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7-Eleven Japan vs Family Mart: Who has the biggest convenience store cookie?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 21, 2026
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A cookie clash amongst convenience store chains. 

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cookies • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • sweets)

Lawson Japan releases a crazy new product to remind us it’s not just famous for convenience store food

• Oona McGee
  Jun 18, 2026

A surprising product just sneaked into Lawson’s upsize campaign.

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• (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • SNJO • towels • upsize • weird)

Family Mart’s new Gyoza Dog proves Japanese convenience store food hits different

• Oona McGee
  Jun 18, 2026

Fans say the new creation looks surprisingly similar to the famous Gyoza Dog at DisneySea.

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• (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • crazy • Family mart • food • gyoza • gyoza dog • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO)

Lawson upsizes convenience store food for a limited time with two must-try Japanese meals

• Oona McGee
  Jun 17, 2026

“Super Happy Too Much! Challenge” campaign has all the right ingredients for happiness.

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• Japan
• (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • curry • desserts • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese curry • Japanese food • konbini • Lawson • marketing • SNJO • sweets • weird • yakisoba)

7-Eleven Japan releases new “mix-and-drink” matcha latte… that comes with a risk of choking

• Oona McGee
  Jun 15, 2026

A new style of Japanese dessert revolutionises convenience store sweets, but it comes with a safety warning.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sweets • convenience stores • desserts • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • matcha • matcha latte • sweets • warabi mochi)

Lawson transforms convenience store food with massive katsu burger and an insane curry bread

• Oona McGee
  Jun 14, 2026

Japanese convenience store food, like you’ve never seen it before. 

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• (Burger • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • curry • curry bread • curry pan • food • Japanese convenience stores • kare pan • konbini • Lawson • menchi katsu • SNJO • weird)

7-Eleven Japan joins the craze for Korean Gamja Cheese Balls

• Oona McGee
  Jun 13, 2026

Trendy Korean snacks get a convenience store makeover, but is it a good thing? 

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cheese • cheese ball • cheese balls • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • gamja cheese balls • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • korean food • SNJO)

7-Eleven Japan reinvents convenience store fruit sandwiches with new salty pink sakura peach variety

• Oona McGee
  Jun 12, 2026

We find out if salty sakura pink bread is really a good way forward for the chain.  

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

7-Eleven Japan releases a chocolate chip sandwich… that tastes like ice cream

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2026

This chilled sando is a convenience store must-try.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • food • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • SNO • summer • sweets)

Family Mart commits “reverse fraud” in new Giant All-Star Festival, and we couldn’t be happier

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2026

At this Japanese convenience store chain, big is an understatement. 

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• (chocolate chip • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cookies • Family mart • financier • food • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • sweets)

Japanese convenience store challenge is only for those with extreme tastes

• Oona McGee
  Jun 5, 2026

Super Happy! Challenge gives us two unforgettable products that deserve a place in convenience store history.

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• (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • lemonade • SNJO • upsize • weird • zenzai)

Japanese convenience store shows us how to dress for the rainy season

• Oona McGee
  Jun 4, 2026

If you get caught in the rain, Convenience Wear is your hidden saviour. 

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• (clothes • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • Mr. Sato • rainy season • SNJO • style)

7-Eleven Japan adds a new watermelon smoothie to its convenience stores…but is it worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2026

Summertime bust or must-buy?

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • new • smoothies • summer • watermelon)

7-Eleven Japan releases their second lineup of upsized foods from a muffin to bukkake soba

• Elliot Hale
  May 21, 2026

As well as a double-sized cheesecake worth fighting battles over.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • beef bowl • Cheesecake • COK • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • gyudon • hiyashi soba • Japanese convenience stores • onigiri • P.K. Sanjun • rice ball • SNJO • soba • tororo)

7-Eleven Japan adds macaroni cheese sandwiches to its convenience store food range

• Oona McGee
  May 20, 2026

New “one piece” sandwich looks set to be another sell-out hit for the popular chain.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • macaroni and cheese • Macaroni Cheese • sandwiches)

7-Eleven Japan upsizes popular products like egg sando and pork ramen but how big are they really?

• Oona McGee
  May 14, 2026

Getting more convenience store food for our yen is always a fun time, but this campaign is bordering on ridiculous.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • egg sando • egg sandwich • egg sandwiches • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese egg sandwiches • ramen • SNJO)

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)

Lawson convenience store at popular tourist site is one of the most unusual in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 11, 2026

Japanese konbini blends into a setting that inspired Studio Ghibli.

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• Japan
• (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • Dogo Onsen • Ehime • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • SNJO • weird)

Family Mart unveils new Japanese bread that elevates convenience store food to mocchiri levels

• Oona McGee
  Apr 9, 2026

Japan’s trend for soft, chewy bread just got even more intense.

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• Japan
• (bread • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • Famima Bakery • food • Japanese convenience stores • mocchiri)

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