya • pets • sorry cat • suman ne • twitter)

McDonald’s Japan gets into the spirit of the games with new Tokyo 2020 Olympics tumblers

Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2016

The three new designs give us a sneak peek at what McDonald’s has in store for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Japan
(2020 Olympics • collectables • drinks • fast food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Olympics • Tokyo 2020 • Tokyo Olympics • tumblers)

Jude Law stars in epic Japanese Pepsi commercial as legendary demon from tale of Momotaro

Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2016

The British actor brings life to the origin story of a Japanese demon in a clip that plays out like a mesmerising high-budget feature film.

Japan
(ads • commercials • culture • Japan • Jude Law • Momotaro • Peach Boy • pepsi • Pepsi Japan)

Cat has Internet in stitches after getting itself stuck in awkward position

Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2016

And now the hilarious kitty is popping up in memes across the Internet.

Japan
(animals • cats • cute • cute pets • cute. cats • funny • LOL • pets • twitter)

Comiket 90: Japanese cosplayers bring the heat to opening day of summer event

Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2016

Comiket sizzled on opening day with hot beauties from favourites like One Piece, Love Live!, and even Pokémon.

Japan
(anime • characters • Comics • Comiket • cosplay • Cosplay costume • cosplayers • love live • manga • One Piece • Pokemon)

UPDATED【Monday Kickstart】Rich hamster spotted driving expensive Nissan GT-R sports car

Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2016

And it turns out he’s not the only suave sports car-driving hamster out there!

Japan
(animals • cars • cute • cute animals • cute pets • hamsters • nissan • NISSAN GT-R • pets • sports cars)

We catch a rare Glasses Farfetch’d in Japan with world’s first Pokémon Go master, Nick Johnson

Oona McGee
Aug 11, 2016

Equipped with his very own hands-free Poké-Han device, Nick was able to catch a rare Farfetch’d Pokémon he’d never seen before.

Japan
(funny • Nick Johnson • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video • video games)

We try Japanese liquid nitrogen Kit Kats at the new Below Freezing Chocolatory in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Aug 11, 2016

The Kit Kats here are served with a theatrical display of dry ice and biscuit pieces that allow you to blow “smoke” out your nose.

Japan
(chocolate • Daikanyama • frozen Kit Kats • Heston Blumenthal • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • liquid nitrogen • Nestle • new openings • summer)

We catch up with world’s first Pokémon Go master, Nick Johnson, in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2016

He’s caught ’em all in the U.S., Europe, Hong Kong and Australia, and now we get to find out what the gamer’s been up to in Japan, the birthplace of Pokémon.