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Cat refuses to move from Japanese convenience store on anniversary of store manager’s death

Oona McGee
Jul 23, 2019
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Animal’s mysterious actions make staff wonder if it was their manager returning in feline form to say one final goodbye…

Japan
(7-Eleven • animals • cats • convenience store • convenience stores • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • pets • twitter)

Convenience store in Sendai celebrates its foreign workers with a special store display

Krista Rogers
Jun 19, 2019

Customers who were curious about the smiling foreign workers ringing up their order at this local konbini can now learn a little bit about what they have in common.

Internet, Japan
(7-Eleven • convenience store • foreign workers • konbini • Sendai • Tohoku • twitter)

We try a Family Mart Frappe produced by a former SMAP member

Shannon McNaught
May 2, 2019

Layer upon layer of flavor brings you to cheesecake bliss.

Japan
(convenience store • Family mart • Famima Cafe • frappes • Shingo Katori • yummy)

Man arrested for buying cup meant for 100-yen coffee but pouring 150-yen latte into it

Koh Ruide
Jan 22, 2019

Sneaky upgrade in coffee quality incurs the wrath of the law.

Japan
(cafe latte • coffee • convenience store • crime • Japanese Twitter • stealing)

Japanese firefighters now allowed to enter convenience stores while wearing their uniforms

Koh Ruide
Nov 25, 2018

Easing of uniform rules is a welcome change for heroic rescuers who put their lives on the line.

Japan
(convenience store • cool • dress code • firefighter • rules • uniform)

We taste makunouchi bento at four Japanese convenience store chains【Taste comparison】

Krista Rogers
Oct 16, 2018

Our reporter shares which version of this classic style of bento (all for 430 yen/US$3.83 or under) overwhelmingly stole his heart and stomach.

Japan
(7-Eleven • bento • convenience store • Family mart • food • konbini • Lawson • Marunouchi • ranking • Seico Mart • taste test)

8 times when convenience store clerks in Japan should be commended for their hard work【Photos】

Krista Rogers
Oct 2, 2018

These star employees deserve special recognition for their organizational skills, creativity, and in some cases, downright wackiness.

Internet, Japan
(convenience store • konbini • organization • twitter)

Man arrested for robbing Tokyo convenience store with nose hair trimmer

Master Blaster
Sep 3, 2018

Adorable weapon choice was not the only misstep by this would-be bandit.

Japan
(convenience store • crime • nasal hair trimmer • nose hair • robbery • shinjuku • Tokyo)

We taste-test 7-Eleven’s new fusion cuisine: the Cheese Dak-galbi Burrito!

Katy Kelly
Aug 10, 2018

Our Japanese language reporter bites off a hefty chunk of the convenience store’s take on Mexican-Korean cuisine so we can bring you a spicy review.

Japan
(7-Eleven • COK • convenience store • convenience stores • korean food • SNOJ)

9 million yen awarded to convenience store from man for over 11,000 hours of unauthorized parking

Master Blaster
Jul 29, 2018

But will a man who ignored years of warnings bother heeding a court order?

Japan
(convenience store • Ibaraki • lawsuit • Osaka • parking)

Hokkaido woman arrested for stealing 1.9 million yen from convenience store in broad daylight

Master Blaster
Jul 23, 2018

Bold but non-violent robbery says a lot about the way convenience stores operate.

Japan
(Aichi • convenience store • crime • Hokkaido • robbery)

7-Eleven store resorts to cute illustration and heartfelt message to help sell excess pasta

Koh Ruide
May 20, 2018

Honesty, sincerity, and a bit of creativity can go a long way in solving mistakes.

Japan
(7-Eleven • convenience store • convenience store food • Japanese Twitter • pasta)

7-Eleven to hire “Sweets Ambassador” with pay of 7.11M yen for one social media post a week

Master Blaster
Apr 5, 2018

Working out to 600,000 yen (US$5,600) a month, jobs don’t get much sweeter than this.

Japan
(7-Eleven • contest • convenience store • Dream Seven Sweets Ambassador • employment • Seven Sweets Ambassador)

Elderly Hyogo man touches convenience store clerk’s breast, buys all the fried chicken, runs away

Master Blaster
Jan 22, 2018

Sometimes even all the nuggets and hot dogs in the world can’t absolve an evil deed.

Japan
(convenience store • crime • fried food • Hyogo • sexual assault)

Japanese convenience stores showing “hardening of society” with touch-screen age verification?

Master Blaster
Jan 7, 2018

Seniors especially irked by the mechanical process, but most people agree it’s kind of pointless anyway.

Japan
(age verification • aging population • convenience store • customer service • seniors • touchscreens)

Japanese customer finds run-in with “Indian” convenience store clerk a refreshing experience

Master Blaster
Dec 28, 2017

Sometimes good customer service means calling a jerk a “jerk.”

Japan
(convenience store • customer service • foreign staff • immigration • Lawson)

Car accident reminds us of the obvious dangers of driving while eating instant ramen

Master Blaster
Sep 3, 2017

Friends don’t let friends drive and eat ramen at the same time.

Japan
(accident • convenience store • driving • Hokkaido • Instant Ramen • Sapporo)

Osaka convenience store asks customers to muffle their “buree-buree” sounds while in the toilet

Master Blaster
Mar 27, 2017

Request met with mixed reaction from praising its frankness to pointing out the impossibility of it.

Internet, Japan
(bathrooms • convenience store • Daily Yamazaki • funny • Osaka • sound • toilet)

Snack attack! Fried udon munchies let noodle lovers enjoy their favorite dish anywhere!

KK Miller
Jun 25, 2016

Finally, a way to eat these delicious spongy white noodles on the go. You don’ wanna miss it!

Japan
(convenience store • delicious • snacks • spices • udon)

We taste-tested 10 convenience store roll cakes for Roll Cake Day!

Evie Nyan
Jun 11, 2016

June 6 was Roll Cake Day in Japan, and while we’ve never needed an excuse to stuff ourselves full of cake, we took full advantage of the occasion anyway by sampling TEN convenience store roll cakes!