Currently, LAOs are operating at four of the chain’s stores in Tokyo, Osaka and elsewhere. Lawson said that on-site workers at these stores can focus on physical tasks such as cooking ...

The Lawson convenience store chain in Osaka, Japan has teamed up with Panasonic Corp to create the first cash register that lacks a human to operate the equipment. The register is able to ring up ...

to work at 10 Lawson stores in Tokyo and Osaka by the end of fiscal 2023. Furthermore, Lawson aims to train 1,000 Lawson Avatar Operators to work at Lawson stores nationwide by the end of fiscal 2025.

Lawson’s first overseas cashier will be a Japanese national living in Sweden who will assist customers in Tokyo and Osaka during the early morning hours, thanks to the eight-hour time difference.

A man places a smartphone over an item at the "Lawson Innovation Lab" in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 4, 2017. Customers can use smartphone apps to pay for items. (Mainichi) Convenience store ...

Lawson and Osake-no-Bijutsukan (a self-styled ... You can also enjoy the konbini-bar experience at venues in Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka and Saitama. The Osake-no-Bijkutsukan in Shinjuku ...