It’s easy to chuckle at the social media hyperbole of inbound travelers singing the praises of Japan’s gourmet konbini (convenience store) finds. The fact is — they're not wrong. In stark ...
The nationwide “konbini” number dropped year over year by 119, or 0.2 percent, to 55,620 in March, statistics released by the Japan Franchise Association on April 22 showed. It was the 22nd ...
When Kenji Yamamoto opened the first convenience store in Japan 50 years ago, he didn't even know what to stock on the shelves. “Back then, everything was challenging,” he said. The first ...
“The inspiration is from time spent in Japan and for me that started 15 years ago and just became a yearly pilgrimage,” Breschi tells Broadsheet. “The konbini is the cornerstone of urban life there.
The combined entity would bring together more than a hundred thousand shops globally, where in Japan, the popularity of konbini outlets provides a slew of amenities from ready to eat meals to bill ...
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コンビニ富士山 — Konbini Fujisan. With tourists flooding into Japan after the easing of pandemic restrictions, there was growing concern about overtourism. A scenic Yamanashi Prefecture ...