Many people told me there was no sense in setting up a chain of small stores in Japan, which already had streets of small shops, unlike in the United States, where there were big shopping centers.

So ubiquitous are konbini, as they are known to locals ... "The fact that convenience stores have been indispensable for Japanese people for 50 years is proof that they continue to evolve with ...

The nationwide “konbini” number dropped year over year by 119, or 0.2 percent, to 55,620 in March, statistics released by the Japan Franchise Association on April 22 showed. It was the 22nd ...

If you missed it when it was announced earlier in the year, InKonbini is a slice-of-life shopkeeping sim based on konbini — small convenience stores found in Japan. As outlined in this new video ...