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May 25, 2026
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Toshifumi Suzuki, the man behind Japan’s 7-Eleven ‘conbini’ empire, dies at 93
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Toshifumi Suzuki, the man behind Japan’s 7-Eleven ‘conbini’ empire, dies at 93
YURI KAGEYAMA
TOKYO, JAPAN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED MAY 25, 2026
UPDATED JUNE 18, 2026
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Toshifumi Suzuki, here during an interview in 2023, is widely seen as having innovated how Japanese consumers shop.
CHIKA OHSHIMA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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