Family Mart debuts fried chicken stuffed with cheese dakgalbi
Japanese convenience store Family Mart’s hot food section can be a magnet for fried chicken lovers, especially with their flagship ‘Fami-chiki’, a chunk of fried…
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Japanese convenience store collab with 450 year old tea specialists on ‘Umami Matcha’ desserts
For the dessert-lovers among us, one of the best parts about living in Japan is the wealth of trendy cafes with delicious and beautifully presented…
Kombucha in the konbini: Healthy new soda combines kombucha and fermented fruit juice
The notion that kombucha comes from Japan is a common misconception. According to the Japan Times, English speakers very likely mistook the Japanese word kombucha…
Sumikko Gurashi convenience store sweets return with shirokuma milk mochi cakes
Sumikko Gurashi (“living in the corner” or “corner living”) is a popular Japanese series that features a cast of cute mascot-esque characters set in a…
Japan Releases Moogle Meat Buns And Final Fantasy Fried Chicken
Last year the inner part of the Venn Diagram of Final Fantasy fans and fried chicken lovers (one in the same?) let us hit a…
Japanese Fast Food Chains Turn Themselves Into A Power Ranger Style Superhero Team
After seeing Japanese Kit-Kat flavors turned into handsome anime men and worldwide fast food chains drawn as anime personas, it looks like actual Japanese fast…
The Best Onigiri You Can Buy In Japanese Convenience Stores
Onigiri: A popular Japanese snack Onigiri, or rice balls, are one of the most popular snacks or light meals enjoyed by Japanese people as well…
Melon Bread Ice Cream Is A Dream Come True For Japanese Convenience Stores
You can find just about anything in Japanese convenience stores, including training gyms, although it’s their armory of limited edition sweets and treats that often…
Family Mart Convenience Stores Opening 24-Hour Fitness Clubs In Select Locations
While Japanese convenience stores are known to offer a boatload of delicious seasonal treats, bento, and an increasing variety of hot food, they also have…
Why Japanese Convenience Stores Won’t Give Out Plastic Knives
Anyone who has visited Japan or lived here for a while knows that Japanese convenience stores are truly wonderful. Not only are they miracles of…
Japanese Twitter User Turns Japan McDonald’s Fryer Chime Into Irresistibly Contagious Song
Those who’ve been to a McDonald’s in Japan may have noticed there’s a particular chime that always seems to be echoing throughout the fast food…