7-Eleven’s Japanese owner seeks government protection after $49.9 billion approach
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  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️English
    18•2 months ago

    Is this why I am seeing so many videos talking about Japanese 7-11s recently? Watched a few videos on LEARNING JAPANESE and now my YT feed is full of things showing how cool 7-11 is over there. lol

    • Dr. WeskerEnglish
      18•2 months ago

      Japanese konbini, 7-11 included, are truly amazing.

    • @9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15•2 months ago

      Legitimately the Japanese convenience stores are peerless compared to anything outside their country.

      Family mart over 7-11 though IMO

      • Dr. WeskerEnglish
        8•2 months ago

        Family mart over 7-11 though

        100% agreed. Family Mart over Lawson, as well.

        • @aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4•2 months ago

          FamilyMart and Daily Yamazaki have the best fresh food, and usually the best prices.

          I do like Lawson’s chicken nuggets, though.

          An arranged display of Lawson’s chicken nugget containers, showcasing different flavors sold in the stores.

    • StarayoEnglish
      14•2 months ago

      When I was last in Japan, I basically lived out of konbinis. I mean, I also ate at restaurants all the time because it was so cheap compared to Australia, but for everything else, why bother cooking in my tiny-ass apartment when I can walk a few minutes and get a full, fresh meal AND some decent sake for less than a single dinner back home? They’re fantastic. Plus they all had ATMs that could use to get more cash out.

      Also, when my flight home was delayed by a typhoon, I was able to eat full meals for a few days on just thirty bucks from the konbinis in the airport. No price gouging. Back home that would have gotten me a shitty sandwich at best.