Hand arranging onigiri on display in a Japanese konbini - Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images If you've spent time on social media, you may have stumbled across a shopping haul from a Japanese ...

Have you ever been saved by a convenience store restroom while out and about? Many people in Japan tend to consider them to ...

TOKYO -- Highly motivated international students in Japan have become indispensable as workers at convenience stores, but the ...

Your neighborhood convenience store may be getting a lot more convenient soon thanks to an injection of Japanese retail culture and maybe some rice balls, too. In Japan, convenience stores are called ...

Of all the countries that Anthony Bourdain traveled to filming his different television series, it was the simple foods he seemed to love the most.

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 31 ...

American 7-Elevens may soon look more like their Japanese counterparts – with fresh meals and cult-favorite items that have long lured tourists to Tokyo's convenience stores. Seven & i Holdings, the ...