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Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 25, 2026
Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan¡¯s convenience stores
Inkonbini developer Dima Shen says convenience stores are like ¡°safe rooms¡± from video games: familiar, friendly and always there when you need them.
An employee places food items made in-store on the shelves at a Ministop convenience store outlet in the city of Chiba in October.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2025
Scandal puts Ministop¡¯s handmade onigiri at crossroads
This summer, Ministop acknowledged that workers at 25 domestic stores falsified consume-by dates on onigiri, deli items and other foods prepared in store.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 27, 2021
Ministop goes all-in on the fruit flavor with its Hokkaido Raiden Melon soft-serve
The chain has been offering melon-flavored desserts featuring fruits grown around the country all year, and it¡¯s finally reached Hokkaido.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Feb 8, 2020
Gird your arteries: Jumbo fried foods have taken over convenience stores
Convenience stores have started going bigger with their fried food options in 2020. Whether they are better is debatable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2019
Japan convenience store chain Ministop tests shorter operating hours at franchise outlets
Convenience store operator Ministop Co. is experimenting with shortened service hours at dozens of its franchise shops.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Aug 17, 2019
Cantaloupe frappes and chocolate parfaits to cool the summer
Chocolate and fruit-flavored desserts dominate convenience store shelves, at this time of year, so Konbini Watch has collected highlights from both sides for those waffling between flavors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 30, 2019
Shake up your usual konbini purchase with these not-to-be-skipped sweets
This week, Konbini Watch turns the spotlight on a few assorted convenience store highlights that shouldn¡¯t be missed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 17, 2018
Ministop¡¯s ¡®Adult Tiramisu¡¯ a caffeinated delight unsuitable for kids
Ministop often gets overlooked when discussing convenience store chains in Japan. Due to the sheer number of outlets found across the country, the big three ¡ª Lawson, Seven-Eleven and Family Mart ¡ª tend to hog the attention (including from this column, which last sampled a Ministop exclusive ......
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Feb 19, 2018
Ministop ends sale of porn magazines at convenience stores nationwide
Unrestricted displays of pornographic magazines at retail stores are rare overseas. With the number of inbound tourists expected to increase sharply for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, calls for the removal of porn magazines from convenience store shelves in Japan have been increasing.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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