http://japanizmo.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/kombini-the-king-of-convenience/ Japanese Trends, Culture, etc. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:58:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://japanizmo.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/kombini-the-king-of-convenience/#comment-195 We Love Candy! « Japanizmo Staff Blog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:44:50 +0000 http://japanizmo.wordpress.com/?2007/04/04/kombini-the-king-of-convenience/#comment-195 [...] candy, candy. It ranks high among the things I love to hoard whenever I’m in Japan. And with so many choices out there – from mouth-puckering lemon drops to soda-fizzing gum – [...] [...] candy, candy. It ranks high among the things I love to hoard whenever I’m in Japan. And with so many choices out there – from mouth-puckering lemon drops to soda-fizzing gum – [...]

]]> http://japanizmo.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/kombini-the-king-of-convenience/#comment-191 Chop-sticking it to the Man « Japanizmo Staff Blog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:18:09 +0000 http://japanizmo.wordpress.com/?2007/04/04/kombini-the-king-of-convenience/#comment-191 [...] you’ve ever been to Japan you know just how much the country relies on wooden chopsticks. At convenience stores and fast food bento chains, stock is overflowing with sticks as an offering to customers to come [...] [...] you’ve ever been to Japan you know just how much the country relies on wooden chopsticks. At convenience stores and fast food bento chains, stock is overflowing with sticks as an offering to customers to come [...]

]]> http://japanizmo.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/kombini-the-king-of-convenience/#comment-8 Christmas Dates and Christmas Cakes « Staff Blog Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:39:18 +0000 http://japanizmo.wordpress.com/?2007/04/04/kombini-the-king-of-convenience/#comment-8 [...] One year, I found myself hanging out with the lonely hearts club, in fact. A group of us hit up a kombini for booze and dried squid and then laid under a kotatsu (electrically heated table) all night [...] [...] One year, I found myself hanging out with the lonely hearts club, in fact. A group of us hit up a kombini for booze and dried squid and then laid under a kotatsu (electrically heated table) all night [...]

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