Describing Japanese konbini culture is not easy for Chef Katsuya Fukushima. He says that’s a good thing because it would spoil the surprise. It’s possible to eat, really well, from 7-Eleven for weeks ...

Four years ago, Jerome Ito started searching for a space where he could fill what felt like a void on the Peninsula: a ...

Convenience stores are a neat and functional retail institution in Japan, where customers can access the daily essentials, from buying breakfast to paying bills Kenji Yamamoto was unsure that his ...

Japan’s convenience stores, known affectionately as konbini, are the best in the world. You can find them anywhere throughout the country, tirelessly open 24/7. In fact, it’s estimated that Japan has ...

If you've got a rumbling in your tummy but little time or money, what could be better than a bento (boxed lunch) from the nearest convenience store? But take a minute before you join the increasing ...

A konbini (a Japanese convenience store) is nothing like the corner stores you’re used to. These stores serve up full meals, fresh coffee, hot foods, seasonal sweets, and everything in between. In ...

Once upon a time, convenience stores were a purely American invention. But not anymore. 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience store chain, has been owned by a Japanese parent company since 2005.

Naomi Waxman is the former reporter for Eater Chicago and an award-winning journalist who covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups. Mom’s, Chicago’s small-yet-mighty Japanese-American comfort food stand is ...

It always comes to this. Partaking of Japanese food is not just perfunctorily putting food into one’s mouth. There are rituals involved, as well as cultural references, whether pop or much older, more ...