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Back to EpisodesJapan and the convenience store: A 50-year love affair
Published 1 year, 9 months ago
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Take a stroll through any Japanese city—you'll be hard-pressed to go a few blocks without passing a convenience store. The one-stop shops dot streetscapes everywhere. So ubiquitous are konbini, as they are known to locals, that it's difficult to imagine life in Japan without them.