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CONVENIENCE STORES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2017
Seven & I Holdings inks deal with Sunoco to expand U.S. market share
Seven & I Holdings Co., the world's largest convenience store operator, agreed to acquire Sunoco LP retail shops and gasoline businesses for $3.3 billion (about ¥365.9 billion) in a record deal for the Japanese company as it seeks to expand in the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2017
7-Eleven store illegally fined teen worker for taking sick leave
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo illegally docked the payment of a 16-year-old part-time worker after she took sick leave without arranging for another employee to cover her shifts, the chain's operator said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2016
Aichi man arrested after sticking finger into Circle K 'oden'
An Aichi man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of repeatedly dipping his finger into a stew server at a convenience store and posting a video of the act on the internet, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 13, 2016
Lawson, Panasonic team up to test robotic cashier-bagger at Osaka store
Convenience store chain Lawson and electronics maker Panasonic Corp. have started testing a staff-less register for which a machine settles the transactions and packs purchased items into a bag.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2016
Lawson to enter banking sector in 2018
Convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. plans to enter the banking business in 2018, industry sources said Wednesday. It will prepare for its entry into a new sector by setting up a company next month with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2016
Japan's convenience store sales up in August for third straight month
Sales of convenience stores in increased by 0.6 percent in August from a year earlier, up for the third straight month, backed by brisk sales of cold noodles, beverages and other summer items amid relatively hot weather.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2016
Mitsubishi considers majority stake in Lawson in shift away from commodities
Mitsubishi Corp. has proposed increasing its stake in convenience store operator Lawson Inc. and may make it a subsidiary as the country's biggest trading house shifts away from commodities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2016
Merger of FamilyMart and Uny creates Japan's No. 2 convenience store chain
FamilyMart Co. and Uny Group Holdings Co. merged on Thursday to create the nation's second-largest convenience store chain after Seven-Eleven Japan Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2016
Lawson looking to buy U.S. convenience chains in overseas push
Lawson Inc., the nation's second-biggest convenience store operator, is looking to buy chains in the U.S. as it speeds up overseas expansion with the aim of boosting its number of overseas outlets by about a quarter within a year.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2016
FamilyMart-Uny merger plan approved by shareholders
The planned merger of FamilyMart Co. and Uny Group Holdings Co. was approved by their shareholders Thursday, setting the stage for the creation of one of the nation's largest convenience store operators in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2016
Japan an alluring target for Standard Bank ATM thieves
Criminals who stole millions of dollars from automatic teller machines across Japan in a three-hour spree probably chose the country because banks consider it a low fraud risk, security experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 23, 2016
The sudden exit of Japan's convenience store pioneer
Among last week's dispatches from earthquake-hit Kyushu was an article in Yukan Fuji (April 19) about the "battle for food provisions" in the city of Kumamoto.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2016
Seven & I promotes subsidiary head Isaka as president
Seven & I Holdings Co. said Tuesday it will promote Ryuichi Isaka, head of its convenience store chain subsidiary Seven-Eleven Japan Co., to the position of president following a recent power struggle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 6, 2016
Osaka Prefecture city works with FamilyMart to cover up adult magazines
Adult magazines at FamilyMart stores in the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, are being covered up in line with a program to protect the young from sexually explicit materials, a move that has drawn protests from the publishing industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2016
FamilyMart, Japan Post join hands to offer delivery service to Asia
Convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. and Japan Post Holdings Co. said Tuesday they will begin a delivery service enabling foreign visitors to Japan to send packages from FamilyMart's domestic stores for pickup at its stores elsewhere around Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2016
Union helps Saitama convenience store part-timers recoup unpaid wages
High school students and others working as part-timers at convenience stores in Saitama Prefecture have recently won a promise from their employer to receive unpaid wages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2016
Japanese city seeks to cover up adult magazines in convenience stores
In a possible first for Japan, the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, will urge convenience stores to cover up adult magazines to keep them out of sight of children, a municipal official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 28, 2015
Eat-in areas on the rise in Japan’s convenience stores and supermarkets
In the quest for next-level service, convenience stores and supermarkets are increasingly keen to experiment with "eat-in" lounge areas.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2015
Convenience store giant Lawson eyes entering banking business
Lawson Inc. sets up a new lender with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ as the convenience store chain prepares to make a foray into banking.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2015
Police report 196 fraud cases of forged revenue stamps
Some 196 cases of fraud using forged revenue stamps were found in 16 prefectures since August, police sources said Wednesday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
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