It was as if a toy shop, hardware store ... (Originally published in Japanese. Banner photo: Takada Akinori hands a bag of groceries to a customer of his mobile food service.

When Kenji Yamamoto opened the first convenience store in Japan 50 years ago ... were differences between customers doing their shopping at a grocery store and his store. Most of his customers ...

Back in 2023, Japan mulled changing its ... is considering removing the maximum shopping limit on purchases of consumables (items such as cosmetics and food), which is now ¥500,000.