By SHO ITO/ Staff Writer
June 16, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Kenji Yamamoto and his wife in uniforms that they wore when their shop opened in Tokyo 50 years ago as the first outlet franchisee of Seven-Eleven Japan Co. The first item sold was a pair of sunglasses. The shop was re-created for a commemorative event in Yokohama. (Sho Ito)
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