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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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Why don’t hosts in Kabukicho approach our female reporter any more?
- Oona McGee
Dec 11, 2022 - Tweet
Back when she was younger she couldn’t get away from them, so we visit a host club to find out what’s going on.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • host bars • hostess bars • hosts • Ikuna Kamezawa • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • Like a Dragon • Mr. Sato • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • video game • yakuza)
Tokyo Banana’s Legendary Curry Bread tests the limits of what makes a good karepan 【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Dec 11, 2022
New store at Tokyo Station goes bananas for curry bread…and doughnuts.
- Japan
- (awesome • bananas • bread • COK • cool • crazy • curry • curry bread • doughnuts • food • Japanese food • karepan • Mr. Sato • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo Banana • Tokyo Bananas • Tokyo Station)
“Have fun seeing what comes out” gacha machine is a mystery in more ways than one
- Oona McGee
Dec 10, 2022
What the heck will come out of a machine like this?
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • Demon Slayer • figurines • gacha • gacha vending machine • Hokkaido • Japanese vending machines • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Manbekun • Oshamambe Station • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • vending machines • weird)
What’s it like to eat goat sashimi from a Japanese vending machine?
- Oona McGee
Dec 8, 2022
A local specialty from Okinawa, served up in a very unique way.
- Japan
- (COK • food • goat • Japanese vending machines • Kouhey • local specialties • Okinawa • sashimi • SNJO • taste test • vending machines • weird)
New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
- Oona McGee
Dec 6, 2022
Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro are just two of the movies featured in this cute series.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • Calcifer • cool • cute • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • humidifiers • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Japanese conveyor belt restaurant delivers food by boat in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2022
Floating meals are just the start of what makes this restaurant so memorable.
- Japan
- (COK • conveyor belt restaurants • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • culture • food • gourmet • hachioji • Hinatoriyama • Japanese food • Restaurant • SNJO • tradition • unique • water • weird)
McDonald’s Japan’s Fuwatoro Tamago Noko Demi Gurakoro burger is a mouthful in more ways than one
- Oona McGee
Dec 3, 2022
New limited-edition menu item celebrates Japanese fusion flavours.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • croquette • fast food • food • gratin • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • review • sandwiches • SNJO • taste test)
Mos Burger says dipping fried chicken into milkshakes should be a thing, so we try it out
- Oona McGee
Dec 3, 2022
Does this strange combo have what it takes to become Japan’s next big food trend?
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken • COK • crazy trends • fast food • food trends • fried chicken • fusion food • milkshakes • Mos Burger • SNJO • trends • weird • wtf)
KFC releases an Otaku Burger…in Spain?!?
- Oona McGee
Dec 2, 2022
Spreading the Japanese custom of eating KFC at Christmas to other parts of the world.
- Europe, Japan
- (anime • burgers • chicken • Christmas in Japan • COK • cool • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • manga • marketing • McDonald's • otaku • SNJO • Spain • taste test • weird • wtf)
Pepsi creates a new cola for Christmas fried chicken in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 2, 2022
Raise a toast with special ingredients designed to enhance the traditional Japanese Christmas meal.
- Japan
- (ads • COK • Cola • drinks • fried chicken • japanese drinks • Japanese food • Joyman • karaage • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • pepsi • soft drinks)
Starbucks Japan releases its second festive Frappuccino for 2022, but is it as good as the first?
- Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2022
A surprising departure from your usual Christmas flavours.
- Japan
- (caramel • Christmas • Christmas 2022 • COK • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • K. Masami • mille-feuille • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Travelling to Japan soon? New entry requirements you need to know about
- Oona McGee
Nov 29, 2022
Things have recently changed, making the process smoother for international tourists.
- Japan
- (border restrictions • COK • coronavirus • entry ban • entry restrictions • foreigners in Japan • Haneda Airport • international tourists • Japan travel • Narita Airport • news • reopening • reopening borders • SNJO • tourism • tourists • travel)
Pocky x Street Fighter II collaboration comes with a special game for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Nov 29, 2022
Will you be able to deliver a Pocky K.O.?
- Japan
- (arcade games • biscuits • chocolate • COK • cool • food • Glico • Pocky • Pocky K.O. • retro games • Street Fighter • Street Fighter II • sweets • video games)
The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station
- Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2022
These ekiben are a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds.
- Japan
- (bento • COK • Ekiben • food • gourmet • Japanese food • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • K. Masami • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • train stations • trains • travel)
This Tempura Soba Burger has some famous credentials behind its creation
- Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2022
Will these unlikely bedfellows make for an illicit relationship or sublime harmony?
- Japan
- (bread • burgers • COK • eating • food • ginger • Iwashita New Ginger • Japanese food • Japanese sandwiches • Mr. Sato • restaurants • sandwiches • SNJO • soba • taste test • tempura • Tokyo • weird • yakisoba)
How well do you know your sushi? New 3-D puzzle toy from Japan helps you become a salmon pro
- Oona McGee
Nov 27, 2022
Live out your dreams of becoming a Japanese sushi chef with this fun educational toy.
- Japan
- (3-D puzzle • Bandai Namco • COK • crafts • cute • educational • fish • fun • Megahouse • puzzle • puzzles • sushi • sushi chefs • toys • unusual • weird)
Sushi birthday cake turns out to be the best present our reporter could’ve ever asked for
- Oona McGee
Nov 26, 2022
With this “jewellery box of the sea”, birthday dinner and dessert is sorted in one meal.
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • birthday cake • birthdays • cakes • chirashizushi • COK • cool • cute • eating • food • Japanese food • SNJO • sushi • Sushi Cake • taste test • unusual • weird)
UX at Japanese convenience store is a heartwarming example of excellent customer service
- Oona McGee
Nov 26, 2022
A simple design makes daily life so much easier for customers.
- Japan
- (combini • convenience stores • customer service • hearing impaired • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • twitter • unusual • UX • UX design)
Aomori Prefecture’s regional soul food is…English Toast lunch pack sandwiches?
- Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2022
Well, this was a bizarre discovery.
- Japan
- (Aomori • Aomori Prefecture • cheap food • COK • eating • English Toast • food • Japanese food • Japanese sandwiches • lunch packs • sandwiches • SNJO • taste test • toast)
Mister Donut welcomes Jigglypuff to its Pokémon doughnut range in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2022
There’s only a limited time to catch it, though!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • donuts • doughnuts • food • Jigglypuff • Kawaii • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets)
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