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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 releases a Shrimp Whopper in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Jun 15, 2023
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A new surf and turf burger is born.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • cheeseburgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • limited edition • Shrimp • surf and turf • whopper)

The best place to eat Japanese breakfast for US$2: Cheap food hack for locals and tourists

• Oona McGee
  Jun 15, 2023

Sukiya is famous for its beef bowls, but not many people know about its great breakfasts.

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• Japan
• (beef bowl • breakfast • COK • food • gyudon • Japanese breakfast • Japanese food • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • Sukiya • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG)

1 Night 1980 Hostel Tokyo offers cheap accommodation for US$14 a night but is it any good?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 15, 2023

A cheap place to stay that’s particularly popular with foreign travellers. 

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• (accommodation • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • cheap stays • COK • hostels • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Masanuki Sunakoma • review • SNJO • Tokyo)

Studio Ghibli releases a Totoro wind chime with a century of craftsmanship behind it

• Oona McGee
  Jun 14, 2023

Anime studio’s love for traditional processes extends to its newest merchandise offering.

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• Japan
• (anime • brass • cool • craftsmanship • culture • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Nousaku • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Toyama Prefecture • tradition • wind chime)

Japanese convenience store Lawson releases light-up sign stand, tote and pouch in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 13, 2023

Shut up and take our money!!!

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• (clever • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience stores • cool • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • lights • merchandise • pouches • tote bags)

Tuna sushi transforms into a robot in Sushiro x Bandai collaboration

• Oona McGee
  Jun 13, 2023

The Unitrobo Tuna Sushi Fire Engine commands you to play with your food!

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• Japan
• (Bandai • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • food • Japan Toy Show • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • maguro • restaurants • revolving sushi • robots • sushi • Sushiro • toys • Transformers • tuna • Unitrobo)

Starbucks Japan’s Matcha & Crushed Almond Milk Tea Latte tastes better as a float

• Oona McGee
  Jun 13, 2023

Who says you can’t have tea with ice cream?

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• Japan
• (almond milk • almonds • COK • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • green tea • ice cream • ice cream float • limited edition • matcha • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)

Studio Ghibli releases new bags and letter fans for anime fans

• Oona McGee
  Jun 12, 2023

My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away are all represented in this show-stopping new collection.

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• Japan
• (anime • bags • Calcifer • cool • cute • fans • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)

Chocolate Mint drink with 10 times the minty refreshment: Is it really as strong as it looks?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 11, 2023

Cafe de Crie chain celebrates its 10th anniversary in a big way.

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• Japan
• (Café de Crie • choc mint • choco mint • chocolate mint • COK • drinks • Egawa Tasuku • mint • mint chocolate • review • SNJO • taste test • weird • wow • wtf)

Taco rice at Japanese beef bowl chain Sukiya proves you can never eat a bad taco rice

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2023

Okinawa’s famous fusion specialty dish is now available at Sukiya branches nationwide. 

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• Japan
• (beef bowl • COK • food • fusion food • gyudon • Japanese food • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • Sukiya • taco rice • tacos • taste test)

How to avoid queues at this Ichiran ramen restaurant in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2023

Don’t line up with the other tourists — locals know a secret way to beat the crowds.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Fukuoka • hack • hakata • Hakata ramen • Ichiran • Japanese food • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurants • restaurants • review • SNJO • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)

Do Shibuya’s new Pizza Waffles taste as good as they sound?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2023

Move aside, waffle and pizza chains — Waffle Khan has arrived in town. 

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• Japan, Korea
• (COK • cool • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • pizza • pizza waffle • restaurants • review • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Waffle Khan • waffles)

New Wendy’s chicken burger inspired by ramen contains…no ramen?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2023

Burger achieves the impossible by tasting like ramen despite not containing any noodles.

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• Japan
• (burgers • chicken burgers • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • garlic • Japanese food • limited • Mr. Sato • new • Noodles • ramen • ramen burger • SNJO • taste test • Wendy's)

Eat Kuroge Wagyu beef at this Japanese restaurant in Ginza for less than 10 bucks!

• Oona McGee
  Jun 8, 2023

Premium quality at super cheap prices.

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• Japan
• (beef • beef sushi • cheap eats • COK • food • Ginza • Japanese food • lunch • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • review • SNJO • sushi • taste tes • Tokyo • Wagyu)

Mint Pepsi for Yakisoba is coming to Japan, and we got to taste it before it goes on sale

• Oona McGee
  Jun 8, 2023

Does this new cola really pair well with fried noodles?

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• Japan
• (COK • Cola • drinks • fried noodles • japanese drinks • Japanese food • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • Noodles • P.K. Sanjun • pepsi • SNJO • soft drinks • taste test • yakisoba)

Krispy Kreme Gin: Making use of doughnut scraps never tasted so good

• Oona McGee
  Jun 7, 2023

That’s not all — there’s even an “upcycled doughnut” made with leftovers from the gin-making process.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • donuts • doughnuts • drinks • Ethical Spirits • gin • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited edition • weird • wow • wtf)

Mister Donut’s revolutionary new Zaku Mocchi Ring doughnuts are amazing

• Oona McGee
  Jun 6, 2023

A new type of snack that’ll change the way you think about doughnuts forever.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • limited edition • Mister Donut • mochi • new • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Pizza Hut Japan’s new Wiener Coffee Pizza tastes as crazy as it sounds

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2023

Pun becomes a pizza, in true Japanese style.

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • fast food • food • Japanese • limited edition • marketing • pizza • Pizza Hut • puns • sausages • SNJO • taste test • Vienna • weird • weird food • wieners)

Starbucks Japan’s new cake Frappuccino brings sunshine to our taste buds

• Oona McGee
  Jun 2, 2023

Cheerful new limited-edition beverage parts the clouds on a rainy day.

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• Japan
• (cake • COK • customisation • customization • customized drinks • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • lemon • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)

New Japanese KitKat captures the flavour of Baskin Robbins’ choc mint ice cream

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2023

This tie-up collaboration swings both ways, with new KitKat items at the ice cream chain for a limited time as well.

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• Japan
• (31 • 31 Ice Cream • Baskin Robbins • choc mint • chocolate • COK • cool • food • ice cream • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • KitKats • limited edition • marketing • mint • mint chocolate • Nestle • new • promotion • sweets)

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