Have you ever heard of tamago sando? It's the famous Japanese egg sandwich you can find in konbini (Japanese mini-markets: 7 ...

Konbini is the term for Japan’s convenience stores, the most popular ones being Family Mart, Lawson and 7-Eleven. Like ...

Those konbini were abandoned as “part of our business ... from school operators whose cafeterias have been closed down. Lawson, whose management will soon be transferred to a joint operation ...

FamilyMart, Lawson and 7-Eleven are the holy trinity of konbini (convenience store) chains that dominate in most of Japan. To most Japanese citizens, they’re just a part of everyday life where ...

Lawson and FamilyMart followed, also in the 1970s. Fast forward to this year, and the number of konbini nationwide has ballooned to more than 55,000, according to the Japan Franchise Chain ...

These "community konbini" shops also function as local supermarkets and have become essential in parts of the country. The Lawson Yurihonjo Chokaimachi store, located among mountains along ...

“Payments can only be made in cash," Chen, 35, said at a Lawson’s Shinonome store in Tokyo’s Koto Ward in early December. "A piece of paper comes out at the back of the register, so you ...