convenience stores

7-Eleven Japan upsizes popular products like egg sando and pork ramen but how big are they really?

Getting more convenience store food for our yen is always a fun time, but this campaign is bordering on ridiculous.

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7-Eleven Japan now has ramen machines…but only at 41 stores

Find out how to use the machines, and more importantly, where to find them.

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Viral tweet suggests Japanese convenience store ripping off customers with donuts, so we investigate

Photo shows Family Mart chocolate donut looking nothing like its packaging, but was that by design?

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Make-them-yourself Pokémon frappes arrive at Japanese convenience stores, can be mixed at home too

Family Mart’s Pokémon Pokopia dessert drinks are supposed to be mixed in-store, but there’s an alternative.

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Japanese convenience store brings rice balls back to 100 yen – Is this deal worth it?[Taste test]

As onigiri prices continue to rise everywhere else, Lawson Store 100 stays true to its name.

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7-Eleven Japan’s cooked-in-store takoyaki is here! How does it fare against the street food king?

We pit the convenience store challenger against Tokyo’s favorite maker of Japan’s beloved octopus dumplings.

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7-Eleven Japan releases Uji matcha smoothies… but only at select locations

Japanese convenience store chain serves up two green tea drinks for a limited time.

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Mr. Sato shares his own secret Ministop hack to help save the ailing convenience store

Hopefully, this is just a mini stop on Ministop’s road to success.

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Move aside, convenience store egg sando – there’s a better version of the iconic sandwich in Japan

At just around a buck, the egg sandwich at this chain is enough to make convenience stores weep.

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7-Eleven Japan now sells… hot takoyaki!

A wildly popular local specialty takes Japanese convenience store food to a hot new level.

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Lawson convenience store at popular tourist site is one of the most unusual in Japan

Japanese konbini blends into a setting that inspired Studio Ghibli.

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Drink vending machines disappearing in Japan as number drops to lowest in 30 years

In the land of vending machines, what’s behind the biggest single-year decrease ever for soft drinks?

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Family Mart unveils new Japanese bread that elevates convenience store food to mocchiri levels

Japan’s trend for soft, chewy bread just got even more intense.

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New 7-Eleven sandwich goes viral in Japan, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?

We find out if this “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom bread tastes as good as it looks.

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Animal Crossing plushie pouch towels and cozy socks show up at Family Mart convenience stores

Family Mart’s celebration of the Nintendo series continues with fuzzy, useful, and, most importantly, cute merch.

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Two food hacks take Japan’s convenience store fried chicken to amazing new sandwich heights

Skipping the regular Family Mart buns for these substitutes transforms Famichiki into something even more magical.

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Nintendo’s Animal Crossing crosses over into Japanese convenience store cosmetics line[Photos]

Family Mart convenience stores are looking a little more like an Animal Crossing village these days.

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Drinkable pixels: 7-Eleven Japan creates new convenience store juice with “pixels” inside

Exciting new juice with over-the-top design features can only be found in six prefectures.

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7-Eleven Japan releases a crazy new viral sandwich: Chocolate Sprinkles and Whipped Cream

New “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom pink bread takes classic Australian and Kiwi party food to new levels.

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Umamusume food and drinks dash into real world at Family Mart convenience stores[Taste test]

Family Mart’s lineup includes actual Hachimi Drink, collaboration also features “magic” clear files.

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