Taking advantage of rising hotel prices and the boom in shachuhaku (sleeping in your car), the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson has rolled out a new pilot program that lets travelers spend the night in select store parking lots, reports Tokyo Weekender.

From July 14, 2025 through June 2026, six Chiba locations—Minamibōsō, Kamogawa, Onjuku, Ichinomiya, Futtsu — are offering “Car-bini” (a play on the Japanese word konbini, short for “convenience store) koRV-park-style spaces for ¥2,500–¥3,000 ($16–$20) a night.

The concept is simple: reserve and pre-pay online, arrive at 6 p.m., occupy two marked spaces, and stay until 9 a.m. Guests get access to store restrooms, an extension cord for electricity, and trash disposal for one bag. “Lawson stores are open 24/7—providing constant access to food, drinks, bathrooms and even ice cream,” Tokyo Weehender notes. That’s a big upgrade over rural michi-no-eki that lock their gates at sunset.

A partnership with the Japan RV Association keeps the experiment orderly, addressing growing concerns about noise, litter, and idling engines at free rest areas. A Lawson spokesperson told Tokyo Weekender that “many customers already take naps in store lots, but inconsistent policies created confusion.” By formalizing the stay, the chain turns underused pavement into revenue and gives drivers peace of mind.

Only one vehicle per store is available during the trial, but Lawson hopes to expand nationwide. Until then, road-trippers can literally fall asleep under the glow of a Lawson sign — proof that in Japan, convenience truly never sleeps.

Previously:
• Watch this clever Japanese rice ball hack
• This video shows you how to travel in Japan on the cheap
• How to get food in Japan without knowing how to speak Japanese

Tech titan Google is warning US retailers about cybersecurity attacks after hackers disrupted UK businesses.

John Hultquist, an analyst at Google’s cybersecurity arm, says that US retailers are now facing cyberattacks involving ransomware and extortion tactics, similar to what UK businesses have just been contending with.

“Shields up US retailers. They’re here.”

Hultquist says the hackers are likely connected to a group known as Scattered Spider, or UNC3944.

Says Google in a blog post,

“Recent public reporting has suggested that threat actors used tactics consistent with Scattered Spider to target a UK retail organization and deploy DragonForce ransomware. Subsequent reporting by BBC News indicates that actors associated with DragonForce claimed responsibility for attempted attacks at multiple UK retailers.”

According to Google, Scattered Spider initially targeted telecommunications-related companies to engage in SIM swap scams but has since expanded its tactics.

“After shifting to ransomware and data theft extortion in early 2023, they impacted organizations in a broader range of industries. Since then, we have regularly observed UNC3944 conduct waves of targeting against a specific sector, such as financial services organizations in late 2023 and food services in May 2024. Notably, UNC3944 has also previously targeted prominent brands, possibly in an attempt to gain prestige and increased attention by news media.”

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The asset management giant Fidelity hopes to launch a blockchain-tracked share class for one of its existing funds.

The Fidelity Treasury Digital Fund is 99.99% invested in U.S. Treasury bills.

A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates the firm hopes to launch a new “OnChain” share class for the fund in May. The new product is designed to increase ownership transparency for its Treasury Digital Fund by recording transactions on a public blockchain.

Reads the filing,

“The fund’s transfer agent maintains the official record of share ownership of the OnChain class in book-entry form. Ownership of the OnChain class will also be recorded on a public blockchain. Although the secondary recording of the OnChain class on a blockchain will not represent the official record of ownership, the transfer agent will reconcile the secondary blockchain transactions with the official records of the OnChain class on at least a daily basis. The transfer agent’s book-entry records will constitute the official record of the fund and govern the record ownership of fund shares in all circumstances.”

The OnChain share class plans to use the Ethereum (ETH) network as the public blockchain. The filing notes the fund might use other blockchain networks in the future.

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