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In a country where you can buy cheap drinks everywhere, expensive luxuries need to be worth the calories.
Lawson, 7-Eleven and Family Mart go head-to-head in this konbini battle but there can only be one winner.
Conveyor belt sushi chain Kura Sushi single-sizes osechi, creates new desserts to keep us company.
This steaming hot showdown between Family Mart, Lawson and 7-Eleven produces a very surprising result.
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