Japan’s everyday convenience stores have become a culinary cultural cornerstone, securing a near-cult following among ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit another record high in 2025, ...
This culinary journey explores the surprisingly high-quality food available at Japan's most famous convenience stores, ...
As anyone who has ever travelled to Japan can tell you, 7-Eleven is thriving in that country much more than in America.
As a Japanese nutritionist living in the U.S., I love shopping for traditional foods that I grew up eating, such as seaweed, beans, matcha, multigrain rice, and sweet potatoes. I sometimes go to ...
The food at 7-Eleven locations in Japan is in a completely different league compared to the typical locations in the United States. While U.S. stores may offer soda, chips, and mediocre slices of ...
As a Japanese nutritionist living in the U.S., I love shopping for traditional foods that I grew up eating, such as seaweed, beans, matcha, multigrain rice, and sweet potatoes. I sometimes go to ...