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7-Eleven Japan (Page 3)

7-Eleven Japan now has ramen machines…but only at 41 stores

• Oona McGee
  May 13, 2026
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Find out how to use the machines, and more importantly, where to find them.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven Japan • 7-Eleven noodles • 7-Eleven ramen • 7-Eleven ramen machine • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • Saitama • SNJO • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan’s cooked-in-store takoyaki is here! How does it fare against the street food king?

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 26, 2026

We pit the convenience store challenger against Tokyo’s favorite maker of Japan’s beloved octopus dumplings.

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• (7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • dumplings • food • Gindaco • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese street food.7-Eleven • octopus • SNJO • street food • takoyaki • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan releases Uji matcha smoothies… but only at select locations

• Oona McGee
  Apr 22, 2026

Japanese convenience store chain serves up two green tea drinks for a limited time.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • green tea • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • matcha • smoothies • Uji Matcha • viral)

7-Eleven Japan now sells… hot takoyaki!

• Oona McGee
  Apr 16, 2026

A wildly popular local specialty takes Japanese convenience store food to a hot new level.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • Japanese convenience stores • octopus balls • takoyaki)

New 7-Eleven sandwich goes viral in Japan, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2026

We find out if this “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom bread tastes as good as it looks.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • fairy bread • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan’s new baked-in-store sweet treat is only available in three parts of the country

• SoraNews24
  Apr 7, 2026

This is one of 7-Eleven Japan’s rarest sweets, but is it worth tracking down?

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• Japan
• (7 Cafe Bakery • 7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • food • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan releases a crazy new viral sandwich: Chocolate Sprinkles and Whipped Cream

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2026

New “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom pink bread takes classic Australian and Kiwi party food to new levels.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • fairy bread • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan’s giant fried chicken skewer would be too big to eat, so it’s really for cuddling

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2026

Comfort food to snuggle up with is just one of the crazy prizes in the 7-Eleven Happy Kuji collection.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • awesome • convenience stores • crazy • food • fried chicken • funny • Happy Kuji • Japanese convenience stores • karaage • kuji • plushies • prize lottery • weird)

As rumors swirl of 7-Eleven shorting customers on rice ball fillings, we check on their sujiko

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 13, 2026

Viral tweet claims have shoppers wondering if they’re paying premium-filling prices for almost-plain onigiri.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO)

7-Eleven Japan’s sakura sweets season is underway right now!

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 25, 2026

The first cherry blossom desserts are already here, and there are more to come.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cherry blossoms sweets • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • sakura sweets • sweets)

Here comes Japan’s newest fruit dessert sandwich: 7-Eleven’s purple Blueberry Sandwich!

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 15, 2026

Purple bread, all in my Japanese convenience store sweets.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • blueberry • COK • convenience stores • food • fruit sandwiches • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • sandwiches • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Dec 27, 2025

7-Eleven is trying to innovate beyond cup noodles, but does this new technology deliver the flavor ramen fans need?

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • robots • SNJO • taste test • technology)

7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 20, 2025

Japanese convenience stores really do have everything, even your luggage.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • anime convention • cool • Ecbo Cloak • Japan travel • Japanese convenience stores • luggage storage • tourism • travel)

Japanese convenience store showdown: Who’s got the best red rice sekihan rice balls?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 4, 2025

It’s a red-letter day for sekihan fans.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Lawson • onigiri • red rice • rice • rice balls • sekihan • SNJO • taste test)

How to try the viral 7-Eleven smoothie hack in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2025

This convenience store trend takes an already popular drink to new heights of deliciousness.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • coffees • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan’s latest spicy curry promises to take our voice away, but does it deliver?

• Elliot Hale
  Jul 31, 2025

The Midsummer Gourmet event is serving up some fiery new dishes for the summer.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience store • convenience store food • curry • food • Ginza Delhi • Kashmir Curry • Midsummer Gourmet • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • spicy curry • spicy food • taste test)

Canadian corporation withdraws bid to acquire 7-Eleven Japan and its parent company

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 18, 2025

US$47 billion 7-Eleven shopping trip hasn’t gone as hoped.

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• Canada, Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • Alimentation Couche-Tard • COK • convenience stores • Seven & i Holdings)

7-Eleven Japan powers up even more with new baked-in-store breads and pastries【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Jul 13, 2025

From fresh-baked melon bread to sausage sandwiches, there are now more reasons than ever to love 7-Eleven in Japan.

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• (7 Cafe Bakery • 7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • bakeries • bread • COK • convenince stores • food • melon bread • SNJO • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan introduces extra large size coffees at stores… but how big are they?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 11, 2025

We discover the truth behind Japanese portion sizes.   

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • coffees • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • portion sizes • SNJO • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan releases new must-try sweets that are a hit with customers

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2025

Convenience store chain has frozen surprises waiting for you this summer.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • crepes • food • ice cream • imagawayaki • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • pancakes • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

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