Konbini: Why Are People So Obsessed With Japanese Convenience Stores？

Japanese convenience stores (Konbini) are distinctive from American convenience stores. The difference comes from the ...
Yahoo

How Japanese Convenience Store Foods Differ From American Ones

Hand arranging onigiri on display in a Japanese konbini - Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images If you've spent time on social media, you may have stumbled across a shopping haul from a Japanese ...
The New York Times

Why 7-Eleven and Other Convenience Stores in Japan Are So Special

Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life, and 7-Eleven is the country’s dominant chain. They are a place to shop, pay bills and gather during disasters. By Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Take a sneak peek inside the Peninsula’s newest Japanese grocery store, Osaka Marketplace

Osaka Marketplace general manager Kazuhiro Takeda poses for a portrait at Osaka Marketplace in Fremont. The Japanese grocery store is opening its new Foster City location Friday, Dec. 12. Courtesy ...