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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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The 8 most annoying things people do on Japanese trains, according to local commuters

Oona McGee
Aug 1, 2025
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In a country renowned for good manners, these are the train etiquette rules to watch out for.

Japan
(COK • etiquette • Japanese trains • manners • society • subways • tourism • train etiquette • train manners • train travel • trains • travel)

Frappuccino perfume from Starbucks is now available in Japan… but you can’t buy it

Oona McGee
Jul 29, 2025

Select customers will be able to wear the peachy scent of this heavenly limited-edition beverage.

Japan
(drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • muscat • Peach • peaches • perfume • review • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)

What’s inside a Japanese taco?

Oona McGee
Jul 28, 2025

Taco restaurant serves up some surprises in Tokyo.

Japan
(COK • El Rey Amigo • food • fusion food • Japanese food • Mexican food • restaurants • SNJO • taco • tacos • taste test • Tokyo)

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown creates rice paddy art and manhole cover in his honour

Oona McGee
Jul 27, 2025

World-famous baseball player gets a big accolade in Japan… with his beloved dog.

Japan
(agriculture • art • baseball • cool • farming • Iwate • manga • rice • rice field art • rice paddy art • Shohei Ohtani • SNJO • travel)

Visiting Ramen River, a Japanese restaurant that’s only open two hours a day

Oona McGee
Jul 24, 2025

If you don’t get here half an hour before opening, chances are they’ll already be sold out.

Japan
(COK • cool • countryside • food • hidden gems • Japanese countryside • Nara • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurant • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • travel • weird • Yoshino)

This traditional Japanese castle keep is home to a branch of government

Oona McGee
Jul 23, 2025

Ruling the land from inside a Japanese fortress.

Japan
(castle • castles • cool • culture • Fukui • government • history • japanese castle • Japanese castles • SNJO • travel)

Lawson’s exclusive sparkling sake in a can is filled with surprises

Oona McGee
Jul 17, 2025

Summer Fall’s Yuzu Bubbles blends California sun with Japanese tradition for an unusual beverage.

Japan
(California • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • sake • sake in a can • SNJO • sparkling sake • Summer Fall • taste test • yuzu)

Lotteria releases an unadon eel rice bowl burger in Japan for a limited time

Oona McGee
Jul 17, 2025

Does this burger really taste like a Japanese rice bowl?

Japan
(burgers • COK • Doyo no Hi • Doyo No Ushi No Hi • eel • fast food • food • limited edition • Lotteria • prawns • review • SNJO • taste test • unadon • unagi)

What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at the Seria 100-yen chainstore in Japan?

Oona McGee
Jul 17, 2025

Find out what US$6.70 gets you at this super popular 100-yen store.

Japan
(100 yen shop • 100 yen shops • 100 yen store • cheap finds • COK • drinks • Japan super budget dining • Seria • SNJO • sweets)

Hello Kitty becomes a suntanned beach babe for new magazine freebies in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2025

Kitty chan enjoys a hot girl summer for a limited time.

Japan
(cute • fashion • Gyaru • Hello Kitty • magazines • Sanrio • SNJO • summer • summer vibes • Suntanned Hello Kitty)

Burger King’s new sumo burger thuds into Japan…but is it worth the hype?

Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2025

The Baby Body Burger enters the ring for a limited time.

Japan
(Baby Body Burger • Burger King • burgers • fast food • food • SNJO • Sumo • sumo burger • taste test • whopper)

How to turn cold McDonald’s fries into the best hash browns you’ve ever tasted

Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2025

This hack from Japan will change the way you eat fries forever.

Japan
(epic • fast food • food • food hacks • fries • hacks • hash brown • hash browns • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • recipes • SNJO)

What happens when you seek refuge from the summer heat at Ikea in Shinjuku

Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2025

Surprising finds happen when you least expect them.

Japan
(COK • ice cream • ikea • ikea japan • Masanuki Sunakoma • shinjuku • SNJO • soft cream • soft serve • soft serve ice cream • summer)

Starbucks Japan releases new Shine Muscat grape drinks, but the Frappuccino isn’t the star

Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2025

A surprise newcomer steals the show as this summer’s must-try beverage.

Japan
(drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • grape • grapes • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • muscat • review • Shine Muscat • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)

7-Eleven Japan introduces extra large size coffees at stores… but how big are they?

Oona McGee
Jul 11, 2025

We discover the truth behind Japanese portion sizes.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • coffees • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • portion sizes • SNJO • taste test)

Japan Airlines is giving away free domestic flights to international tourists

Oona McGee
Jul 10, 2025

Find out how you can take advantage of this special offer.

Japan
(Air travel • airplanes • ANA • COK • domestic flights • domestic travel • flights • foreigners • free flights • free travel • JAL • Japan Airlines • plane travel • special deal • special offer • tourism • tourists • travel)

Japanese airlines offer discounted fares to international tourists

Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2025

JAL and ANA have surprising deals that allow you to see more of Japan while saving time and money.

Japan
(Air travel • airplanes • ANA • cheap flights • cheap travel • domestic flights • domestic travel • flights • JAL • Japan Airlines • news • tourism • travel)

Osaka Lover Takoyaki Danish Bread is this week’s weird Japanese must-try food

Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2025

A sweet Danish that tastes like octopus balls.

Japan
(COK • Danish • food • Grand Marble • Japanese food • Japanese street food • local specialties • Marble Danish • octopus balls • Osaka • Osaka specialties • review • SNJO • specialty food • sweets • takoyaki • taste test • weird • weird food)

Domino’s releases new “Crispizzaburger” in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 6, 2025

Pizza chain jumps on a viral trend, taking fried sandwiches to new extremes.

Japan
(COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • food • pizza • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Starbucks Japan adds a Shine Muscat Grape Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time

Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2025

Three Muscateers showcase a special Japanese fruit in a trio of ways.

Japan
(drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • grape • grapes • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • muscat • review • Shine Muscat • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)

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