118 episodes

Mike and Matt dive into their passion - Japan’s convenience stores, known as conbini. From canned coffee to fried chicken to seasonal one-offs, we’ll be hitting you with the biggest news across the conbini landscape.

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    • Society & Culture

Mike and Matt dive into their passion - Japan’s convenience stores, known as conbini. From canned coffee to fried chicken to seasonal one-offs, we’ll be hitting you with the biggest news across the conbini landscape.

conbiniboys.substack.com

    Eventually It'll All Be Sticks and Bars

    Eventually It'll All Be Sticks and Bars

    In this week’s episode we discuss:
    🐥 The stick and bar evolution of salad chicken
    🐥 Tartar sauce inside of chikis
    🐥 Imaginary fruits
    🐥 Mottainai chuhais
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    • 40 min
    Shrinkflation? Skimpflation?

    Shrinkflation? Skimpflation?

    Back after a long break!
    In this week’s episode we discuss:
    🐥 Shrunken quantities and skimped qualities
    🐥 Daily Yamazaki’s great UI renewal
    🐥 The legend of Egashira 2:50
    🐥 Ever increasing “sticks” of stuff
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    • 47 min
    Taking a Dip in the Oden Tank

    Taking a Dip in the Oden Tank

    In this week’s episode we discuss:
    🐥 Oden and its mysteries
    🐥 Tomato lemonade
    🐥 Butter ramen
    🐥 Cheese and cod fish sticks
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    • 56 min
    Beat the Heat with Daily Yamazaki

    Beat the Heat with Daily Yamazaki

    In this week’s episode we discuss:
    🐥 Daily Yamazaki’s plan to cure natsubate
    🐥 How never to eat a Famichiki
    🐥 Pretzels
    🐥 The return of Pierre Hermes
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    • 44 min
    Natsu Matsuri

    Natsu Matsuri

    In this week’s episode we discuss:
    🐥 Summer Festivals (Natsu Matsuri) in Japan (and at Ministop)
    🐥 An (abnormally?) large Famichiki
    🐥 The ongoing evolution of the Pizza Chip flavor
    🐥 An unreal banana bread offering from Daily Yamazaki
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    • 38 min
    Natto Apocalypse at FamilyMart

    Natto Apocalypse at FamilyMart

    In this week’s episode we discuss:
    🐥 Natto Day at FamilyMart
    🐥 Fish nuggets at Lawson
    🐥 Flavorless? Candy
    🐥 Double cheesecake at Lawson
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    • 43 min

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