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PewDiePie tries “every” Japanese snack and this is how people in Japan...
Some Japanese snacks reign supreme, while others appear to be shameful. Swedish YouTuber Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, recently made news after he bought a house and moved to...
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Lawson’s ‘TanChiki’– We try Japan’s new health-conscious convenience store...
Our team of weight-watching middle aged guys see what they think of Lawson’s new ‘Delicious and guilt-free!’ fried chicken. With the kind of stuff that we regularly consume here at SoraNews24, you’d...
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Lawson announces new human-controlled digital avatars at store registers...
One of Japan’s top convenience store chains plans to introduce digital avatars at over 200 stores in the next three years. The labor shortage is an ongoing concern in Japan that’s being addressed...
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Pair Japanese whisky with convenience store fried chicken at new Konbini Bar...
Lawson’s first-ever convenience store bar looks set to be a great place to unwind on the cheap. It’s long been touted that Japanese convenience stores are the place to go for pretty much everything...
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Three of the best Japanese convenience store sweets you’ll want to try this...
Family Mart, Lawson and 7-Eleven dig up some surprises for customers this fall. Autumn is one of the best times for foodies in Japan, when the annual harvest allows us to enjoy some of the country’s...
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One of Japan’s biggest convenience store chains testing walk-through cashless...
Lawson Go branch opened in Tokyo this month. Japanese convenience stores are wonderful places, full of all sorts of delicious drinks and fabulous foods, from teas and coffees to onigiri rice balls and...
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Man arrested for trying to kill a convenience store owner over a cup of coffee
Latte triggers a series of events that results in attempted murder. A 60-year-old man from Ota City in Gunma Prefecture was arrested by police for trying to kill a convenience store owner on the...
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Tasteless candy on sale at Lawson convenience stores
Taste the rainbow… You know, because rainbows are optical illusions that don’t have a taste. It seems like Japan has done it all when it comes to simulating the flavor of one food in another food....
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UX at Japanese convenience store is a heartwarming example of excellent...
A simple design makes daily life so much easier for customers. If you’ve ever been to Japan, one thing that might’ve struck you is how user-friendly things are here. Whether it’s elevators with...
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Japan’s Lawson convenience store to add flavorless candy to permanent lineup
A tastelessness of things to come… Earlier this year major convenience store chain Lawson decided to temporarily release a handful of trial products from food and beverage makers like Calbee and...
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Lawson selling a pastry based on a pastry based on a uniquely Osakan pastry
Good bakers copy, great bakers steal. As a resident of Osaka, I’ll occasionally gripe that all the good stuff seems to happen in Tokyo. For example, where I live we don’t have any giant robots, 3D...
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Lawson convenience stores up-sizing several items by 47 percent, but for the...
The move is intended to provide relief from rising prices. Last year saw a relentless assault of rising prices of just about everything, but the most serious effects have been seen in food prices....
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Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
Attempt to curtail customer rudeness comes off as incredibly rude. Japanese convenience stores are known for being wonderful havens, where you can get everything from cat breads to pancake steamed...
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Which Japanese convenience store has the best koppepan hot dog buns?
7-Eleven, Lawson and Family Mart go head to head in the battle of the bread buns. Japanese convenience stores are well-known for their onigiri rice balls, hot foods, and bento boxes, but some of...
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A visit to Green Lawson, the futuristic Japanese convenience store where you...
Strangely, this convenience store turns out to be surprisingly inconvenient… Out of all the top Japanese convenience store chains, Lawson is perhaps the most willing to explore new avenues in...
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Lawson convenience stores now offering subscription service for one free...
If you regularly stop for a Machi Cafe coffee, this could save you a ton of money! In many countries, stopping for coffee at a convenience store is usually out of desperation–like you’re on a road...
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Legend of Zelda-flavor fried chicken coming to convenience stores in Japan,...
Time to get a taste of Nintendo’s newest adventure. Breath of the Wild was the first game in the Legend of Zelda franchise with a full-fledged cooking system, allowing you to create edible enhancers...
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Japanese convenience store Lawson releases light-up sign stand, tote and...
Shut up and take our money!!! We love a good Japanese convenience store, so when Lawson, one of the nation’s most popular chains, revealed it would be releasing a trio of goods based on its iconic...
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Which Japanese convenience store has the best salted onigiri rice balls?
A surprising new-and-improved contender from Lawson might just steal your heart this year. Our reporter Seiji Nakazawa loves convenience store rice balls. Amongst them, his most favourite is the...
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Japan’s brown Lawson convenience store: a unique find in a rural setting
Unusual colour scheme celebrates the local area. Can you recall the brand colours of Japanese convenience store chain Lawson? Most people would say blue and white — said to represent blue sky white...
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