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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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Minnaka: New unstaffed convenience store opens in Tokyo with cheap bentos and Costco food

Oona McGee
Mar 9, 2025
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Japanese entrepreneur reimagines the convenience store with unique features for customers.

Japan
(bento • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • Costco • curry • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Minnaka • SNJO)

Catbus plushie jumps out of the anime world and into your arms for Ghibli cuddles

Oona McGee
Mar 8, 2025

Cute character wants to be your fur baby.

Japan
(anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • goods • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • plush toys • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks releases a colour-changing Frappuccino in Japan

Oona McGee
Mar 7, 2025

New secret ball makes the magic happen in this limited-edition beverage.

Japan
(cool • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Secret staff cafeteria in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building serves up an exclusive ramen

Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2025

Is the Tocho ramen worth the elevator ride up to the 32nd floor?

Japan
(cafeteria • cafeterias • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • curry • eating • food • Japanese curry • Japanese food • ramen • restaurants • secrets • shinjuku • shokudo • SNJO • staff cafeterias • Tocho • Tocho Ramen • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building)

Kyotram brings new luxury look to public transport in Kyoto

Oona McGee
Mar 5, 2025

Glamorous streetcar on historic tram line is ready to give you the best ride around town.

Japan
(Arashiden • Kyoto • Kyotram • news • public transport • Randen • streetcar • streetcars • tourism • tram • trams • travel)

Family Mart releases new rice balls with Bongo, Japan’s most famous onigiri restaurant

Oona McGee
Mar 3, 2025

Shohei Ohtani is the ambassador for this new collaboration, and we’ve got the scoop on whether it’s worth spending money on.

Japan
(Bongo • COK • combini • convenience stores • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • marketing • onigiri • P.K. Sanjun • rice balls • Seiji Nakazawa • Shohei Ohtani • SNJO • taste test)

Mister Donut blooms with sakura doughnuts for cherry blossom season 2025

Oona McGee
Mar 1, 2025

New range mimics traditional Japanese sakura mochi sweets.

Japan
(cherry blossoms • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Is Starbucks Japan’s new sakura matcha Frappuccino a green tea lover’s dream?

Oona McGee
Mar 1, 2025

Final limited-edition drink for cherry blossom season is giving traditional Japanese sweet vibes.

Japan
(cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • matcha • matcha frappuccino • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura Frappuccino • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks sakura • taste test)

Mt Fuji Radar Dome Museum puts you inside a blizzard at the summit

Oona McGee
Feb 27, 2025

A simulation for the summit-curious that’ll literally blow you away.

Japan
(experiences • extreme weather • Fuji • hiking • Japan experiences • mountain climbing • Mt Fuji Radar • Mt Fuji Radar Dome • Mt. Fuji • simulation • SNJO • tourist sites • travel • weather • Yamanashi)

Starbucks in traditional Japanese building at Ise Jingu has hidden secrets in its roof tiles

Oona McGee
Feb 27, 2025

Details not many people know about reveal connections between the chain and traditional architecture.

Japan
(architecture • COK • design • Ise Jingu • Ise Shrine • japanese architecture • Japanese roof making • onigawara • roof • roof tiles • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • traditional architecture • traditional Starbucks • travel • unique Starbucks • wooden buildings)

7-Eleven Japan’s sweet potato smoothie goes viral on social media

Oona McGee
Feb 26, 2025

No other convenience store drink stands up to this one right now.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience stores • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • roasted sweet potatoes • smoothie • smoothies • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • taste test)

Best all-you-can-eat sushi in Tokyo? High-end restaurant wows with great value-for-money deal

Oona McGee
Feb 25, 2025

Eat sushi to your heart’s content, with no time limit.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • COK • food • restaurants • SNJO • sushi • sushi restaurant • sushi restaurants • Tachikawa • Tokyo • Tsukiji Tama Sushi)

Nana’s Green Tea releases unique sakura treats for cherry blossom season in Japan

Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2025

Anyone up for a salty sakura lassi?

Japan
(cafes • cake • cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • food • green tea • lassi • matcha • Nana's Green Tea • parfait • parfaits • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • yoghurt • yogurt)

Pepsi Zero Peach is being released in one area of Japan

Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2025

An exclusive limited-edition flavour for a very special event.

Japan
(2025 Osaka World Expo • COK • Cola • drinks • japanese drinks • Kansai • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • Osaka • pepsi • soft drinks • World Expo)

Family Mart unleashes sweet cats in Japan for Cat Day, but do they taste as good as they look?

Oona McGee
Feb 22, 2025

New collection brings the cute to this Japanese convenience store chain for a limited time.

Japan
(animals • Cat Day • cats • COK • combini • convenience stores • cute • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Family Mart becomes Family Nyart with new range of sweets for Cat Day in Japan

Oona McGee
Feb 22, 2025

Japanese convenience store chain serves up the cutest treats for cat lovers.

Japan
(Cat Day • cats • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • Coony • cute • drinks • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • marketing • Mofusand • SNJO)

Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms

Oona McGee
Feb 22, 2025

Tumblers, mugs, Stanley cups…and a blanket to keep you warm during night-time hanami picnics.

Japan
(cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • cups • drinkware • goods • hanami • mugs • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura drinkware • Stanley cup • Starbucks • Starbucks drinkware • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks sakura • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan unveils new matcha cherry blossom Frappuccino for sakura season

Oona McGee
Feb 21, 2025

Special release includes a Sakura Roasted Green Tea Latte filled with Japanese ingredients.

Japan
(cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • matcha • matcha frappuccino • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea)

Japanese cafe serves up fruit sandwiches like nowhere else

Oona McGee
Feb 20, 2025

There’s a reason these are some of the best sandwiches you’ll find in Japan.

Japan
(cafes • cakes • dessert sandwiches • food • fruit • fruit sandwiches • Japanese food • japanese fruit • Japanese sandwiches • Mariko Ohanabatake • Nagasaki • review • sandwiches • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Ginza House now sells the most expensive matcha Frappuccino in Japan

Oona McGee
Feb 19, 2025

New Uji matcha drinks you can only get at this location, but are they worth the high price tag?

Japan
(COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Ginza • green tea • latte • limited edition • matcha • matcha frappuccino • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Ginza House • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

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