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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 gachapon vending machine capsule toy range features miniature sweaters for water bottles

Oona McGee
May 11, 2016
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Move over water bottle panties, it’s time to dress up your drinks with a fashionable over-the-shoulder sweater that takes its styling cues from Beat Takeshi.

Culture, Cute, Japan
(Beat Takeshi • capsule toys • cool • cool japan • cute • funny • gacha • gachapon • PET bottles • pop culture • vending machines)

New Japanese sandwich doughnuts from Mister Donut feature matcha, soybean flour and red beans

Oona McGee
May 11, 2016

Traditional Japanese dessert flavours now come in delicious doughnut form—for a limited time only.

Food & Drink, Japan
(adzuki • donuts • doughnuts • green tea • Japanese dessert • kinako • matcha • Mister Donut • sweets)

Japanese stockings now come with ready-made nail polish

Oona McGee
May 11, 2016

Now you can change your nail polish as often as you change your stockings!

Cute, Japan
(cool • cute • fashion • nails • only in Japan • pedicure • stockings • weird)

Toast and milk “breakfast” potato chip flavours set to debut in Japan this month

Oona McGee
May 11, 2016

The new potato chip varieties are set to change the way we eat breakfast in the mornings.

Food & Drink, Japan
(breakfast • chips • cool • crisps • Koikeya • limited edition flavors • marketing • potato chips)

We visit Japan’s first hedgehog cafe in Roppongi, Tokyo【Pics & Video】

Oona McGee
May 10, 2016

You can now add hedgehogs to the list of cute animals to visit on your next trip to the Japanese capital.

Cute, Japan
(animal cafe • animals • cafes • cute • hedgehogs • pets • Roppongi • Tokyo)

Lotteria releases new deer burger in Hokkaido for a limited time

Oona McGee
May 2, 2016

The new “Wild Game Burger” comes with a choice of either one or two deer meat patties.

Food & Drink, Japan
(burgers • deer • Ezo • fast food • Hokkaido • Lotteria)

Traditional Japanese tea ceremony sweets now appear in the shape of Doraemon anime cats

Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2016

Bandai is bringing some cuteness to Japanese tea time with these adorable characters from the popular manga and anime series Doraemon.

Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
(anime • Bandai • cool • cute • Doraemon • manga • sweets • tea ceremony)

Sneak around in cat feet with cute new “soundless” kitten slippers from Felisssimo

Oona McGee
Apr 29, 2016

These wide-eyed kitties will watch you with every step while you enjoy the comfort of padded soles.

Cute, Japan
(cats • cool • cute • fashion • Felissimo • pets • slippers)

Look out! Here comes the Samurai Spider-Man

Oona McGee
Apr 28, 2016

Bandai and Tamashii Nations have outdone themselves again with the latest addition to their samurai series of pop culture figurines.

Entertainment, Japan
(anime • Bandai • collectibles • cool • figurines • manga • Marvel • samurai • Spider-Man • Tamashii Nations)

New Suntory beer cans feature 15 different Shinkansen bullet trains and local landscapes

Oona McGee
Apr 28, 2016

Now you can enjoy the beauty of a high-speed rail journey through Japan with this collection of exclusive picture-perfect cans.

Food & Drink, Japan
(beer • bullet train • cool • design • shinkansen • tourist sites • trains • transport • travel)

12 tabi split-toe sneakers to add a ninja flair to your casual everyday wear

Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2016

The iconic split-toed tabi boot steps out of the ninja scene and into the world of sneakers in this roundup of awesome footwear designed for the street.