Chinese steamed buns and Japanese fried chicken (karaage) were in a close race as Japanese consumers' favorite hot snack from convenience stores in a survey conducted in October 2024. Steamed buns pulled slightly ahead, being named by 50.5 percent of respondents as a hot snack they liked.
Hot snacks in Japan's convenience stores are various, with the major chains offering a selection unique to their stores.
Most popular hot snacks from convenience stores in Japan as of October 2024
multiple answers were allowed; respondents who buy hot snacks at convenience stores
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Which are your favorite convenience store hot snacks?"
Convenience store hot snacks refers to fried foods, Chinese dumplings, deep-fried bread, and others commonly found at checkout counters. Excluding oden.
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LINE Research. (November 6, 2024). Most popular hot snacks from convenience stores in Japan as of October 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536954/japan-popular-convenience-store-hot-snacks/
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