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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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People in Japan capture images of fireball plummeting towards earth in night sky【Video】

Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2016
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Recordings of multiple sightings of the bright light also show the visible plume it left as it streaked down from the sky.

Internet, Japan, News
(astronomy • cool • dash cam • falling star • fireball • meteor • meteorite • night sky • star gazing • stars)

Japanese cat cafe shut down permanently by Tokyo government for animal welfare violations

Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2016

The discovery of more than 60 cats in a cafe space of 30 square metres (323 square feet) has prompted the first shut-down of its kind in the country.

Cats, Japan, News
(animal welfare • animals • cat cafe • cats • Neko no Te • PETA • Tokyo)

Japanese photographer captures the lives of cats in Tokyo with beautiful results

Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2016

It’s amazing to see what a cat can get up to in the city during the night and day.

Cats, Cute, Japan
(cats • cute • cute. cats • Instagram • Masayuki Oki • photography • photos • Tokyo)

Japanese family lives and works in a milk carton house in Hiroshima

Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2016

Forget the little old lady who lived in a shoe; there’s a Japanese family who lives in a milk carton.

Culture, Cute, Japan
(architecture • buildings • country life • cute • Hiroshima • houses • milk)

Popular Japanese cafe chain apologises for using detergent instead of oil to fry their doughnuts

Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2016

Afternoon Tea TEAROOM is recalling the affected batch of fried items after customers complained of numbness in their tongues.

Food & Drink, Japan, News
(afternoon tea • cafes • donuts • doughnuts • food scandal • recall • Sendai • sweets)

Turn heads with new Japanese sailor-style school uniform swimsuits

Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2016

Whether you’re a man or a woman, now you can swim like a sailor thrown overboard and look cute while you do it.

Cute, Japan
(cosplay • cute • fashion • Moira • sailor uniform • School Uniforms • swimsuits • Village Vanguard)

Japanese restaurant serves up noodles in stunning ice cube bowls

Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2016

Sometimes there are restaurants you want to keep a secret all to yourself, and this is definitely one of them.

Culture, Food & Drink, Japan
(Arashiyama • ice • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Kyoto • Noodles • restaurants • soba • summer • udon)

Junior high school in Japan introduces trial afternoon nap time for students

Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2016

Requested by the students themselves, the afternoon siesta is designed to improve concentration levels and protect the environment.

Culture, Japan, Lifestyle
(Hyogo • junior high school • school • school life • sleep • sleeping • students • studying)

New “pink light” system for pregnant passengers trialled on subway in South Korea【Video】

Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2016

The bluetooth system has been designed to help pregnant women secure a seat on the train.

Culture, Japan, Korea
(maternity • maternity mark • pregnancy • pregnant • pregnant mothers • public transport • South Korea • trains)

Create 3-D artworks from hand soap with the Awamoko pen from Japan

Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2016

Now you can make frothy 3-D art in an instant with a cute new device from Japan.

Art, Cute, Japan
(3-D • animals • art • Awamoko • bath time • baths • cats • cute • fun • latte art • MoMA • rabbits • soap)

“Sleeping Cat” and “Three Wise Monkeys” at Nikko’s Tōshō-gū Shrine removed for restoration work

Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2016

If you’re planning a trip to the UNESCO World Heritage sites at Nikko in the near future, you’ll be missing out on two of the most famous original wood carvings in the area.
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Art, Culture, Japan, News
(cats • Nemuri Neko • Nikko • shrines • temples • Three Wise Monkeys • tourism • tourist sites • travel • UNESCO)

Pikachu teams up with popular ketchup maker for cute prize giveaway in Japan

Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2016

The electric pokémon reveals his fondness for tomato sauce in this latest home-grown collaboration.

Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
(anime • competitions • cute • kagome • manga • merchandise • Pikachu • Pokemon • recipes • video games)

Ojiya Chijimi: the amazing centuries-old Japanese craft that bleaches kimono textiles with snow

Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2016

These stunning images show how craftsmen keep their UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage alive during the coldest months of the year.

Art, Culture, Japan
(craft • craftsmen • fabrics • local craft • Niigata • Ojiya Chijimi • textiles • tradition • UNESCO)

Dog sleeps in odd position, becomes a meme flying through a variety of dream worlds

Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016

Where do you think this open-armed doge has gone to in his dreams?

Cute, Internet, Japan
(animals • cute • doge • dogs • funny • meme • memes • pets • twitter)

Roleplay as a Japanese student at classroom-themed izakaya, Rokunen Yonkumi

Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016

With themed rooms and waiters who act as teachers and nurses, you’ll never want to leave elementary school again!

Culture, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
(cute • elementary school • fun • izakaya • school • schoolchildren • students • themed restauraants • tourism • tourist spots • weird)

Treat your feline like royalty with fancy cardboard cat baths from Felissimo

Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016

Encourage kitty to step up its love for cardboard boxes with a new lineup of elegant bath designs.

Cats, Cute, Japan
(animals • baths • cardboard boxes • cats • cute • Felissimo • pets • toys)

How to customise Starbucks Japan’s Baked Cheesecake Frappuccino and give it the taste of tiramisu

Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016

We’ll show you how to order off the menu at Starbucks to create a mind-blowingly delicious frappucino that tastes like a cheesecake-based Tiramisu.