Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Convenience Store words in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Flash Shopping webpage in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Flash Shopping webpage in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Flash Shopping webpage in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Flash Shopping webpage in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Convenience Store words in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Convenience Store words in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

Illustration Taobao Convenience Store

SUQIAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - An illustration photo shows Taobao Convenience Store words in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

Seven & i sells Ito-Yokado supermarket chain to U.S. fund

Seven & i sells Ito-Yokado supermarket chain to U.S. fund

Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2025, shows an Ito-Yokado supermarket chain outlet in Tokyo's Ota Ward. Seven & i Holdings Co. said the same day it has completed the sale of some 30 retailers, including the struggling Ito-Yokado supermarket chain, to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital so it can focus on its 7-Eleven convenience store business.

Mt. Fuji photo spot

Mt. Fuji photo spot

A tourist takes a picture of Mt. Fuji on Aug. 14, 2025, from over a 1.4-meter-high screen that was set up by authorities to prevent dangerous behavior such as jaywalking in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko. In May 2024, the town erected a taller screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji towering over a Lawson convenience store after the photo spot went viral and sparked a surge in foreign visitors but the latest screen, set up in early August, was low enough to allow the view.

Mt. Fuji photo spot

Mt. Fuji photo spot

Tourists take a picture of Mt. Fuji on Aug. 14, 2025, from over a 1.4-meter-high screen that was set up by authorities to prevent dangerous behavior such as jaywalking in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Fujikawaguchiko. In May 2024, the town erected a taller screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji towering over a Lawson convenience store after the photo spot went viral and sparked a surge in foreign visitors but the latest screen, set up in early August, was low enough to allow the view.

Armed clashes at Thai-Cambodian border

Armed clashes at Thai-Cambodian border

Photo shows a convenience store hit by Cambodian artillery in the northeastern Thai province of Sisaket near the Thai-Cambodian border on July 25, 2025, after armed clashes broke out the previous day in the disputed border area.

Armed clashes at Thai-Cambodian border

Armed clashes at Thai-Cambodian border

Photo shows a convenience store hit by Cambodian artillery in the northeastern Thai province of Sisaket near the Thai-Cambodian border on July 25, 2025, after armed clashes broke out the previous day in the disputed border area.

Armed clashes at Thai-Cambodian border

Armed clashes at Thai-Cambodian border

Photo shows a convenience store hit by Cambodian artillery in the northeastern Thai province of Sisaket near the Thai-Cambodian border on July 25, 2025, after armed clashes broke out the previous day in the disputed border area.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

POP MART LABUBU Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2025 - Visitors visit the "the monsters Convenience Store" themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025.

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the headquarters of Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. near Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on July 17, 2025, shows the headquarters of Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain. Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Seven & i, following a year of talks.

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on July 17, 2025, shows a Seven-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said on July 16 that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows a convenience store operated by Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

Convenience store selling government reserve rice

Convenience store selling government reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) talks with FamilyMart Co. President Kensuke Hosomi during a visit to a store in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 5, 2025, as the convenience store chain begins selling reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers in Tokyo and Osaka. (Pool photo)

Convenience store selling government reserve rice

Convenience store selling government reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) talks with FamilyMart Co. President Kensuke Hosomi during a visit to a store in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 5, 2025, as the convenience store chain begins selling reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers in Tokyo and Osaka. (Pool photo)

Reserve rice at convenience store

Reserve rice at convenience store

Rice from the Japanese government's stockpile is sold at a convenience store in Tokyo on June 5, 2025, amid soaring rice prices. (Pool photo)

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a convenience store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

Reserve rice at convenience store

Reserve rice at convenience store

Rice from the Japanese government's stockpile is sold at a convenience store in Tokyo on June 5, 2025, amid soaring rice prices. (Pool photo)

Reserve rice at convenience store

Reserve rice at convenience store

Rice from the Japanese government's stockpile is sold at a convenience store in Tokyo on June 5, 2025, amid soaring rice prices. (Pool photo)

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a convenience store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan: Ten Injured After Explosion Strikes Construction Site in Tokyo

Ten people were injured after an explosion ripped through a construction site in Edogawa, eastern Tokyo, on Tuesday, May 27. According to reports, the blast occurred when excavation machinery struck a gas cylinder buried underground. The explosion caused damage to 38 nearby buildings, including apartments and a convenience store. The resulting fire was extinguished after four hours.

7-Eleven parent shareholders OK 1st foreign CEO

7-Eleven parent shareholders OK 1st foreign CEO

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 27, 2025, shows the logo of Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain. The company's shareholders endorsed Stephen Hayes Dacus as its first foreign CEO at its annual shareholders' meeting in Tokyo the same day.

7-Eleven parent shareholders OK 1st foreign CEO

7-Eleven parent shareholders OK 1st foreign CEO

Shareholders of Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, head to the venue of the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Tokyo on May 27, 2025. The shareholders endorsed Stephen Hayes Dacus as its first foreign CEO at the meeting.

Wildfire in western Japan

Wildfire in western Japan

A convenience store is closed near the site of a wildfire in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 24, 2025.

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard and President and CEO Alex Miller attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. The executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, are in talks with Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over a takeover proposal. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Bouchard and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal. (Kyodo)

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard (L) and President and CEO Alex Miller attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. The executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, are in talks with Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over a takeover proposal.

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. President and CEO Alex Miller speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Miller and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal.

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Bouchard and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal.

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Bouchard and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal.