Japan’s largest convenience-store operator 7-Eleven issued a nationwide warning after finding some franchise owners and employees illegally hoarding and pre-stocking high-demand items—including Pokemon trading cards and One Piece merchandise—for resale, and has begun penalising violators with early termination of franchise contracts.

2026-07-23

Japan’s largest convenience-store operator 7-Eleven issued a nationwide warning after finding some franchise owners and employees illegally hoarding and pre-stocking high-demand items—including Pokemon trading cards and One Piece merchandise—for resale, and has begun penalising violators with early termination of franchise contracts.