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CONVENIENCE STORES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2017
Seven-Eleven to open 250 stores in Okinawa around fiscal 2019
Seven-Eleven Japan Co., the nation's largest convenience store operator, will start opening outlets in Okinawa around fiscal 2019, extending its presence to the only area in Japan without Seven-Eleven stores, the president of the chain said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2017
Convenience stores are part of Japan's 'social infrastructure,' but labor crunch threatening that role
Japan's growing labor shortage threatens the nation's ubiquitous convenience stores, whose business model relies on an army of part-timers packing bento boxed lunches, manning cash registers and delivering goods 24/7.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 18, 2017
Japan to introduce self-checkout system at convenience stores that reads all items at once
The government in conjunction with five major convenience store operators plans to introduce an advanced self-checkout system by 2025 to mitigate expected labor shortages, officials said Tuesday.
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.
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Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
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How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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