Tokyo:

Tokyo: kombini store are every ware here in Japan as fixtures of the economy but more over they have dominated the visual landscape of Tokyo only to represent a side of modern life that makes thing easy to throw away in society that thrives on convenience and quick exchange that sharply contrast the high context culture of Japans past. These convenient stores here in Tokyo often provide temporary low paid work to young people representing the quintessential liminal status Freeter employment. The stores have become at time social centers, as hubs of activity for youth to spend time or look at magazines.

Its been said Japan is a tread mill society as people are often very busy these store provide a service that fit amount of time people have to invest in social interaction or commitment to free time rituals. These stores are very low on the scale of social interaction for some but as they grow many young people see them as someplace cheap and fun to hang around. They read magazines charge their phones eat junk food. Like starbucks in America it could be said is another home to some.