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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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Supercomputer noodles bring the magic of Fugaku to the dining table
- Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2025 - Tweet
The Venn diagram of computer geeks and noodle lovers overlaps in a delicious way.
- Japan
- (COK • computers • cool • Felissimo • food • Fugaku • fujitsu • Japanese food • Noodles • RIKEN • SNJO • somen • supercomputer • taste test • weird • weird food)
Teacher stares down bear at school in Japan, saving students from harm
- Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2025
The glare of a vice-principal is enough to make a bear run away.
- Japan
- (bear sighting • bears • Iwate • japanese school • junior high school • news • schools • students • Teachers)
Studio Ghibli unveils new Totoro and Spirited Away anime merchandise to put a smile on your dial
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2025
Joy is here, with an array of our favourite characters, and vehicles, from famous Ghibli films.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Ghibli • keychains • kodama • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • Princess Mononoke • soot sprites • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Sanrio characters become teeth in crazy new gacha series from Takara Tomy
- Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2025
Hello Kitty takes on her weirdest job yet, with famous friends along for the ride.
- Japan
- (Bad Badtz-Maru • capsule toy machine • capsule toys • cute • gacha • gacha gacha • gacha vending machine • Hello Kitty • My Melody • Pekkle • Pompompurin • Sanrio • Takara Tomy • Takara Tomy Arts • teeth • weird)
How to try the viral 7-Eleven smoothie hack in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2025
This convenience store trend takes an already popular drink to new heights of deliciousness.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • coffees • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • taste test)
Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition matcha drink for summer
- Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2025
Presenting “the taste of summer coolness”.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • matcha • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea)
Unstaffed massage parlor pops up in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2025
There’s a reason why a store like this has never existed until now.
- Japan
- (food • massage • massage chair • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Tokyo • unstaffed store)
How to buy a cake in a gacha capsule from a vending machine in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 14, 2025
The most delicious gacha may also be Japan’s cutest.
- Japan
- (awesome • cakes • capsule toy machines • capsule toys • cool • gacha • gachapon • Osaka • weird)
Foreign population in Japan hits record high as Japanese population falls to record low
- Oona McGee
Aug 13, 2025
The face of Japanese society is rapidly changing.
Japanese omelette sushi changes the way we think about makizushi
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2025
Dashimaki Futomaki is rare to find, but a must-try in Japan.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • dashimaki • depachika • department store food • food • futomaki • Japanese food • Japanese omelette • omelet • omelette • SNJO • sushi)
Why a sugegasa sedge hat needs to be your Japan summer essential
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2025
Prevent heatstroke and beat the heat with a product that’s been around for centuries.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • fashion • hats • Mr. Sato • sandogasa • SNJO • straw hats • sugegasa • summer)
Pokémon Happy Meal trading cards cause chaos at McDonald’s branches in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2025
The Pokémon card battle at McDonald’s was tougher than anyone anticipated.
- Japan
- (anime • card games • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • SNJO • trading cards)
3 reasons why you should buy this coffee drink at Tully’s instead of Starbucks in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 11, 2025
Venture off the tourist trail and discover the hidden gems at this homegrown chain.
- Japan
- (affogato • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tully's • Tully's Coffee • Tully's Coffee Japan)
Don Quijote now sells a bento of American corn dog ends
- Oona McGee
Aug 11, 2025
The end bits of the “American Dog” are now the main dish…but should they be?
- Japan
- (bread • COK • cooking • Don Quijote • food • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets • taste test • toast)
Mister Donut’s New Home Cut doughnuts take nostalgia to extremes with barely any sweetness
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2025
New take on a ’70s classic will have you questioning the line between plain bread and doughnut.
- Japan
- (COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • nostalgia • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Pokémon Happy Meal toys appear at McDonald’s in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2025
This wild event runs for a limited time, with special surprises for customers.
- Japan
- (anime • card games • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • SNJO • trading cards)
You can now buy Studio Ghibli shaved ice desserts in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 8, 2025
Yes, Totoro — we can now eat your kind, but only for a very limited time.
- Japan
- (anime • bakeries • choux cream • choux pastry • COK • cute • food • Ghibli • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • review • shaved ice • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • Totoro • Totoro cream puffs)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at KFC Japan?
- Oona McGee
Aug 7, 2025
With costs rising everywhere in Japan, what can a single note get you at KFC?
- Japan
- (cheap finds • chicken • COK • cool • drinks • fast food • food • fried chicken • Japanese food • KFC • SNJO)
Lawson now sells old rice as “vintage” onigiri in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 5, 2025
Emergency stockpiles are jazzed up as “vintage”, but are they more of a miss than a hit?
- Japan
- (convenience stores • food • Lawson • onigiri • rice • rice balls • rice crisis • SNJO • stockpile rice)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Don Quijote in Japan?
- Oona McGee
Aug 2, 2025
Donki is a must-visit for tourists buying souvenirs, but locals have a different eye for what to find in store.
- Japan
- (cheap finds • COK • cool • Don Quijote • Donki • drinks • food • Japanese food • japanese snacks • Japanese sweets • must-buys • must-haves • shopping • snacks • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets)
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