Finally, it's not just the food selection that sets Japanese and American convenience stores apart — it's also how the food is enjoyed. Unlike American convenience stores, where the goal is to ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--Major food and beverage makers are planning markups for 4,225 products in Japan in April, ...

It’s clean, service is efficient and the food is good. Like cars, electronics and rail travel, the convenience-store chain is a western invention that the Japanese have refined to near-perfection.