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Japanese convenience stores (Page 5)

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

• Oona McGee
  Dec 4, 2025
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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 Japan offering sakura extract lipstick blessed by 300-year-old Kyoto temple

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2025

Sakura Veil plumpers make a stop at temple in the Kyoto foothills before making their way to convenience stores.

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• (7-Eleven • cherry blossoms • COKsakura • convenience stores • cosmetics • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • Kyoto • lipstick • makeup • temples)

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.

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• (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.

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• (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. 

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• (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)

Starbucks Japan releases new latte containing an unusual floral ingredient

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2025

Limited-edition release turns a Japanese autumn flower into a beverage.

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• (chilled cup • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • tea)

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)

Starbucks releases a Kyoto Matcha Latte in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2025

Japan-exclusive Starbucks drink will transport you to Kyoto… then Seattle, if you’re lucky.

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• (chilled cup • Christmas • Christmas 2024 • coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • winter)

How to try the viral 7-Eleven smoothie hack in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2025

This convenience store trend takes an already popular drink to new heights of deliciousness.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • coffees • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • taste test)

Lawson’s exclusive sparkling sake in a can is filled with surprises

• Oona McGee
  Jul 17, 2025

Summer Fall’s Yuzu Bubbles blends California sun with Japanese tradition for an unusual beverage. 

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• (California • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • sake • sake in a can • SNJO • sparkling sake • Summer Fall • taste test • yuzu)

7-Eleven Japan introduces extra large size coffees at stores… but how big are they?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 11, 2025

We discover the truth behind Japanese portion sizes.   

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • coffees • COK • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • portion sizes • SNJO • taste test)

What’s inside a Family Mart Grand Opening Lucky Bag?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 30, 2025

We join the party at a new convenience store opening in Japan. 

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• (COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Family mart • food • food review • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan releases a Joyful Mango Earl Grey Tea Latte at 7-Eleven

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2025

A summer drink that can only be found at select locations.

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• (7-Eleven • chilled cup • COK • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cups • drinks • fruit • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • mango • mangoes • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)

Family Mart is giving away free socks for your ice cream in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 4, 2025

Testing the convenience of Convenience Wear.

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• (COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • food • food review • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Line Socks • papico • SNJO • socks • sweets • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan releases new must-try sweets that are a hit with customers

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2025

Convenience store chain has frozen surprises waiting for you this summer.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • crepes • food • ice cream • imagawayaki • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • pancakes • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

How to have a 1,000-yen senbero at 7-Eleven Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 29, 2025

Can you still get tipsy on a budget using just convenience store goods?

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • senbero • SNJO • taste test)

Lawson changes its iconic egg sandwich, makes it bigger but smaller at the same time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 28, 2025

Japanese convenience store icon gets a whole new look.

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• (Anthony Bourdain • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience stores • egg sandwich • egg sandwiches • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • news • snacks • SNJO • sweets)

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