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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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7-Eleven Japan releases new sandwich that technically contains fruit but isn’t a fruit sandwich
- Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2026 - Tweet
Japanese convenience store chain makes us rethink the fruit sando with a beautiful new release.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • avocado • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • fruit sando • fruit sandwiches • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches)
Starbucks Japan adds new Frappuccino, Tea, and Chillax Soda to its limited-edition summer menu
- Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2026
Exclusive drinks showcase two fruits, done three ways.
- Japan
- (Chillax Soda • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • mango • orange • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea)
Studio Ghibli releases huge new wooden clip collection featuring 25 anime movies
- Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2026
From Nausicaä to Earwig and the Witch, this collection celebrates all but one of Ghibli’s major feature films.
- Japan
- (anime • anime movies • clips • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • wood • wooden)
Shinkansen trial of moderately air conditioned cars draws mixed reactions from travellers
- Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2026
Some passengers are grateful for the warmer carriages, while others say they’re the last thing Japan needs during an excruciatingly hot summer.
- Japan
- (Air conditioning • bullet train • heatstroke • Japan Railways • Japanese trains • JR Central • JR West • moderately air conditioned car • railways • Sanyo • Sanyo Shinkansen • shinkansen • Tokaido • Tokaido Line • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • weak air conditioning)
Can instant TKG from Don Quijote really recreate Japan’s beloved raw-egg-on-rice dish?
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2026
“TKG Anywhere in Seconds!?” promises to taste like tamago kake gohan, so we put it to the test.
- Japan
- (Don Quijote • eggs • food • how to • Japanese food • recipes • SNJO • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG)
Japan now has a takoyaki sandwich…created by a Michelin-listed restaurant
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2026
Osaka’s popular street food gets a new life in sandwich form.
- Japan
- (food • Japanese sandwiches • Japanese street food • Michelin • Michelin restaurant • octopus balls • octopus dumplings • Osaka • restaurants • sandwich • sandwiches • SNJO • street food • takoyaki • weird food)
Cup Noodle unveils first-ever cold-water instant ramen in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2026
Iconic instant ramen brand now has a cold-water-only version designed to beat the heat.
- Japan
- (COK • cold noodles • cool • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • food • hiyashi chuka • HIyashi Cup Noodle • hiyashi ramen • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • instant rice • kimchi • news • Nissin • Noodles • Pot Noodles • ramen • summer)
Tokyo’s Giga Mart lets visitors “steal” from a convenience store… if cameras don’t catch you
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2026
Pull off a convenience store heist without breaking the law.
- Japan
- (Azabudai Hills • Azabudai Hills Gallery • convenience store • convenience stores • events • exhibitions • Giga Mart • GigaMart • Japanese convenience stores • steal • stealing • TOH • Tokyo)
Starbucks Japan adds shaved ice desserts to the menu at select locations
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
Limited-edition granita with edible flowers gives us a cool alternative to Japanese kakigori.
- Japan
- (desserts • granita • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Peach • peaches • Princi • shaved ice • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • sweets)
Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro coin purses…but who’s the blue character?
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
This Ghibli mystery makes us wonder if some Pom Poko-esque shapeshifting has been going on.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • coin purse • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • purses • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)
Krispy Kreme Japan’s free doughnut deal could sway you from a convenience store breakfast
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
Once only available at select stores, this breakfast deal is now available across Japan.
- Japan
- (awesome • breakfast • cafes • coffee • cool • crazy • donuts • doughnuts • food • free • free donuts • free food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • SNJO • sweets)
Studio Ghibli brings anime characters to the table with new Totoro placemat that’s like a movie cell
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
Make every meal a Ghibli one, with Kiki’s Delivery Service also joining the dinner party.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • placemat • placemats • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Onidon opens in Tokyo with unique fusion tempura rice balls you won’t find anywhere else
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
Onigiri tendon looks set to become Japan’s newest viral food sensation.
- Japan
- (food • Japanese food • new • Ochanomizu • Onidon • onigiri • restaurants • rice balls • snacks • SNJO • tempura • tempura bowls • tendon • Tenya • Tokyo)
Man arrested in Tokyo after allegedly luring foreign tourists into shady Kabukicho establishments
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
Tokyo police issue warning to overseas visitors as dozens of people report scams by suspected touts in the city’s nightlife district.
- Japan
- (bar barkers • bars • crime • Kabukicho • kyakuhiki • news • police • restaurants • shinjuku • street touts • Tokyo • touts)
7-Eleven Japan reimagines the fruit sando with new chocolate bread version
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2026
This might look like brown bread, but there’s nothing savoury about it.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • food • fruit sandwiches • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • sweets)
Shake Shack has five regional shakes hiding on the menu in Japan, and here’s how to find them
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2026
Tokyo and Kyoto are just two of the places where you’ll find these secret gems.
- Japan
- (drinks • exclusive • green tea • hojicha • Japan-exclusive • Kyoto • matcha • regional • regional exclusive • Shake Shack • Shake Shack Japan • shakes • SNJO • Tokyo)
Burger King Japan goes viral for its new Big Mouth Dirty, but is it really worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2026
We find out why people are raving about this new limited-edition burger.
- Japan
- (Big Mouth Dirty • Burger King • Burger King Japan • fast food • food • SNJO)
Mister Donut becomes “Mrs. Donut” for sweet new Mrs. Green Apple collaboration
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2026
J-pop superstars take over Mister Donut with exclusive surprises for a limited time.
- Japan
- (bands • donuts • doughnuts • dougnuts • food • J-Pop • Japanese idols • Misdo • Mister Donut • Mrs. Donut • Mrs. Green Apple • music • new • pop groups • sweets)
Japanese recipe for Tempura Twinkies takes America’s favourite snack to a whole new level
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2026
Move aside, deep-fried Twinkies, Tempura Twinkies are in town.
- Japan, USA
- (cakes • deep fried • food • fried • fried food • fried snacks • fried sweets • recipes • snacks • SNJO • sweets • tempura • Tempura Twinkie • Twinkie • Twinkies)
Suntanned Hello Kitty steals the show in Japanese magazine’s Sanrio freebies
- Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2026
Proof that magazines in Japan are unlike anywhere else in the world.
- Japan
- (character goods • Cinnamoroll • cool • cute • Hello Kitty • Japanese magazines • Kuromi • magazine freebies • magazines • merchandise • My Melody • Pochacco • Sanrio • SNJO • stickers • tote bag • tote bags)
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