A peek into Japan's convenience stores
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A peek into Japan's convenience stores
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#2On my previous post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36110833#36123339) many people encouraged me to write about Japan's convenience stores, so here it is!
Thank you HN! I had a LOT of fun writing this!
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#3> The Large Scale Store Act of 1973
> Now, the small businesses could slow down the large businesses by 4-5 years or even completely freeze them out.
Sounds like the law of unintended consequences caught up with them.
If not for this law, they would have only had to contend with a few large shopping centers. Instead they now have to deal with one (much better) convenience store on practically every street!
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#4Are they joking or is it really so common to spend nights at the office that convenience stores actually sell underwear?!
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#5Are they joking or is it really so common to spend nights at the office that convenience stores actually sell underwear?!
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#6Are they joking or is it really so common to spend nights at the office that convenience stores actually sell underwear?!
Things are slowly changing now but pulling an all-nighter in the office is fairly common and used to be a mark (scar?) of achievement and loyalty to the company.
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#7Thank you so much! Even for a fairly obsessive Japanese culture otaku, there was so much to learn in this article. Please keep them coming.
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#8Are they joking or is it really so common to spend nights at the office that convenience stores actually sell underwear?!
They do sell underwear and other essentials. There are lots of reasons people might need them, not just all-nighters at offices. Especially since lots of convenience stores aren't near office buildings.
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#9Thank you so much! Even for a fairly obsessive Japanese culture otaku, there was so much to learn in this article. Please keep them coming.
Thank you so much for this comment. It means a lot!
Were you able to read both parts?
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#10Anyone been to Buc-ee's? Think gas station convenience store but huge.