Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk41

The new products are starting to roll into the convenience stores quickly again. It is surprising how many new products that are and how quickly they disappear...

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk37

Are convenience stores in your part of the world always changing their items, or do they pretty much stock the same things all year round. One of the reasons I...

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Japan Post

The Conbini Box #1 offer has been completed and the packages sent out. I took a few snaps of the process and also shot some live ustream footage. Picture...

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk35

This weeks Conbini Monday saw me shopping for the first Conbini Box items that a number of people have ordered. Thanks for all those who put their order in. I...

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk34

Some of the convenience stores in my area are planning to close over the New Year period. They are no longer making bentos until after New Year and some stock...

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Conbini Box 1

Thanks to everyone who replied saying they wanted to get a taste of Japanese convenience stores, conbini, in their own home. The poll finished up with most...

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Conbini Box

After a few requests from members and many nudges, I am putting together a package of tasty convenience store treats for people who are living outside of Japan...

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk31

Last week we took a look at some bentos in the local convenience stores. This week is a mix of sweet and more sweet. Quite a few of the convenience stores are...

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk29

This week, Monday is a holiday in Japan, so for all those who normally have their Conbini Monday on the first day back at work, you will have to wait until...

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk28

This week I was in search of some nuts at the convenience store. After having kidney stones in the past and recently being told I have them again, (apparently...

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Conbini Monday Wk27

Yakult is well known for its Yakult milk drink which can be found in supermarkets overseas as well as Japan. Yakult has a number of subsidiaries that make...

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Conbini Monday Wk26

Looks like Conbini Monday is about 6 months old, as we enter Week 26. This weeks goodies come from a mixture of Family Mart, where I spent my lost 1,000 yen, 7...

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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 out on the street...