Japanology Plus · SEASON 12
Convenience Stores
Episode 20 · 2025-10-23

- Documentary
- Talk
Episode overview
Japan's convenience stores stock more than just food. Some sell clothes or provide administrative services. Others even use avatars and robots alongside human employees. We look at Japan's "konbini."
28 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Onigiri2025-01-09
2. Repair2025-01-23
3. Japanophiles: Johan Leutwiler2025-02-13
4. Octopuses2025-02-27
5. Leather Shoes2025-03-13
6. Torii2025-04-10
7. Mamachari2025-04-24
8. Japanophiles: Stephen Turner2025-05-08
9. Family Restaurants2025-05-22
10. Natto2025-06-05
11. Stationery2025-06-19
12. Tosa: The Life of John Manjiro2025-07-10
13. Tosa: Blessings and Perils of the Kuroshio Current2025-07-17
14. Japanophiles: Johan Nordstrom2025-07-31
15. Origami2025-08-14
16. Sake2025-08-28
17. Offices2025-09-11
18. Japanophiles: Ziaul Karim2025-09-25
19. Bookstores2025-10-09
20. Convenience Stores2025-10-23
21. Sleep2025-11-06
22. Japanophiles: Astrid Klein & Mark Dytham2025-11-20
23. Hagi: The Life of Yoshida Shoin2025-12-11
24. Hagi: Castle Town Forged by Magma2025-12-18