Leave the gun, take 7-Eleven Japan’s new delicious chocolate cannoli
With a delicious variety of puddings and chocolate whipped cream sandwiches, it’s hard to be surprised by the tastiness of their sweets section anymore. Their…
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Tasty Pokémon Poké Ball rice balls hit 7-Eleven Japan and we caught them all
7-Eleven Japan definitely offers a wide variety of tasty onigiri (rice balls), but this week they’ve delighted Pokémon fans with the clever idea to package…
Pizza Potato Chip Sandwiches are the gooey junk food king of Japanese convenience stores
Whether you’re expecting something greasy or something a bit gourmet, convenience stores in Japan can be a surprising treasure trove of quality snacks for those…
Why corn dogs are the most fun thing to buy at a Japanese convenience store
Convenience stores in Japan can sometimes catch first-time visitors off guard with surprisingly high quality food, whether it be exquisite egg sandwiches or the ready…
Japanese convenience store lives up to name with wonderful help for the hearing-impaired
Convenience stores in Japan are often lauded for their surprisingly high quality meals and wide array of services, but it’s a simple show of hospitality…
You can use 7-Eleven Japan’s premium pork and a rice cooker to unlock “forbidden flavor”
For those simply expecting a quick snack and drink depot, 7-Eleven in Japan can often catch quite a few off guard with the surprising quality…
Tinder opens new adult-only convenience store SwipeMart in Japan
Convenience stores in Japan can carry a lot of of surprisingly tasty and helpful goods and services, which makes them quite a popular pit stop…
Turning Japanese convenience store bread into gourmet French toast
Yamazaki Baking Company’s long-selling “Thin Crust Cream Bread” series is a major hit with sweets fans in Japan. In particularly their “Thin Crust Sweet Potato…
The Butter Drink, Japanese convenience store’s new drinkable butter, has people perplexed
Japanese convenience stores and vending machines seem to be embracing a slew of “drinkable” versions of foods you would normally take a utensil to. Between…
7-Eleven Japan celebrates One Piece Film Red with traditional Shanks and Luffy sweets
Mega popular anime “One Piece is celebrating the release of its new movie ONE PIECE FILM RED with original movie themed wagashi (Japanese traditional desserts)….
Turning Japanese convenience store ingredients into gourmet sandwiches with a sandwich press
To think about what to make for every meal every day can be a dreadful task. If you’ve been there, these are a couple of…
The surprisingly high quality instant curries of 7-Eleven Japan
Convenience stores in Japan are often lauded for having surprisingly quality food that buck some stereotypical images of them being junk food pit stops. In…
Japan brings back its popular ready-to-drink curry in a can with new and improved spices
The aisles of convenience stores and especially vending machines in Japan offer a wide variety of different flavored beverages, but one surprising trend is that…
Japanese convenience store switches from plastic spoons to edible spoons for ice cream
Like most Japanese convenience stores, MINISTOP has quite the selection of hot treats, like cream cheese-stuffed fried chicken, but it’s really built up its fanbase…
Japanese convenience store FamilyMart gives a shock with new Pikachu Pine Frappe!
As part of their campaign project “Anata no ureshi (For your happiness)”, Japanese convenience store FamilyMart has collaborated with Pokémon and its popular Nintendo/smartphone puzzle…