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

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2026
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We find out if this “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom bread tastes as good as it looks.

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• (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)

Drinkable pixels: 7-Eleven Japan creates new convenience store juice with “pixels” inside

• Oona McGee
  Mar 25, 2026

Exciting new juice with over-the-top design features can only be found in six prefectures.

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• (7-Eleven • art • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cute • design • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • juice • konbini • limited edition • Peach • pixel • pixel art • Pixels)

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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• (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)

Are Japanese convenience store sandwiches scamming us with their fillings?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 17, 2026

We find out if there’s any truth to the so-called “cross-section scam”.

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• (7-Eleven • COK • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store hack • convenience stores • crazy • egg sandwich • Family mart • food • hacks • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • Lawson • sandwich • sandwiches • SNJO • taste test • weird)

7-Eleven Japan now sells bagels…cooked in bamboo steamers

• Oona McGee
  Mar 5, 2026

Like a bagel masquerading as a Chinese steamed bun.

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• (7-Eleven • bagels • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • steamed buns)

Lawson adds doughnuts to its convenience store sweets range, but are they good enough to go viral?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 2, 2026

A new convenience store sweet…but you need to be lucky to find it.

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• (combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • donuts • doughnuts • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Lawson • SNJO • sweets)

Family Mart ups its convenience store food game with special burger from beef bowl chain Matsuya

• Oona McGee
  Mar 1, 2026

Limited-edition release is quickly attracting attention online.

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• (beef bowl • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • hamburg • hamburger • hamburger steak • hamburgers • Japanese convenience stores • Matsuya)

Which convenience store onigiri rice balls are the most popular? Survey reveals surprising results

• Oona McGee
  Feb 27, 2026

There’s one rice ball that everyone chooses at Lawson, 7-Eleven, Mini Stop and Family Mart in Japan.

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• (7-Eleven • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Lawson • Mini Stop • onigiri • rice • rice balls • SNJO)

Lawson convenience stores sell a mega katsu sando, and there’s a hack to get it cheap in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 9, 2026

This beast puts convenience store egg sandwiches to shame.

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• (big food • COK • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store hack • convenience stores • crazy • food • hacks • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese sandwich • katsu sando • katsu sandwich • katsu sandwiches • Lawson • sandwich • SNJO • taste test • tonkatsu sandwiches • weird)

7-Eleven Japan sells freshly baked pizzas…but are they any good?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2026

A convenience store find waiting to be discovered by customers.

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• (7-Eleven • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • Japanese pizzas • konbini • pizza • pizzas)

Family Mart releases huge range of cute sweets for Cat Day in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 7, 2026

Convenience store chain wants us to bite into paw pads and cat tails in this limited-edition 17-piece collection. 

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• (Cat Day • cats • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sweets • convenience stores • cute • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores • Mofusand • sweets)

Convenience store onigiri rice balls become even more expensive…but are they worth it?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 26, 2026

Join us as we explore the more expensive side of Japan’s rice ball spectrum. 

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• (7-Eleven • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Lawson • onigiri • rice • rice balls • SNJO)

7-Eleven now sells rice burgers in Japan, blurring the line between fast and convenience store food

• Oona McGee
  Dec 17, 2025

Are these two new varieties good enough to take on the fast food game?

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• (7-Eleven • aged brown rice • brown rice • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • healthy food • healthy snack • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Nekase Genmai • onigiri • rice • rice balls • rice burger • rice burgers)

7-Eleven Japan now sells…matcha burritos?!?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 16, 2025

Well, this is a convenience store find we never saw coming.

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• (7-Eleven • burrito • burritos • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • green tea • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • matcha • SNJO • viral • weird food)

7-Eleven Japan has a hack for creating insanely delicious potato chip rice meals

• Oona McGee
  Dec 11, 2025

A new product so good it’ll likely go viral.  

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• (7-Eleven • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store hack • convenience stores • cool • food • hack • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • potato chips • rice • SNJO • trends • viral)

Japanese convenience store chain has beer and sake dispensers that few people know about

• Oona McGee
  Dec 4, 2025

Shhh…don’t let anyone know we told you about the secrets you can find inside New Days.

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• (beer • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • cool • hidden gems • Japan travel • Japanese convenience stores • New Days • sake • SNJO • stations • trains • travel • Ueno Station)

What’s in a Lawson fukubukuro lucky bag?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 3, 2025

Japanese convenience store chain tempts us with a good time. 

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• (convenience store finds • convenience stores • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson)

7-Eleven Japan’s aged brown rice onigiri reveals a different side to convenience store food

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2025

If you’re worried about additives in convenience store food, this rice ball set is for you.  

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• (7-Eleven • aged brown rice • brown rice • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • healthy food • healthy snack • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Nekase Genmai • onigiri • rice • rice balls)

7-Eleven smoothie gets perfect reviews but we find a flaw in the viral convenience store drink

• Oona McGee
  Oct 6, 2025

New konbini find becomes a hit with locals and overseas tourists alike, but is it really worth the hype?

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• (7-Eleven • bananas • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • smoothie • smoothies • SNJO)

How much Japanese convenience store chicken can you eat before you feel ill?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 25, 2025

All-you-can-eat Famichiki campaign teaches us a very important lesson. 

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• (all-you-can-eat • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Famichiki • Family mart • food • fried chicken • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO)

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