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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
LIFE / Travel / Longform
Oct 26, 2026
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country’s appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.
FamilyMart saw its operating profit climb over the March-August period, thanks to strong sales of popular food products with increased content.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2026
FamilyMart and Lawson post record first-half operating profits
Rival Seven & I Holdings also secured a profit increase in the first half of the business year through next February.
Shoppers enter a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo. Seven & I Holdings declined to comment on why the shops in India were closed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2026
7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition
Seven & I Holdings declined to comment on why the shops in India were closed.
A FamilyMart flagship store that opened in Tokyo in July has fitting rooms and carries about 300 apparel products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2026
Convenience stores beef up apparel to attract young shoppers
The Japan Franchise Association says convenience store customer traffic has been falling year-on-year for 14 straight months on a same-store basis.
Move over, egg salad sandwiches — "Sando: The Art of the Japanese Sandwich" shows this seemingly humble meal has unlimited potential.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 4, 2026
‘Sando: The Art of the Japanese Sandwich’ elevates the humble bite
Paris-based chef Walter Ishizuka’s new book uplifts classic recipes with entirely achievable fine-dining flourishes.
FamilyMart's new line of socks represent each prefecture of Japan, including Okinawa (left), Ishikawa (middle) and Tokyo (right).
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 3, 2026
FamilyMart’s sock became a prized souvenir. Now there are 47.
Modeled after each region’s official flower, the commemorative socks expand on the convenience store chain’s popular line of casual wear.
Wish you could drink down your favorite convenience store treats? This Tokyo bar has just what you need.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 20, 2026
A cocktail menu for the konbini-obsessed
At Tokyo Confidential, familiar convenience store favorites from melon buns to instant noodles become playful cocktails.
Lawson, one of Japan's biggest convenience store operators, has said it will roll out three new AI-inspired food items, which were created around the theme "What on earth is this? But it's delicious."
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2026
Pickle-flavored tart? AI inspires 91AV原创 convenience stores
For customers tired of the usual egg sandwiches and rice balls, major chains are turning to AI to develop products, including some unexpected flavors.
Seven-Eleven Japan will soon begin selling clothing and accessories featuring And ST HD's products and Sanrio's Hello Kitty character.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2026
Seven-Eleven Japan to launch new clothing and accessories
By expanding its lineup, the convenience store chain aims to attract young customers and double its annual clothing sales from the previous year.
Price hikes have been confirmed for 19,083 food and beverage items this year, with the annual tally expected to top 20,000 for the second straight year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2026
Prices of 4,923 food and drink items set to rise in September, extending trend
The number of affected items is up about threefold from a year earlier, and is set to be the fourth-largest rise on record and the highest monthly total so far in 2026.
FamilyMart is aiming to attract a more diverse workforce by updating its hairstyle and dress code rules.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2026
FamilyMart to loosen worker dress code and allow dyed hair and hijabs
The shift to more flexible rules comes as the convenience store chain tries to attract more workers.
Lawson said it will lower prices on most of its hand-wrapped rice balls starting in late September to reflect the easing cost of procuring rice.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2026
Lawson to cut rice ball prices in Japan as costs ease
The convenience store chain will lower prices on most of its hand-wrapped onigiri by ?10 starting Sept. 29, a company spokesperson says.
Convenience store chain Lawson is selling frozen noodles without any toppings priced at ?297 ($1.90), more than 20% lower than that for its frozen noodles with toppings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2026
No-frills noodles gaining popularity in Japan amid rising prices
Convenience stores and supermarkets are enhancing their lineup of plain noodles to appeal to customers looking for low-priced products.
Seven & I Holdings fell as much as 2.3% on Monday after it ended talks over a potential investment in Poland's convenience store operator Zabka Group.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
Seven & i Shares drop after ending deal talks with Poland’s Zabka
Europe is still seen as an attractive growth opportunity for the 7-Eleven owner, which will keep evaluating options in the region.
Myanmar national Nyan Linn, who works at a Lawson outlet in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, is one of over 110,000 foreign workers employed by Japan's three largest convenience store chains.
COMMUNITY
Jul 26, 2026
How foreign workers became an essential part of 91AV原创 ubiquitous konbini
Despite the fact that most are relatively new to Japan, konbini officials say foreign staff display impressive language and customer service skills.
Seven & i has been under pressure over its share price, which has fallen almost 5% in 2026, lagging 91AV原创 Nikkei 225 benchmark.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2026
Seven & I abandons investment talks with Poland’s Zabka
Seven & I was unable to reach a deal that would be “in the best interests” of the company and its shareholders, it said in a statement Saturday.
Seven-Eleven Japan has warned against franchise owners and employees setting aside popular animation and game character products before putting them on store shelves.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2026
Seven-Eleven Japan warns stores over unauthorized character item resale
There were reportedly cases where owners and employees bought up or set aside such products before putting them on store shelves and reselling them.
A Zabka convenience store in Warsaw
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2026
Seven & I said to be in talks to take stake in Poland’s Zabka
The transaction, if completed, would allow the 7-Eleven operator to accelerate expansion in Europe where growth has lagged behind its main markets in the U.S. and Japan.
If competition for refrigeration equipment contracts was restricted through bid-rigging, the alleged conduct may have increased costs for both the convenience store chain operator and its franchisees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
Three firms raided over suspected Seven-Eleven refrigeration bid-rigging
The three companies are suspected of having prearranged winners in bids for refrigeration equipment contracts held every few years by Seven-Eleven Japan.
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank and PayPay.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 13, 2026
7-Eleven owner drops go-it-alone strategy with SoftBank deal
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank as well as PayPay.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
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