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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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Green tea chocolate-covered shrimp chips are the next big thing to hit shelves in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 12, 2016 - Tweet
Japan’s popular shrimp-flavoured snack now comes covered in a coating of dark green matcha chocolate.
- Japan
- (Calbee • chocolate • green tea • japanese snacks • Kappa Ebisen • matcha • potato chips • prawn chips • Shrimp • taste test)
Girls and their giant dog companion come to life in amazing art series
- Oona McGee
Feb 11, 2016
Step into a magical world where girls go about their daily lives alongside a giant, gentle canine protector.
- Korea
- (animals • art • cool • cute • cute dogs • dogs • Miniature Pinscher • painting • pets • Seoul)
Disney princess cakes from Ginza Cozy Corner are as pretty and sweet as the characters themselves
- Oona McGee
Feb 11, 2016
The delicious Disney Princess release is in honour of Girls’ Day in Japan this year.
- Japan
- (Ariel • cakes • Disney • Disney princess • Ginza Cozy Corner • Mulan • Pocahontas • sweets)
Cosplaying cat duo charm the world with their outfits and their adorable facial expressions
- Oona McGee
Feb 11, 2016
From Fallout to One Punch Man, these kitties know how to cosplay.
- Japan, USA
- (Attack on Titan • cats • cosplay • cute. cats • Fallout • Harry Potter • One-Punch Man • pets • Pokemon • Street Fighter)
Cute adhesive cat tabs keep your pages marked with adorably playful poses
- Oona McGee
Feb 10, 2016
If you need to flag something important, these cheeky kittens will do the job for you.
- Japan
- (animals • cats • cool • cute • cute. cats • Felissimo • Japanese stationery • pets • stationery)
Hairdresser creates unique formulations to match clients’ hair colour with their favourite anime star
- Oona McGee
Feb 10, 2016
One of the most popular colours is called “Kotori Beige”, based on the character from Love Live!
Adidas collaborates with singer Rita Ora to create geisha-inspired collection
- Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2016
The range even includes a couple of sporty kimono.
- Japan
- (Adidas • collaboration • exercise • geisha • kimono • Rita Ora • sports • sportswear)
Unusual fish tanks lure visitors to old Japanese shopping district in Nara Prefecture
- Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2016
Inside a phone booth, a table, and in the shape of an old Japanese lantern, these fish tanks are some of the most unusual we’ve seen.
- Japan
- (aquariums • bizarre • cafe • coffee house • cool • cute • fish • fish tanks • Nara • unusual • wtf)
Chocolate takoyaki?? We try the limited-edition sweet that looks just like fried octopus balls
- Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2016
Takoyaki, Japan’s ever-popular street food gets a sweet gourmet makeover in time for Valentine’s Day.
- Japan
- (chocolate • cool • only in Japan • Sadaharu Aoki • sweets • takoyaki • Valentine's Day)
World’s first-ever Sakura Pepsi coming to Japan this March
- Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2016
Japanese beverage maker Suntory has just announced it will be releasing its first-ever cherry blossom-flavoured Pepsi this spring.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • Japan • pepsi • sakura • soft drinks)
Cosplay in your underwear with anime-inspired lingerie made to order in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2016
Customised lingerie service offers a range of options which are a perfect match for some of the anime world’s most popular characters.
- Japan
- (anime • characters • cosplay • cute • free • manga • One-Punch Man • Prince of Tennis • Touken Ranbu)
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man comes to life as eight-limbed action figure in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2016
The famous illustration has stepped out from the page and into the world as a fully poseable action figure.
- Japan
- (action figure • art • cool • Da Vinci • Figma • figures • figurines • Vitruvian Man • Wonder Festival)
“Real Boyfriend” rental service offers dates with more realistic types of men aged from 19 to 57
- Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2016
Forget about renting an obviously unbelievable hottie; these rental boyfriends charm with more attainable good looks.
- Japan
- (boyfriends • dating • Handsome men • hosts • ikemen • romance)
Kabuki and geisha cats appear as cute purses based on famous Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints
- Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2016
Edo-period artwork gets the cute cat treatment in Japan.
- Japan
- (art • cats • cute • cute. cats • Felissimo • geisha • kabuki • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)
Lotte’s anime “Gum Boys” protect teeth as samurai from the Shinsengumi
- Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2016
Lotte’s gum brands become samurai warriors from the Shinsengumi and fight to protect a tooth that claims to be a high school girl.
- Japan
- (anime • chewing gum • dating sim • hot guys • ikemen • Lotte • otome • samurai • shinsengumi)
Lotteria serves up Shinkansen H5 Series Set to mark inaugural bullet train service to Hokkaido
- Oona McGee
Feb 5, 2016
Because the best way to celebrate the arrival of a fast train is with a serving of fast food.
- Japan
- (bullet train • burgers • fast food • food • Hokkaido • Lotteria • shinkansen)
Cute PC character cushions from Japan protect your wrists, keep you company at the same time
- Oona McGee
Feb 5, 2016
Who said wrist rests have to be boring?
- Japan
- (anime • capybara • characters • cute • Funassyi • Kapibara-san • Rilakkuma • yokai • Yokai Watch)
Old postcards reveal famous Japanese tourist spots as they appeared 100 years ago
- Oona McGee
Feb 5, 2016
Glossy postcards of today have nothing on these atmospheric images.
- Japan
- (art • culture • Japanese history • New York Public Library • photographs • postcards • Tokyo • tourist sites)
Turn your toast green with new matcha green tea cream spread from Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 4, 2016
Say goodbye to butter and jam because now it’s time to enjoy matcha toast and sandwiches!
- Japan
- (breakfast • chocolate • cool • food • green tea • matcha • new product • sandwiches)
Emotional video explores the gap between ideals and reality for working mothers in Japan【Video】
- Oona McGee
Feb 4, 2016
Get out the tissues because this short ad will make you appreciate family bonds all over again.
- Japan
- (advertisement • advertising • hot chocolate • marketing • motherhood • mothers • Van Houten • video)
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