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With their bright neon lights and open-all-hours policy, convenience stores - known as "konbini" in Japan - have long been a key fixture in
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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After 5 years in Japan, I still have to make a conscious effort not to say "konbini" when talking about convenience stores or "mansion" for a condominium.
On welcoming in DC 2009
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You can do a search on the web or even go to a local 'konbini' and buy a 'fuzoku' related magazines, which you will be able to see advertisement for Korean deriheru, sopurando, etc.
AMPONTAN 2009
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Web Zen: Grocery List Zen supermarket checker vintage supermarkets konbini life grocery cart sculpture bread ties buying organic foodzie hard to find grocer laughing banana and the classics ... trader joe's ad
Boing Boing 2009
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Although manju is inexpensive and readily available at street vendors and konbini Japanese convenient markets, including 7-11 and Circle K people still make manju at home.
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In addition to konbini and vendors, you can sometimes get either frozen or warmed up manju generally nikuman at groceries.
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The possibilities are endless, but here are a few popular manju available at konbini and vendors which should get you thinking:
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One konbini (convenience-store) chain, the Tokyo-based Lawson, is even going as far as starting to make some of their existing stores "senior-friendly" by providing small shopping carts and adding more flowers, traditional Japanese sweets and fresh produce.
Gray Matters 2007
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For another look at Japanese konbini, check out this post from the Japundit archives:
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The main obstacle to more 7-Elevens like it is the expense: An eco-konbini costs as much as 30 percent more to build than a traditional 7-Eleven.
NYT > Home Page By DANIEL KRIEGER 2011
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