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Viral tweet suggests Japanese convenience store ripping off customers with donuts, so we investigate
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2026 - Tweet
Photo shows Family Mart chocolate donut looking nothing like its packaging, but was that by design?
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • donuts • Family mart • food • investigation • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • sweets)
Make-them-yourself Pokémon frappes arrive at Japanese convenience stores, can be mixed at home too
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2026
Family Mart’s Pokémon Pokopia dessert drinks are supposed to be mixed in-store, but there’s an alternative.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • Famima Cafe • Famima Frappe • Japanese convenience stores • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Pokopia • SNJO • taste test • video games)
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.
- Japan
- (bread • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • Famima Bakery • food • Japanese convenience stores • mocchiri)
Animal Crossing plushie pouch towels and cozy socks show up at Family Mart convenience stores
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2026
Family Mart’s celebration of the Nintendo series continues with fuzzy, useful, and, most importantly, cute merch.
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • COK • convenience stores • cute • Family mart • Family Mart clothing • fashion • nintendo • SNJO • socks • towels • video games)
Two food hacks take Japan’s convenience store fried chicken to amazing new sandwich heights
- SoraNews24
Apr 4, 2026
Skipping the regular Family Mart buns for these substitutes transforms Famichiki into something even more magical.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • egg sandwiches • Famichiki • Family mart • fried chicken • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese egg sandwiches • sandwiches • SNJO)
Nintendo’s Animal Crossing crosses over into Japanese convenience store cosmetics line[Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 2, 2026
Family Mart convenience stores are looking a little more like an Animal Crossing village these days.
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • COK • convenience stores • cosmetics • cute • Family mart • makeup • nintendo • SNJO • video games)
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”.
- Japan
- (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)
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.
- Japan
- (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.
- Japan
- (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)
Family Mart’s Shibuya Cat Street shop hosts first-ever rescue cat photo exhibition for Cat Day
- Krista Rogers
Feb 25, 2026
In addition to selling delectable cat-themed sweets, the convenience store chain wants to increase cat adoptions and pet food donations.
- Japan
- (animal adoption • Cat Day • cat shelter • convenience store • Family mart • food drive • konbini • photos • rescue cat • Shibuya • Tokyo)
New Family Mart cinema opens inside Japanese airport
- Oona McGee
Feb 10, 2026
Japan’s first permanent cinema in an airport is called the Family Mart Lovers Theatre…but why?
- Japan
- (airports • awesome • cinema • convenience stores • cool • Family mart • Faminchi • Japan travel • Japanese convenience stores • movies • Naha • naha airport • Okinawa • theatre • tourism • travel • weird)
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.
- Japan
- (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.
- Japan
- (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)
Japanese convenience store Family Mart adding crane games to thousands of branches
- Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2025
Crane games are big hits with foreign tourists and Japanese kids, so Family Mart is happy to have them come in and play.
- Japan
- (claw games • convenience stores • crane games • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores • Pokemon • Pokémon Frienda • UFO catchers • video games)
Kirby mochi arrives at Family Mart, but is it as sweet to eat as it is to look at?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 12, 2025
Nintendo star’s latest transformation is into Tabemasu sweets.
- Japan
- (Bandai • Bandai Candy • COK • convenience stores • cute • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Kirby • mochi • nintendo • SNO • sweets • tabemasu • taste test • video games)
Nintendo’s Kirby zooms into Japanese convenience stores Family Mart’s Super Satisfied Fest
- Casey Baseel
Nov 11, 2025
Kirby is making a combini run ahead of the launch of his new game.
- Japan
- (convenience stores • cute • Family mart • food • instant noodles • Japanese convenience stores • Kirby • nintendo • SNJO • sweets • video games)
Starbucks Japan releases new Christmas drink that can be topped with whipped cream
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2025
Japan-exclusive beverage promises to be a feast for the eyes this holiday season.
- Japan
- (berry • chilled cup • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • winter)
Family Mart makes new anti-food-waste stickers, free for other stores and restaurants to use too
- Master Blaster
Oct 27, 2025
Help the crying food and save money too!
- Japan
- (business • characters • convenience stores • copyright • Family mart • food waste • stickers)
Family Mart’s tsukimi burger threatens to drown you in cheese
- Master Blaster
Oct 7, 2025
Well, if I had to drown in something…
- Japan
- (burgers • cheese • Drown in Cheese! Tsukimi Cheeseburger • egg • Family mart • fast food • food • tsukimi burgers)
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.
- Japan
- (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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