Apart from culture, food and a superefficient rail system, one of the things that most impresses travelers to Japan is its convenience stores, bursting with sushi, alcohol, underwear and ready-made food available at all hours.
Well, maybe not for much longer.
The 24-hour konbini experience is starting to show cracks as a labor shortage in the world's third-biggest economy forces operators to consider cutting store hours
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