Convenience stores

In Asian countries, like Japan or Taiwan, convenience stores are more common because of the higher population density. These store are open 24 hours a day!

7-11 Store in Taiwan

Boasting more than 10,000 convenience stores in an area of 35,980 km² and a population of 23 million, Taiwan has Asia Pacific's and perhaps the world's highest density of convenience stores per person: one store per 2,500 people With 4,665 7-Eleven stores, Taiwan also has the world's highest density of 7-Elevens per person: one store per 4,930 people. In Taipei, it is not unusual to see two 7-Elevens across the street or several of them within a few hundred meters of each other.

Family Mart in Taiwan

Because they are found everywhere, convenience stores in Taiwan provide services on behalf of financial institutions or government agencies such as collection of city parking fees, utility bills, traffic violation fines, and credit card payments. Eighty percent of urban household shoppers in Taiwan visit a convenience store each week.

Source: Wikipedia