Japanese convenience stores (Konbini) are distinctive from American convenience stores. The difference comes from the ...
KYOTO, Japan — Naomi Hasegawa’s family sells toasted mochi out of a small, cedar-timbered shop next to a rambling old shrine in Kyoto. The family started the business to provide refreshments to weary ...
A simple pair of striped socks from Japanese convenience stores has become a global cult item. But how did an everyday essential turn into the souvenir travellers seek out? I am on the hunt in Tokyo.
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