Writing down important dates to remember and checking off items on a to-do list are excellent ways to keep your professional ...

Google announced it will open a flagship store in Tokyo this summer, the first of its kind outside of the United States.

After being exclusive to the United States, the first physical Google Store outside of the region is coming to Tokyo, Japan, in the coming months. A post from the Google Japan blog details just what ...

Amazon’s hidden Japanese outlet is full of innovative and clever kitchen tools that solve the most tedious kitchen headaches.

Sticker swapping, a playground craze among children in the 2000s, has returned as a new boom known as "shiru-katsu." Some ...

Beloved for its selection of stationery and crafts, as well as woodworking and gardening supplies, retailer Hands announced ...

Toshifumi Suzuki realized early on that convenience stores should cater to local tastes.

Toshifumi Suzuki, the convenience store pioneer who built 7-Eleven into a fixture of daily life in Japan, died on May 18. He was 93. Seven & i, the Japanese operator of the 7-Elev ...

From fresh meals and banking services to disaster relief and parcel delivery, 7-Eleven has evolved into a critical part of daily life in Japan. The first shop opened in the country in 1974. Today, the ...

Barry Walters discusses new book 'Mighty Real,' which offers a history of LGBTQ+ music from 1969 to 2000. We also pay a visit to Kinokuniya.

Japan’s largest three convenience store chains are Seven-Eleven, with 21,000 stores across the country, FamilyMart with 16,000, and Lawson with 14,000. Shoppers are able to use restrooms in the ...