Japanese take for granted the late-night bento box, an onigiri rice ball for breakfast and quick cash withdrawal from an ATM ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “This might be the best konbini combo yet!” says Niki Micklem, as she slides a wobble of yellow custard pudding from its plastic ...

Before the lacquered boxes, before the neatly packed parcels, there was simply hoshi-ii — dried rice, carried by 12th-century samurai and travellers. A meal of necessity, tucked in small pouches, it ...

Describing Japanese konbini culture is not easy for Chef Katsuya Fukushima. He says that’s a good thing because it would spoil the surprise. It’s possible to eat, really well, from 7-Eleven for weeks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grab-and-go bento boxes are available at Yutori. (Giselle Garza Lerma/S.F. Chronicle) Four years ago, Jerome Ito started searching ...

Japan’s convenience stores, known affectionately as konbini, are the best in the world. You can find them anywhere throughout the country, tirelessly open 24/7. In fact, it’s estimated that Japan has ...

A konbini (a Japanese convenience store) is nothing like the corner stores you’re used to. These stores serve up full meals, fresh coffee, hot foods, seasonal sweets, and everything in between. In ...

Once upon a time, convenience stores were a purely American invention. But not anymore. 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience store chain, has been owned by a Japanese parent company since 2005.

It always comes to this. Partaking of Japanese food is not just perfunctorily putting food into one’s mouth. There are rituals involved, as well as cultural references, whether pop or much older, more ...

Naomi Waxman is the former reporter for Eater Chicago and an award-winning journalist who covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups. Mom’s, Chicago’s small-yet-mighty Japanese-American comfort food stand is ...