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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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Cute ekiben station bento looks like it’s from Japan but it’s from a different place entirely

• Oona McGee
  Sep 19, 2023
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Similar in so many ways, except one which sets them apart.

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• Japan, Taiwan
• (bento • boxed lunch • bullet trains • COK • cute • drinks • Ekiben • food • kanahei • lunch box • lunch box foods • shinkansen • SNJO • Taiwan • tourism • trains • travel • Yui Imai)

Is Japan’s new Asahi Super Dry beer better or worse than the original formula?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 19, 2023

We find out if the new brewing process has ruined Japan’s most popular beer.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • Asahi Breweries • Asahi Super Dry • Asahi Super Dry Dry Crystal • beer • drinks)

Fisherman’s izakaya serves up awesome fresh seafood in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 18, 2023

Some of the best sushi bowls you’ll find in the city.

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• Japan
• (Anjo • COK • fish • Ikebukuro • izakaya • kaisendon • raw fish • restaurants • review • seafood • seafood bowl • sushi • sushi restaurant • taste test)

New Trauma Curry retort pouches from Japan are traumatic…in the best sense of the word

• Oona McGee
  Sep 18, 2023

For a meal you won’t ever forget.

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• Japan
• (COK • curry • curry rice • food • Japanese curry • marketing • retort curry)

Japan’s Sailor Moon moon-viewing sandwich returns to Mos Burger, but does it taste the same?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2023

Japanese burger chain reinterprets the moon in its own unique way. 

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• Japan
• (COK • focaccia • food • moon-viewing burgers • Mos Burger • sandwiches • sausage • SNJO • taste test • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • tsukimi sandwiches)

Fish and chips shop in Japan is highly rated by foreigners, but will it impress a Japanese local?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 16, 2023

This visit filled our Japanese reporter with fish, chips…and regrets.

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• Japan
• (Abroad in Japan • British food • Chris Abroad • England • fish • fish and chips • food • Junk Food Japan • Malins • Nicholas Pettas • restaurants • review • taste test • Tokyo • videos • YouTube • YouTubers)

Wagyu Zokkon burger at Fuji-Q Highland is as thrilling as the ride it’s named after

• Oona McGee
  Sep 16, 2023

Beefy burger from an unusual diner serves up a rollercoaster of surprises.

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• Japan
• (burgers • cheeseburgers • COK • fast food • food • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • hamburgers • Masanuki Sunakoma • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu • wagyu burger)

Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2023

Train, uniform and a glorious view of Mt Fuji make this a very Japanese place to stay.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • COK • cool • Fuji • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • SNJO • themed hotel • trains • travel • weird • wow • Yamanashi Prefecture)

Japan super budget dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Hama Sushi?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2023

Never be stuck for what to choose at the conveyor belt restaurant ever again!

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• Japan
• (1000 yen • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • conveyor belt restaurants • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • SNJO • sushi • taste test)

What are Lotteria Japan’s tsukimi moon-viewing burgers like this year?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 14, 2023

We find out if these new limited-edition menu items taste as good as they look in the poster.

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• Japan
• (burgers • cheeseburgers • eggs • fall • fast food • hamburgers • Lotteria • sriracha • tsukimi • tsukimi burger)

Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki gives up driving, donates beloved car to Ghibli Park

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2023

Octogenarian walks the walk when looking out for the safety of others. 

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• Japan
• (anime • cars • Citroën • driver's license • driving • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • news • seniors • Studio Ghibli)

Pizza Hut Melts bring a new twist to tsukimi moon-viewing in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2023

Join us as we taste the moon, Pizza Hut style.

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• Japan
• (egg • food • Melts • moon viewing • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Japan • pizzas • review • SNJO • taste test • tsukimi)

Japanese restaurant challenges diners to conquer “Mt Everest rice”

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2023

Can we defeat this mountainous serving of food?

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• Japan
• (big eats • Chomolungma • COK • Everest • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Mt. Everest • restaurants • rice • Seiji Nakazawa • set meal • SNJO • teishoku • Tokyo • weird)

Wendy’s releases…American moon-viewing burgers in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2023

We taste a rather unusual pair of tsukimi burgers. 

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• Japan
• (beef • burgers • COK • fast food • food • meat • moon-viewing burgers • review • SNJO • taste test • tsukimi • tsukimi burger • tsukimi burgers • Wendy's)

Tokyo bento shop sells croquettes…for just one yen!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2023

That’s US$0.0068, making this the bargain of the year.

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• Japan
• (bargains • bento • boxed lunch • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • crazy • croquette • croquettes • food • Kitchen DIVE • lunch deals • potatoes • SNJO • special deals • taste test • Tokyo • Ueno)

New rotating sushi pens from Japan bring the fun of a restaurant to your desktop

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2023

Like a magical vertical conveyor belt.

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• Japan
• (Conveyor belt sushi • cool • cute • food • funny souvenirs • Japanese stationery • pens • revolving sushi • souvenirs • stationery • sushi • sushi pen)

Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki has ideas for a new film after The Boy and the Heron

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2023

Out-of-retirement director is no longer looking for retirement. 

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• Canada, Japan
• (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • How Do You Live • Junichi Nishioka • movies • news • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron • Toronto International Film Festival • video)

Mister Donut’s new collection of ghost characters brings a fun new twist to Halloween

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2023

Come for the spooky cute doughnuts, stay for their creative backstories.

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• Japan
• (character goods • characters • COK • cute • donuts • doughnuts • ghosts • halloween • limited edition • Mister Donut • sweets)

Japanese bento shop becomes a hot topic with foreigners on Reddit, but is it any good?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2023

An ordinary bento store by Japanese standards is gaining popularity with international tourists.

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• Japan
• (bento • boxed lunch • cheap eats • cheap food • cheap lunch • cheapo news • COK • food • lunch box • obento • reddit • review • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • tourists)

Retro vending machine corner is a hidden gem in the Japanese countryside

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2023

Step back in time with retro meals from the past but be warned — contents are hot!

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• Japan
• (cool • food • Gunma • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • Noodles • ramen • retro • retro technology • retro vending machines • SNJO • soba • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • udon • unusual • vending machines • weird)

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