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Winner of best convenience store pasta

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Simon and Martina chose six different convenient store pastas that they recommend to their viewers.  The video hosts bought the pastas from Lawson, one of the major convenience store brands in Japan. Lawson is the go-to place for pasta according to the hosts.

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Why international tourists find Japanese convenience store amazing

Posted by Sadao Sasaki on

Japanese convenience stores have so much more to offer than typical convenience stores in US. They are found at a few minute walking distance from anywhere in Tokyo and other cities.  At these drop-ins or so called "Convini", Japanese locals can grab a bite to eat or entire meals for the day, photocopy documents, print pictures, pay bills and even a place to sit and eat. Affordability among others explains their popularity. Samuel and Audrey were pleasantly surprised to find out how much $20 could buy for lunch.

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