Konbini: Cult recipes, stories and adventures from Japan’s iconic convenience stores by Brendan Liew & Caryn Ng Groundswell Speaker 2024

Konbini: Cult recipes, stories and adventures from Japan’s iconic convenience stores by Brendan Liew & Caryn Ng Groundswell Speaker 2024Explore the heart of Japanese daily life through its iconic convenience stores! For any visitor to Japan, it becomes immediately clear how central the convenience store (or konbini) is to everyday life. Different to our understanding of the convenience store in the US, Japans three huge chains 7 Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson are the beating heart of the nation. Locals will pop into the konbini multiple times a day for household items, umbrellas (during

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