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L Minimart, a small supermarket operated by Lawson, opened in Kodaira, western Tokyo, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2026
Lawson opens small supermarket in Tokyo
The supermarket, named L Minimart, aims to attract budget-conscious consumers amid rising prices.
A multilingual system in a Lawson store
BUSINESS / Tech
May 19, 2026
Lawson testing new multilingual system to help tourists make purchases
The trial run was launched on March 24 and will continue until the end of this month at three of their stores in Tokyo.
A conceptual image of a FamilyMart convenience store offering emergency information on electronic displays usually used for advertising
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2026
Convenience store operators work to have their stores act as disaster hubs
By leveraging their nationwide store networks, convenience store operators are working to provide free access to communications services and electricity in times of emergency.
Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 25, 2026
Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan’s convenience stores
Inkonbini developer Dima Shen says convenience stores are like “safe rooms” from video games: familiar, friendly and always there when you need them.
Lawson's efficient product ordering using artificial intelligence contributed to cost reductions in the previous fiscal year, leading to record highs in operating revenue and net profit.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2026
Lawson and FamilyMart post record operating profits
According to its consolidated financial results, Lawson saw its core operating profit rise 7.0% from the previous year to ¥112.3 billion.
A well is set up next to Lawson's disaster response store in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2026
Starlink, phone chargers and rice balls: Lawson opens outlet ready to aid disaster response
The convenience store chain aims to increase the number of such stores to 100 across the country by fiscal 2030 to prepare for possible large-scale disasters.
Convenience store chain Lawson plans to expand into India, with plans to open five directly managed stores in Mumbai within 2027.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2026
Japan convenience store chain Lawson to branch out into India
The convenience store chain plans to establish a local subsidiary within fiscal 2026 and launch five directly managed stores in the western city of Mumbai within 2027.
The operator of Seven-Eleven Japan saw its operating profit in the March-November 2025 period rise 3.1% from a year before.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2026
Three convenience store operators log March-November profit growth
Three major Japanese convenience store operators posted growth in their group operating profits for the March-November 2025 period, according to their earnings reports.
Lawson President Sadanobu Takemasu speaks during an interview in Tokyo earlier this month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2025
Lawson may start over-the-counter drug delivery in 2026
The service, which allows customers to order OTC drugs for home delivery, will be introduced after an easing of drug sales regulations for convenience stores.
Digital shelf displays recommend complementary products in real time at a Lawson pilot store in Tokyo’s Minato Ward.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 17, 2025
Lawson taps AI and Asia growth as convenience store sector undergoes shift
Changes come as store expansion is slowing at home and inbound tourism is increasingly driving consumption.
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 2, 2025
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Japan’s convenience stores, with their myriad products and services as well as creative hacks, have proven to be a hit with travelers.
Lawson is looking to upgrade 100 stores nationwide to turn them into key community hubs in the event of a disaster.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025
Lawson looks to create network of ‘disaster relief convenience stores’
It hopes to upgrade 100 stores nationwide so that they are able to serve as key community hubs in the event of a calamity.
Asahi's troubles carry outsized weight given Super Dry’s dominant market share and the cutthroat competition among Japan’s major brewers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2025
Asahi blames ransomware for crippling Japanese beer plants
The maker of Japan’s most popular beer warned that the perpetrators may have made off with data, though it’s investigating the extent of the infiltration.
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2025
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
Officials in a Yamanashi town have been struggling to balance welcoming visitors and preserving the quality of life for locals. A new mesh barrier is an attempt at compromise.
FamilyMart's operating profit grew 17.9% from a year before to ¥27.8 billion, as advertisements featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani helped attract more customers and boost sales of onigiri rice balls.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2025
Three convenience store operators log profit growth from March to May
FamilyMart attracted budget-minded consumers thanks to its discount sales of food items such as eggs and milk while Lawson’s new bread products captured demand.
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2025
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
The convenience store operator hopes to capitalize on demand from out-of-town visitors in places where overnight accommodations are limited.
A checkout system equipped with a display showing a 3D avatar enables a Lawson employee to remotely help customers at an experimental Lawson store that opened Monday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2025
Lawson beta tests futuristic convenience store with KDDI
Real x Tech Lawson utilizes a range of technologies, including robotics, digital signage and artificial intelligence.
The first Lawson store at the time of its opening, in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2025
Lawson celebrates 50 years since first store opening
Lawson is now focusing on addressing social problems to carve out new roles in a steadily aging society, such as opening stores even in depopulated areas.
A customer picks up a bag of stockpiled rice at a Lawson convenience store in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2025
Lawson and FamilyMart begin selling government-stockpiled rice
Their sales are expected to make it easier for consumers to access stockpiled rice after it sold out quickly at major supermarkets and other places.
Aeon has released a ¥321 ($2.20) frozen bento boxed meal containing peperoncino pasta and a hamburger steak with tomato sauce, which went on sale on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2025
Japan retailers boost own-brand products amid inflation
Private-label products, which retailers develop with manufacturers, can be sold at lower prices than those of name-brand products because of reduced costs.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
Violence toward ambulance crews in Tokyo higher in 2025 and rising this year
A bloodstained helmet worn by an ambulance crew member who became involved in a case of violent abuse against the crew
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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