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Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
This Celeb-Approved Convenience Store Hack Is Genius
Spending $1000+ on a plane ticket to Japan and living off $3 convenience store foods when you get there is a tale as old as time. How could you not? You can see why it's possible — the convenience store game is GOD-TIER. From Family Mart fried chicken and assorted 7-Eleven sandwiches — to LAWSON onigiris and packed baked goods, you're spoilt for choice. But what should you actually pick up? After chatting about her music comeback and presenting at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, I needed to ask Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama this very question (along with any tips). Rina strutted onto the Anime Awards stage in a velvety Marc Jacobs dress to present 'Film of the Year'. Before the show, she sat down with us to chat all things new music, anime and film projects — read the full interview here. Her recommendation, which she credits to manager, Chikara Kasahara, is the best way to ensure you get steaming-hot curry buns before you walk through 7-Eleven's doors. Rina says that the secret is to "call [7-Eleven] ahead" of your visit, so you can experience "the freshest" Kare pan. Inspired by the simplicity (and effectiveness) of Rina's advice for a 10/10 eating experience, I've sifted through other viral internet faves and recommended combinations to find the best of the best kombini hacks. Basic I know, but adding a piece of boneless fried chicken into an egg salad sandwich (or, pancakes with syrup and margarine) is A1. Whenever I describe the experience of eating this for the first time, I can only compare it to the moment in Ratatouille when Remy combined strawberry and cheese for the first time, which caused him to shift into another dimension. The salty flavour from the chicken mixed with the sweet, yolk-y flavours of the egg salad sandwich is really, really good. Grab the egg salad sando from the fridge or pancakes from the baked and packaged goods shelf and the fried chicken from the window at the front counter. Mixing coffee jelly to a Royal Milk Tea Frappe is a budget bubble tea alternative with a caffeine hit. No boba stores around? Pull an Afternoon Tea brand milk tea frappe from the fridge and take it to the coffee dispenser. Then add the pre cut coffee jelly to the cup and stir for a creamy, coffee flavoured afternoon treat. Make a chicken parmi sandwich with just two convenience store items — pizza buns and front-counter fried chicken. At your nearest konbini, TikToker, Okinawa RV suggests grabbing two pizza buns and a piece of fried chicken to create a burger. When you bite into the pizza buns you'll get an ooze of marinara sauce with melted cheese that'll give you the parmigiana flavour to pair with the chicken. Have a creamy matcha latte frappe at any time of the day using drinkable ice cream. Three things are needed to pull this off — a 7-Eleven matcha latte from the drinks fridge, an ice cup and Coolish drinkable ice cream. Squeeze a good amount of the ice cream into your ice cup, tip the matcha over the top and stir! Ta-da you have a matcha frappe without the café prices. A well-known hack but one to A FRUIT SMOOTHIE! The food scene in Japan is a goldmine, from mochi and pork katsu to ramens and yakitori — it's sooooo good. However, you might find it's hard to get your fibre in and keep your bowel So, these all fruit smoothie from 7-Eleven are an easy and yummy way to put some fibre back into your indulgent food when it's hot, these icy bevvies will help cool you down. Still feeling a bit blocked up? Grab a yogurt drink of one of these Fibe-Mini drinks that have a healthy amount of dietary fibre. If you're lucky enough to be around a konbini with a hot cookie or baked goods window, grab yourself two pieces and an Ohayou Brulee in the freezer for a DIY ice cream sandwich. Warm, gooey cookies with a crackly, sugar topped ice cream centre? Sign me up. This looks Nikki Eats Japan only picked up one cookie to make her sandwich, which might help if you want to take the sugar content down a notch. Not super sure about this one but it seems easy enough. Grab yourself a duo pack of Yukimi Mochi Ice Cream from the freezer and make sure it's vanilla. Then pull a cup of curry ramen from the shelf and prepare it (at home or in-store). When the noodles are cooked to your desired bite texture, add in the vanilla mochi ball and stir until combined enough. Enjoy, I guess? And finally, when you're feeling sick during your trip and need something lighter on your stomach, grab a plain rice ball and instant miso soup. Broth and soup is a healing combination. Usually, miso soup is used a side dish with a bigger meal but in this case, IT IS THE MEAL. The gentle, salty flavour with the plain rice ball is comforting and easy on the stomach. What are you favourite convenience store hacks in your country?
NHK
21-05-2025
- Business
- NHK
Seven & i plans to sell partial stake in Seven Bank to Itochu
The Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain is planning to sell part of its bank unit to major trading firm Itochu. The plan by Seven & i Holdings is part of its strategy to focus on its core convenience-store business as it faces a takeover proposal. The bid comes from Alimentation Couche-Tard, the operator of Canada's leading convenience-store chain. Sources say that Seven & i is making arrangements to sell part of its 46-percent stake in Seven Bank to Itochu. The shares involved come with voting rights. The two firms are expected to determine the size of the stake through discussions. Seven & i aims to lower the ratio to under 40 percent, which would allow it to remove the bank from the group's consolidated accounting statements. Seven Bank operates ATMs mainly at 7-Eleven stores. Itochu has the FamilyMart convenience-store chain under its umbrella. The ATMs in those stores are outsourced. The trading firm may replace the machines with those of Seven Bank.
Japan Times
21-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Seven & I considers selling portion of Seven Bank shares to Itochu
Seven & I Holdings is considering selling part of its stake in Seven Bank to Itochu, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The move is part of Seven & I's efforts to improve its corporate value by focusing on its convenience store business at a time when Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard is trying to acquire the Japanese retailer. Seven-Eleven Japan, Ito-Yokado and York Benimaru — all Seven & I units — owned some 46% of Seven Bank together as of the end of March 2025. Seven & I has said it will lower the stake below 40%. FamilyMart, the convenience store arm of Itochu, a Japanese trading house, may strengthen ties with Seven Bank. FamilyMart currently outsources the management of automated teller machines at its stores to E-net, which is mainly owned by banks. "No decision has been made ... at this time," Seven & I said in a statement about its stake in Seven Bank.
Nikkei Asia
20-05-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan's Itochu seeks to bring Seven Bank ATMs to FamilyMart in tie-up
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will branch out into the banking business through a capital tie-up with Seven Bank, with plans to install Seven Bank ATMs at the subsidiary FamilyMart convenience store chain. The copmpany is in talks to take a roughly 10% stake in Seven Bank, a subsidiary of 7-Eleven parent Seven & i Holdings, with plans to possibly increase the interest to around 20% in the future.
SoraNews24
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Musings on Okinawa's canned enthusiasm for all things Spam
Net users reflect on the island prefecture's status as a top world consumer of Spam. Spam, the American brand of canned pork and ham, has been around since 1937. Once a staple of the World War II-era American military diet, the product subsequently made inroads in occupied areas of the Pacific, where it became integrated into local cuisines as well. Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Spam continues to have a big presence–and is even considered a delicacy–in many regions today, including the Okinawa islands. ▼ Okinawa is known for evoking romantic images of blue skies, crystal-clear waters, and canned pork products. We've often covered Okinawa's love of Spam, especially in the wide variety of Spam-based rice balls found ubiquitously throughout the islands. Curiously, this past week, a post on Twitter detailing the popularity of the product in Japan's southernmost prefecture served to reignite the flames of Spam passion: ▼ 'I can only laugh that Okinawa's Spam consumption is third in the world. It's crazy that it's not even the country of Japan but Okinawa Prefecture. First place is the U.S., second place is the UK, and third place is Okinawa Prefecture. I want to be prouder moving forward.' スパム消費量の世界ランキング、沖縄県が3位なのめっちゃ笑う日本としてランクインじゃなくて沖縄なのがやばい1位アメリカ2位イギリス3位沖縄県 もっと誇っていきたい — 島袋全優🦋🌸腸鼻完結！全10巻発売中 (@shimazenyu) May 15, 2025 Unfortunately, the post references data shared on an episode of Japan's Uwasa no! Tokyo Magazine talk show from May 2004, so the world rankings have likely shifted in the past 21 years. For instance, Spam's official website currently shares that 'Hawaii eats seven million cans of Spam products every year' and 'Guam residents consume an annual average of 16 cans per person.' Plus, South Korea is a huge consumer, with Spam added as a staple ingredient to many types of jjigae stews. Regardless of exact world rankings, net user comments on the Twitter post took the opportunity to reflect on the ongoing popularity of Spam in Okinawa: 'On the Japanese mainland you can usually only find it in Family Mart's best-selling onigiri, but it's everywhere in Okinawan convenience stores.' 'Let's sell more sata andagi (an Okinawan specialty of deep-fried balls of dough) with Spam inside and overtake the world rankings!' 'I kind of remember that Spam and other pork products are less expensive in Okinawa.' 'I wonder how much of its sales can be attributed to visitors buying it as souvenirs or to people affiliated with the U.S. military bases. Consumption doesn't necessarily mean that the locals are eating it.' 'Seriously though, the Spam musubi they sell in Okinawa are delicious.' Okinawa in general is home to a wide variety of local dishes that aren't always easily found on the mainland, so we encourage you to sample as many of them as possible during your next trip to the islands–even if that means you have to Spam yourself with reminders of all of the possibilities. Source: Rakuten Blog via Hachima Kiko, SPAM All images © SoraNews24 ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
