How often do you visit convenience stores?Three Kyodo News reporters – Toma Mochizuki, Eduardo Martinez and Risako Nakanishi – talk about how convenience store sales in Japan among seven franchises hit a record high in 2024. Listen as they discuss what their overseas acquaintances have found interesting about them, and the labor shortages the industry is currently facing.Article mentioned in the podcast:Japan 2024 convenience stores sales at record high on inbound tourismKyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translat…READ FULL ARTICLE