11 Foods You Shouldn’t Skip Next Time You Visit a Japanese Konbini
A konbini (a Japanese convenience store) is nothing like the corner stores you’re used to. These stores serve up full meals, ...
‘K-beauty’ now sold at Japan’s top convenience store chains
South Korean makeup and skincare brands may have dethroned France as Japan’s top cosmetics importer for the first time in ...
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7-Eleven Japan planning to become even more awesome by baking its own bread in-store
The food selection at Japanese convenience stores is already pretty amazing, with all sorts of snacks and meals that make them viable to-go meal options that often rival the selection and quality ...
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Hyundai teams up with Japanese convenience stores to boost EV sales
The collaboration will see Hyundai Mobility Japan, the company's local unit, park its latest electric vehicle model, the ...
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Community convenience stores becoming essential in rural Japan amid depopulation
The fresh produce and meat section is seen at the Lawson Yurihonjo Chokaimachi store, in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2025. (Mainichi/Akira Kudo) YURIHONJO, Akita -- While Japan's ...
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Convenience store chains put focus on China for survival
Having saturated the domestic market, Japanese convenience store operators are successively opening outlets across China in what is shaping up to be a battle for survival. Lawson Inc. has ...
Popular Japanese restaurant chain shuts nearly 2,000 outlets after food contamination complaints
Sukiya, a leading beef bowl food chain in Japan, said it is shutting down almost all of its about 2,000 outlets across the ...
Woman arrested after 160 'free' coffee condiments stolen from convenience store in Japan
A 48-year-old woman in Fukuoka Prefecture was arrested March 27 for allegedly stealing some 160 items including sugar placed ...