
Gluten-Free Options Expand at Japan’s Konbini With ZENB Pasta
Natural Lawson adds two ready-made pasta dishes featuring yellow-pea noodles, bringing another gluten-free choice to convenience-store shelves.

Natural Lawson adds two ready-made pasta dishes featuring yellow-pea noodles, bringing another gluten-free choice to convenience-store shelves.

The Tokyo-based company expands beyond Mongolia, bringing Japanese snacks, instant noodles and matcha lattes to Astana.

As Japan’s winter comfort food returns to convenience-store counters, get acquainted with oden through an almost too-detailed guide.

The new instant ramen, inspired by the group’s Nagasaki restaurant, arrives across Japan on October 19, 2026.

The updated bun arrives on October 13, 2026, with 10 percent more dough — and got us thinking about melon pan’s history.

Three plush charms return on October 16, 2026, with strawberry, chocolate and mint designs from the crepe shop celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The limited-edition hazy IPA, developed with Yo-Ho Brewing, arrives October 13, 2026, with white-grape aromas and a juicy flavor.

Two products inspired by K-Foodie Meets J-Foodie arrive nationwide on October 6.

Socks in the chain’s signature colors join hand cream and hair oil with an Earl Grey and woody scent.

FamilyMart rolls out smoky pepper, sesame and sansho, and pepperoni pizza flavors over three weeks.