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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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Burger King goes viral in Japan for opening new store in a Japanese-style building

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2026
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U.S. dining and Japanese architectural design come together at this eye-catching new location.

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• (architecture • buildings • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • japanese architecture • restaurants • SNJO • traditional architecture • traditional building)

Japanese pudding gets a massive big-eats upgrade at this Tokyo cafe

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2026

Can we demolish a four-kilo purin made with 32 eggs? 

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• Japan
• (big eats • cafe • cafes • desserts • Harajuku • huge • huge food • must try • Omotesando • pudding • purin • SNJO • Sweet Check • sweets • Tokyo)

Starbucks Japan unveils first-ever vending machine, with an exclusive coffee drink

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2026

A new way to get a taste of Starbucks.

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• (coffee • coffee vending machine • drinks • Japanese vending machines • latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks vending machine • vending machines)

Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2026

Carry your lunch like a magical delivery from the famous anime movie. 

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• (anime • bento • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • lunch bags • manga • onigiri • picnic • picnic set • picnics • rice ball • rice balls • Studio Ghibli)

Don Quijote ear cleaner sucks, and was criticised by customers, but is the new version any better?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2026

Find out if the new ear cleaner sucks more than the old one.

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• (Don Quijote • ear cleaner • ear cleaning • ear wax • ears • earwax • Jonetsu Kakaku • SNJO)

Roaming rubbish bin robot at Shinjuku Station solves the problem of where to put your trash

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2026

Japanese railway company comes up with a cute solution to one of the biggest problems for overseas tourists.

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• (cute • garbage • Japan travel • Japanese train station • JR East • rubbish • rubbish bin • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • tourism • train stations • trash • trash cans • travel)

How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2026

First-ever nighttime screening takes place in the real-world setting for A Night in the Valley of the Witches.

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• Japan
• (anime • autumn • events • films • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Night in the Valley of the Witches • Studio Ghibli • Valley of Witches)

We tried Japan’s Wobbly Beer Glass that forces you to drink water, and it humbled us

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2026

This classy drinking session didn’t go quite as planned.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • beer • clever • COK • crazy • drinks • drinkware • glass • SNJO • video • weird • Wobbly Glass • Yo-Ho Brewing • Yona Yona Ale)

Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2026

New designs give us an insight into Japan’s prefectural flowers and regional gems.

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• (47 prefectures • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • cool • Family mart • Famima • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese prefectures • Line Socks • socks • stickers • Tokyo • travel)

Japan’s Suica Penguin character is “graduating”, and you can choose its successor

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2026

Can these new character candidates match up to the charm of the penguin?

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• (characters • cute • East Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR East • mascot characters • penguins • Suica • Suica card • Suica Penguin • tourism • trains • travel)

Converse Japan releases green tea cup sneakers so you can wear your love for sushi on your feet

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2026

All Star Yunomi Hi lets you step into the world of sushi.

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• (All Star • All Star Yunomi Hi • Converse • Converse All-Stars • Converse Japan • cool • design • fashion • green tea • shoes • sneakers • sushi • tea • teacup • yunomi)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Chilled Cup drinks for autumn

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2026

Roasted green tea is one of two exclusive flavours coming our way for a limited time.

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• (autumn • chilled cup • chocolate • drinks • hojicha • latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan proves Pumpkin Spice is NOT dead, with a new take for autumn

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2026

Exclusive lineup breathes new life into the Pumpkin Spice Latte, and serves up other designer beverages too. 

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• Japan
• (autumn • cocktails • coffee • drinks • gelato • limited edition • Pumpkin Spice • Pumpkin Spice Latte • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • tea • Teavana)

Mister Donut releases new sweet potato doughnuts in Japan, and we’ve ranked them from best to worst

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2026

Not every doughnut is worth the calories.

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• Japan
• (autumn • donuts • doughnuts • dougnuts • food • Misdo • Mister Donut • new • roasted sweet potatoes • Satsumaimo Do • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • sweets)

New Japanese ice cream is Ballin, in more ways than one

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2026

Something about this frozen sweet gets lost in translation.

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• Japan
• (Akagi Nyugyo • Ballin • chocolate • cool • ice cream • Japanese • Japanese language • lost in translation • new release • puns • sweets • translation • translations • wordplay • yoghurt • yogurt • yogurt bowls)

New Transforming Business Card case brings anime mecha to Japanese work meetings

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2026

Mobile Suits and Mobile Stationery make meishi much more mecha.

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• Japan
• (anime • Bandai • Bandai Spirits • business • business card • business card case • business cards • business etiquette • cool • Gundam • Japanese workplace • manga • mecha • meishi • Mobile Stationery • Mobile Suits • Tamashii Nations • workplace • workplace etiquette)

Studio Ghibli adds new finger puppets to its anime merchandise collection in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2026

The Robot Soldier and Fox Squirrel join Sheeta and Pazu in this beautiful Laputa: Castle in the Sky figurine collection.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime characters • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • figurines • finger puppets • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • robot soldier • Studio Ghibli)

7-Eleven Japan releases new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing range for autumn, with a must-try daifuku and teriyaki burger

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2026

Japanese convenience store chain brings the moon and rabbits to a new range of food for a limited time. 

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • burgers • cakes • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • crepes • food • Japanese convenience stores • moon viewing • otsukimi • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burger • tsukimi burgers • zenzai)

Starbucks Japan releases new coffee table book featuring 18 of the most unique stores around the country

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2026

Photo book takes you on a journey through some of the most iconic Starbucks stores in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Anri Kumaki • art • commercial • cool • customer service • design • heartwarming • Hidehito Yagi • Japanese commercial • Shinya Nakajima • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • touching • video)

Studio Ghibli unveils new My Neighbour Totoro Yearly Plate for 2027

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2026

Anime characters with beautiful details will keep you smiling all year long. 

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• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • ceramics • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Noritake • plate • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Yearly Plate)

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