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5 exclusive items from Daily Yamazaki you won’t get at 7-Eleven
Combini / Daily Yamazaki / Food

5 exclusive items from Daily Yamazaki you won’t get at 7-Eleven

Posted on: March 30, 2024July 30, 2025

Daily Yamazaki is the baked goods specialist of the convenience store world. Here are 5 exclusive items you won’t find at other combinis!

How to make a delicious iced coffee frappé at FamilyMart
Combini / Drinks / Family Mart

How to make a delicious iced coffee frappé at FamilyMart

Posted on: March 25, 2024July 30, 2025

As a foreigner in Japan, making a sophisticated beverage like a frappé at a convenience store may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be!

FamilyMart’s Black Thunder series pays homage to a local favorite
Combini / Family Mart / Food

FamilyMart’s Black Thunder series pays homage to a local favorite

Posted on: March 22, 2024July 30, 2025

You could call it the “Oreo of Japan,” because Black Thunder is a Japanese chocolate brand that’s taking the world by storm!

Top 5 Japanese milk brands ranked by taste
Combini / Drinks / Food / Seicomart / Shopping

Top 5 Japanese milk brands ranked by taste

Posted on: March 5, 2024July 30, 2025

Japanese milk is one of those lucrative areas of consumable goods that just “hits different.” Here are my 5 tastiest brands of Japanese milk!

Top 5 cup noodles from Japan’s convenience stores
7-Eleven / Combini / Family Mart / Food / Lawson

Top 5 cup noodles from Japan’s convenience stores

Posted on: February 20, 2024July 30, 2025

Cup noodles are the cheapest form of food you can get in Japan, responsible for keeping the nation alive when times are tough.

5 best types of ice cream from Japan’s convenience stores
7-Eleven / Combini / Family Mart / Food / Lawson / Summer

5 best types of ice cream from Japan’s convenience stores

Posted on: February 14, 2024July 30, 2025

From sweet potato soft serve to ice cream in a tube, here are the best types of ice cream you’ll find at Japan’s convenience stores!

Japanese fruits are the juiciest and tastiest in the world!
Agriculture / Combini / Food / Shopping

Japanese fruits are the juiciest and tastiest in the world!

Posted on: February 12, 2024July 30, 2025

What makes Japanese fruits so special in taste, size, and texture is that fruit farmers focus on quality rather than quantity.

Top 5 Mt. Rainier coffee drinks from Japan’s convenience stores
Combini / Drinks / Family Mart

Top 5 Mt. Rainier coffee drinks from Japan’s convenience stores

Posted on: February 11, 2024July 30, 2025

Mt. Rainier may be named after a mountain near Seattle, but it’s also a Japanese brand of coffee inspired by American brewing practices.

Daily Yamazaki is Japan’s best convenience store for baked goods
Combini / Daily Yamazaki / Food

Daily Yamazaki is Japan’s best convenience store for baked goods

Posted on: November 30, 2023July 30, 2025

Set apart from Japan’s “big 3” convenience stores, Daily Yamazaki specializes in baked goods such as sandwiches, sweet breads, and cake!

Top 5 milk pudding brands from Japanese convenience stores
7-Eleven / Combini / Family Mart / Food / Lawson

Top 5 milk pudding brands from Japanese convenience stores

Posted on: November 25, 2023July 30, 2025

Japan’s milk pudding culture is a truly potent phenomenon that sees these little delicacies sold everywhere from convenience stores to cafés!

Top 5 obscure drinks from Japan’s supermarkets
Combini / Drinks / Shopping

Top 5 obscure drinks from Japan’s supermarkets

Posted on: November 7, 2023July 30, 2025

Japan’s supermarkets provide food and drinks that are cheap, tasty, and downright strange. Here are my top 5 most obscure drinks in Japan!

What you can get at Japan’s 7-Eleven for under 10 dollars (US)
7-Eleven / Combini / Food

What you can get at Japan’s 7-Eleven for under 10 dollars (US)

Posted on: October 24, 2023July 30, 2025

Making a living in Japan might seem difficult as wages tend to be quite low, but not when you factor in how cheap it is to eat at 7-Eleven!

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