Category : Conbini
Japanese Honesty
It is often talked about by visitors how clean and how honest they find the everyday Japanese. Business can get a bit murky sometimes, but...
Conbini Monday, Wk25
Lots of great action for this weeks combini monday. Plenty of new snacks coming into the stores as we push on towards the colder winter...
Conbini Monday, Wk24 – Who owns what?
With the convenience store wars heating up, its worth reviewing some numbers, and introducing the players behind the stores. Mitsubishi Shoji have a 32% shareholding...
Conbini Monday, Wk23
I am still stuck in Australia at the moment, but expect to be back in Japan for next weeks Conbini Monday. The conbini’s on the...
Conbini Monday, Wk22
Have started taking the ConbiniMonday pictures from my iPhone to add a bit more real life to them. Hope they are coming out clear enough....
Conbini Monday, Wk21
We are taking a look at Family Mart’s goodies this week for Conbini Monday. Each of the different convenience stores is tying hard to form...
Conbini Monday Wk20
Some sweet treats and a magazine to read from this monday’s edition. Looks like a gift has been scored from LOTTE Toppo as well. The...
Conbini Monday Wk19
Rilakkuma is thick in the action for this weeks Conbini Monday. Looks like he now has his own burger, pancakes and apple pie. Won’t be...
Conbini Monday Wk18
After getting a temperature of almost 39c, I decided to send Rilakkuma out to pick up some supplies. Since we have a Typhoon coming in...
Lawson x Matsumoto Kiyoshi
Lawson convenience stores and Matsumoto Kiyoshi drug retailers have announced a tie-up to jointly make new stores selling both daily conveniences and over the counter...
Conbini Monday Wk17
2 tasty treats for this weeks conbini monday, and a special Rilakkuma bottle top opener give-away from Lawson. Rilakkuma gets in other product side of...
Conbini Monday Wk16
Summer is hot at the moment, and I had to decide whether to buy some drinks or ice-cream for this weeks Conbini Monday. Once I...
Conbini Monday Wk15
I was stuck in hospital last week, so Conbini Monday was a no show. This week the series is back and Rilakkuma has been down...
Conbini Monday Wk14
Calbee make some great potato chips and this weeks to pick is no exception. With the top left hand label mark saying “we introduce new...
Conbini Monday Wk13
Banana Diet was big with the ladies last year and ever since banana flavored products have been coming on to the market in an attempt...
Post Office Conbini
A few years ago, with the postal service in Japan being scrutinized by politicians for privatization and everyone looking for ways to restructure the business...
Conbini Monday Wk12
This weeks Conbini Monday is presented by Rilakkuma, Mameshiba and Jiji, the cat from Majo no Takkyubin (魔女の宅急便). Morinaga have two cornflake based products, the...
Conbini Monday Wk11
I went down to the Disney convenience store to check out their supplies for this weeks Conbini Monday. They had a few special Disney goodies...
Conbini Monday Wk10
I played golf in Ibaraki-ken last week and stopped at a Sankus convenience store in the parking area at Ishioka. It was a hot day...
Conbini Monday Wk9
Following up on last weeks look at Mitsuya Cider, I found a new Premium product from them which is selling in a limited quantity set....
Disney Conbini
If you thought all convenience stores in Japan were the same, branded as a Lawson, 7 Eleven, ampm or other type, then you need to...
Conbini Monday, Wk8
Mitsuya Cider has been a well loved Japanese drink since Asahi first introduced it in 1884. Originating from Hyogo-ken from humble beginnings, its fresh sparkling...
Conbini Monday Wk7
Rilakkuma did the shopping this week for Conbini Monday, and I can warn you now, he went wild!! Trendy Magazine, in their latest July 2009...
Medicine, Drugs now available at convenience stores 24 x 7
Today marks the first day, under a revised law, that allows stores other than drugstores or pharmacies to begin selling certain types of medicines /...
Conbini Monday Wk6
What a long week in between Conbini Monday’s. There are some interesting topics to look at in the convenience store arena at the moment. The...
Conbini Monday Wk5
I have about 7 convenience stores all within 3 minutes walk of my house. The Lawson is about 10 seconds away (too close to avoid...