The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store

Re:The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store by fiblye on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @01:26AM (#20027441)

I’ve noticed that the number of usable combini toilets is on a steep decline in major cities and tourist areas.

A few years ago they were all public and free to use at any time. Then English signs saying “Close the door. Don’t make a mess. Don’t stand on the toilets. Don’t do (xyz common sense thing)” started popping up. Then I saw a few saying “please alert staff if you’d like to use the toilets and we will give you a key”. Now most conbini in Tokyo suspiciously have two separate offices and zero toilets. If it’s an area with mostly foreigners, your chances of finding a toilet really fall off a cliff.

It was nice while it lasted, I suppose.

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Re:The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store by chasontherobot on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:49PM (#20036179)

I've only found a lack of public toilets in conbini in notorious party areas/tourist locations (Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Shibuya, etc). Any conbini outside of those, or even just on the outskirts have usable toilets.

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