The multi-tasking creative has signed on as creative director of Family Mart. His imprint is to be felt starting in spring ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Major convenience store operator FamilyMart ... but other factors emerging The owners of the first 7-Eleven store in Japan, Kenji Yamamoto and his wife, pose for a photo in celebration ...

Lawson is the most popular convenience store among visitors to Japan from Taiwan and Hong Kong, according to a recent survey.

There’s a saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and by extension it’s also true that a convenience store chain of 16,000 branches starts with a single shop. So while you ...

TOKYO -- Major Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc., telecommunications ... including "AI signage" that uses AI cameras to display product recommendations based on customer attributes ...

A survey by a Japanese convenience store industry group shows that in the event of a mega quake, it would be difficult for them to resume operation for about a week in some areas. The Japan ...