Watch: Japan’s FamilyMart launches mobile convenience store

Japanese “konbini” chain FamilyMart is taking its convenience store business to the next level with an unmanned, self-checkout s...

S. Korean man who assaulted short-haired woman for being ‘feminist’ gets 3 years in jail

A man in South Korea who was arrested for assaulting a woman because he suspected her of being a “feminist” due to her short hai...

Check out the world’s ‘most inconvenient’ convenience store in China

A small wooden shop perched on the side of a towering cliff in southern China has unofficially earned the title of the world’s “most inconve...

Japanese convenience store chain offers edible spoons to reduce plastic waste

A Japanese convenience store chain will start offering edible spoons in June that customers can use to eat ice cream. Ministop, which has ar...

Japanese man arrested for dragging convenience store owner in car for miles over a latte

Takahiro Masukura, 60, paid for a cup of self-service black coffee at a convenience store in Ota City in Japan’s Gunma prefecture on Tuesda...

American Band Creates Hit T-Shirt After Copying a Japanese Store Receipt

An American progressive rock band has caught the attention of Japanese Twitter after releasing a shirt based on a Family Mart receipt from T...

69-Year-Old Convenience Store Owner Fights Off Robber With Nothing But Bananas

Seungae Kim, owner of A&J Convenience in Cooksville, Ontario is being praised for her bravery after she fought off an attempted robbery ...

Japanese Man Politely Asks if He Can Rob Convenience Store, Turns Himself in Later

A man was recently arrested for “attempted robbery” after he politely asked a convenience store manager for permission to rob them.   ...

Badass Female Cashier Chases Off Robber Who Threatened Her With a Knife

A convenience store cashier in Nanjing, China is going viral after her courageous act of chasing away a knife-wielding robber.  The woman, i...

7-Eleven in Japan Will Pay $67,000 a Year to a ‘Sweets Ambassador’ to Post on Social Media

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is hiring a Dream Seven Sweets Ambassador in Japan, and is willing to pay 600,000 yen ($5,600) per month wi...

Badass Japanese Store Clerk Stops Robbery Using Wooden Kendo Sword

Equipped with his bokuto or bokken — a wooden training sword used in kendo — and a strong will to protect his store, a Japanese clerk preven...