Sungchul Shim, a chef who’d helped on the menu, confirmed the news, telling us on Tuesday that Konbini was kaput and that the team had “decided to change the whole concept” at the last possible moment ...

This Japanese convenience store food review tests 10 popular items from Lawson, 7-Eleven, and Family Mart during a rainy day in the Hakuba and Nagano region. The hosts explore why konbini food is such ...

Hand arranging onigiri on display in a Japanese konbini - Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images If you've spent time on social media, you may have stumbled across a shopping haul from a Japanese ...

When the warm weather comes around, we all need something nice and cold to keep our minds off the soaring temperatures. Convenience stores (or konbini, as it's affectionately known locally) are ideal ...

Cheers to the convenience of Japan's wonderful konbini, where you can pick up a refreshing alcoholic drink while paying your bills. Whether you're into beer or highball, sake or shochu, sparkling wine ...

In case you weren't aware, 7-Eleven is basically a global phenomenon, and the Japanese version of the convenience store has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Spanish director is bringing a distinctly Japanese story to the screen with “Konbini,” a humanistic drama about an elderly man ...

In recent years, a quiet but noticeable shift has taken place in the way people travel. Instead of limiting themselves to museums, landmarks and restaurant reservations, many travellers are ...