If you've spent time on social media, you may have stumbled across a shopping haul from a Japanese convenience store, or ...

When Kenji Yamamoto opened the first convenience store in Japan 50 years ago, he didn't even know what to stock on the shelves. “Back then, everything was challenging,” he said. The first ...

Take a stroll through any Japanese city—you'll be hard-pressed to go a few blocks without passing a convenience store. The one-stop shops dot streetscapes everywhere. So ubiquitous are konbini ...

YURIHONJO, Akita -- While Japan's convenience store market may be considered oversaturated in terms of the sheer number of stores, major operator Lawson Inc. is opening new outlets in mountainous ...