Japan has a lot of convenience stores, but in general, there are some similarities you can count on regardless of which one you walk into. Odds are the counter will be more or less in front of you, ...

department stores and major convenience stores in Japan as part of a nationwide effort to reduce the effects of plastic waste on the environment. Numerous outlets of the stores in the Kansai ...

Customers pop in to snag on-the-go comfort foods such as savory onigiri and creamy egg salad on squishy white ... Eleven locations across Japan, where the convenience stores inspire almost ...

12, 2025. (Mainichi/Akira Kudo) YURIHONJO, Akita -- While Japan's convenience store market may be considered oversaturated in terms of the sheer number of stores, major operator Lawson Inc.

The company took the concept to new heights in Japan, becoming a retail behemoth along the way with assets ranging from department stores to restaurants and a banking network. The convenience ...