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Ministop brings bulked up Okinawan-style rice balls to mainland Japan for one week only

If you’re craving massive meals on a budget, portion-boosted convenience store foods are the way to go. On the days that you forget to bring your lunch with you, or you’re simply t...

What to Buy at a Japanese Convenience Store: Complete Food Guide for Travelers

Japanese convenience store food is one of the cheapest pleasures of a trip to Japan, and for many visitors it becomes a daily habit. Japanese convenience stores are commonly called...

Japanese convenience store releases Japanese convenience store-flavor fried chicken

Famima’s newest fried chicken and potato chip flavor is also Famima. For convenience stores in Japan, the ideal situation is to provide customers with both familiar favorites and n...

7-Eleven Japan has a “Super Spicy! Taiwan Mince Cutlet” that’s fiery red… but how hot is it?

Spoiler alert: Your taste buds aren’t ready for this convenience store katsu. One of the great things about convenience stores is their wide variety of hot food, giving us a simple...

Japan’s favorite quasi-local curry launches convenience store version – Does it match the real deal?

Is it worth go going to Family Mart to try the convenience store version of Go Go Curry? Go Go Curry has kind of an unusual spot in Japan’s curry pantheon. It’s considered by many...

7-Eleven debuts the BiG Flavor Bar, a sauce and topping station

The custom flavor station includes a new lineup of original sauces from the convenience-store retailer.

New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]

Nissin’s Donbei comes to Family Mart in a new form. On our most recent visit to Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart, we walked right over to the shelf where they keep the...

7-Eleven Japan adds new doughnut-like tonkotsu ramen fried chicken to its hot food section

Plus, an exclusive bag of snacks to sprinkle on ramen, inspired by the iconic instant noodles. Japanese convenience stores are always coming up with exciting new ways to make hot f...

Japanese convenience store food gets turned into hyper-realistic stationery you can peel open

The rice ball and hot snack sets let you feel the fun of some of Japan’s best treats anywhere in the world. Japan’s convenience stores are filled with wondrous foods to try, with n...

Convenience store chains turn to self-checkout kiosks

JAPAN’S CONVENIENCE STORE MEAL HACKS FOR KIDS AND BABIES

Everyone knows I love a convenience store in Japan – one of my longest posts I have is about my love for Japanese convenience stores and vending machines, actually.The food is so f...

Traveler Food and Beverage 2035 Vision: The Future of Food on the Road, by Laura Leal, VLCE

Posted September 8, 2026 Have you noticed how convenience stores have changed their idea of a healthy snack? Today, in the middle of the high-protein craze, when you walk into a co...

Family Mart releases Famima convenience store products nationwide, but which ones are worth buying?

We review all the products to find out which ones should you try and which ones you should miss. Last month, Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart made news when it opened a...

The Prepared Food Land Grab

The deli counter is the next battleground for c-store operators to drive revenue.

7-Eleven Japan brings back best-selling flat croissant that became a hit on social media

Meet the newest Japanese convenience store find that’s soon to flood your feed. If you’ve been scrolling through social media looking for the latest convenience store food find, th...

7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store sandwiches with a wild new choc-mint variety

Convenience store chain tests our limits by turning the divisive flavour into a cream sandwich. In recent years, choc mint has become synonymous with summer in Japan, as the mentho...

Japanese convenience store Lawson now has stir-fried noodle-cooking robot chefs

Lawson expands the territory of its robo chefs as they expand their menus. You can get plenty of hot meals at convenience stores in Japan, but they usually have a cold start. Head...

7-Eleven Japan now offering baked-in-store pizza by the slice with two very different topping sets

7-Eleven will finally let you buy baked-in-store pizza without making you buy a whole pizza. When 7-Eleven Japan announced that they were going to start selling cooked-in-store piz...

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ファミリーマートは「ファミマルKITCHEN」から「焼小籠包」（332円）を7月28日から全国の店舗で発売します。

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.

Food court craze: New items you may have missed at Hawaii Costco locations

Hawaii Costco members can enjoy new $6.99 chicken strips and $2.99 seasonal sundaes.

We recommend not buying one pack of Japan’s new convenience store corn soup-flavor fried chicken

But that doesn’t mean we don’t love it. Japanese convenience store chain Lawson’s Karaage-kun is one of the absolute all-stars of the combini food world. These bite-sized pieces of...

7-Eleven Japan releases new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing range for autumn, with a must-try daifuku and teriyaki burger

Japanese convenience store chain brings the moon and rabbits to a new range of food for a limited time.  If you’re in Japan this month, you’re in for an absolute treat as 7-Eleven...

Family Mart’s new Tokyo flagship convenience store doesn’t feel convenient, but is that a problem?

Of course, it’s possible the goal was never really to be convenient anyway. Convenience is supposed to be what makes a convenience store a convenience store, but what exactly is it...