Yes. It's the same throughout East Asia excepting China. I lived in Taiwan for several years and 7-11, Family Mart, et al. pretty much are the one-stop-shop t

Yes. It's the same throughout East Asia excepting China. I lived in Taiwan for several years and 7-11, Family Mart, et al. pretty much are the one-stop-shop that the internet tries to be here in America. But it does it far better. * You can pay all your bills at them * You can get train and plane tickets at them * You can receive packages at them * You can eat decent food at them 24x7 * You can get alcohol 24x7 (if you live on the West Coast USA this isn't so obvious - many states highly restrict alcohol sales hours and selection) * You can get any of these usually only a block or three walking distance from anywhere you might live in any city or town - they are ubiquitous and truly convenient