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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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Starbucks Japan adds new Sweet Potato Frappuccino and Latte to the menu, but do they deliver the taste of autumn?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2026
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New drinks coincide with the opening of the chain’s new “Customisation Bar”, giving us a hack for making them even better.  

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• (beni haruka • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • latte • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • sweet potatoes)

Solo travel in Japan: $3 all-you-can-drink deal at this conveyor belt restaurant is a fun time for one

• Oona McGee
  Sep 3, 2026

No need to feel self-conscious when you can use this automatic ordering and delivery system.

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• Japan
• (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • solo dining • solo grill • solo travel • Tokyo • yakiniku)

Starbucks Japan reveals new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing drinkware and gifts for autumn 2026

• Oona McGee
  Sep 3, 2026

New “Bunny Autumn Festival” collection celebrates the rabbit in the moon with sweet design details. 

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• Japan
• (bunnies • cups • cute • drinkware • gift card • gifts • limited edition • merchandise • moon viewing • mugs • rabbits • souvenir • souvenirs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tsukimi • tumblers)

The mystery of Port Store, the Japanese convenience store that looks like a Lawson rip-off

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2026

What looks like an anime convenience store is actually a heartwarming way to serve the local community.

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • Port Store • SNJO • Toraichi • weird)

Onsen Egg Bukkake Udon Ice Cream makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about sweets

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2026

This noodle dessert makes our brains malfunction.

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• Japan
• (desserts • food • ice cream • Kagawa • Kompira-san • Kompirasan • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • taste test • travel • udon • weird • weird food)

Family Mart releases Famima convenience store products nationwide, but which ones are worth buying?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 1, 2026

We review all the products to find out which ones should you try and which ones you should miss.

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• Japan
• (Azabudai • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Family mart • Famima • Famima Park Azabudai • Japanese convenience stores • SNO • Tokyo)

7-Eleven Japan goes viral for chilled soba that’s “too salty to eat”

• Oona McGee
  Aug 31, 2026

We find out if these convenience store noodles really are as bad as they say.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cold noodles • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • Ramen Walker • SNJO • soba • spicy • spicy food • viral)

Family Mart joins forces with legendary sumo wrestler Chiyonofuji for new Convenience Wear collection

• Oona McGee
  Aug 31, 2026

Step into the sumo world with this exclusive convenience store range.

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• Japan
• (Chiyonofuji • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • Sumo • yokozuna)

Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors

• Oona McGee
  Aug 30, 2026

This rooftop in Kabukicho is a hidden oasis where all diners will feel welcome. 

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• Japan
• (beer gardens • cheap eats • food • izakaya • Japanese restaurants • Kabukicho • Restaurant • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • solo dining • solo travel • Tokyo)

Janken Kebab: Win at rock-paper-scissors and get extra fillings at this fun Japanese kebab shop

• Oona McGee
  Aug 30, 2026

Kebabs taste better with a side of janken. 

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • COK • Ikuna Kamezawa • kebab • kebab norimaki • SNJO • Star Kebab • Tokyo)

Family Mart releases new Human Made Cup Noodle in Japan, with freebies for Nigo fans

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

Japanese convenience store essential gets a cool Human Made makeover.

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• Japan
• (A Bathing Ape • Bape • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • Family mart • Famima • food • Human Made • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese convenience stores • news • Nigo • Nissin • Noodles • Pot Noodles • ramen)

Mister Donut releases new doughnuts that look and taste like Japanese sweet potatoes

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

Limited-edition collection serves up a taste of Japanese autumn with deliciously clever details.

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• (donuts • doughnuts • dougnuts • food • Misdo • Mister Donut • new • pop groups • roasted sweet potatoes • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • sweets)

Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

Schedule your days the Ghibli way, with a dash of magic on every page of the year.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful • calendar • calendars • cute • diaries • diary • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • organizers • schedule books • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Hikaru Utada sings new song in Shinkansen commercial for Japan’s Supreme Class cabins

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

J-pop superstar brings new meaning to A Room of One’s Own on Japan’s busiest bullet train.

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• Japan
• (bullet trains • Central Japan Railway Company • commercial • Hikaru Utada • Intentions • J-Pop • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • JR Tokai • luxury trains • luxury travel • music • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel)

Hobonichi unveils new 2027 planners, diaries and stationery with One Piece, Suica Penguin, Hello Kitty and a must-buy Mini Techo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 28, 2026

We visit Hobonichi HQ in Tokyo to give you the highlights and our must-buy recommendations for next year’s range.

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• Japan
• (COK • cute • diaries • diary • Hello Kitty • Hiroko Kubota • Hobonichi • Hobonichi Techo • Japanese stationery • Moomin • mother • notebook • notebooks • One Piece • Puppet Sunsun • shopping • SNO • stamps • stationery • Suica Penguin)

Nonstop flights from U.S. to Okinawa return after 54 years, making travel faster than before

• Oona McGee
  Aug 28, 2026

United Airlines will soon fly nonstop to Japan’s tropical southern islands, with a new direct route to Osaka as well.

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• Japan, USA
• (Air travel • airlines • airplanes • airports • international flights • Los Anageles • Naha • naha airport • Okinawa • Osaka • San Francisco • tourism • travel • United • United Airlines)

Starbucks Japan adds a gooey sweet potato Frappuccino to its menu this autumn

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2026

New drinks showcase the delicious taste and texture of cold potatoes.

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• Japan
• (autumn • beni haruka • cakes • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • tea)

Domino’s puts a new spin on moon viewing with Tsukimi dango-inspired tarts in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2026

Fusing an old food tradition with a thoroughly modern one. 

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • egg tarts • eggs • fast food • food • moon viewing • pizza • SNJO • taste test • tsukimi • tsukimi food • weird)

Tokaido Lumière Express: Stay overnight inside the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2026

For about 2,000 yen more than a regular reserved seat, you can spend the night on board the bullet train instead of paying for a hotel.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • bullet trains • Central Japan Railway • Central Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • news • Osaka • overnight trains • shinkansen • Tokaido Shinkansen • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel)

McDonald’s Japan reveals exclusive new Tsukimi moon viewing collection for 2026

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2026

The moon rises at McDonald’s with eight limited-edition items on the menu, including a sukiyaki burger. 

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• Japan
• (burgers • commercials • fast food • food • Japanese commercials • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)

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