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7-Eleven Japan now sells a tiny dessert burger but is this convenience store sweet worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Jul 3, 2026 - Tweet
Forget sweet sandos, 7-Eleven wants us to explore the world of sweet burgers.
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7-Eleven Japan has a lot of famous food, but its new burrito needs to be on your radar
- Oona McGee
Jul 2, 2026
Amongst all the viral convenience store food finds, this is a hidden gem.
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Japanese convenience store coffees are now bigger than ever, thanks to the new “Deka Drink” trend
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2026
Family Mart and Lawson go head-to-head in a supersized coffee showdown.
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7-Eleven Japan vs Family Mart: Who has the biggest convenience store cookie?
- Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2026
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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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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- (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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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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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 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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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 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.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • green tea • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • matcha • smoothies • Uji Matcha • viral)
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