Posted by zdw 1/6/2026
[1] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8A%E3...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBabka_(convenience_store)
The homepage of google.com is also localized. I remember noticing that even when requesting and getting the English locale, the tooltip for the doodle was still in my region's language... wahey!
Makes you wonder if universal translators ever become the norm people will still bother to learn foreign language.
And there's just some passages of literature that you can't translate. Or rather, you can but it just doesn't work, simply because the target language doesn't let you structure or rhyme in the same way as the source language. Every language has a potential for generating unique literature simply because each language has a unique vocabulary + sentence structure.
I don’t think it would be fair to differentiate it though. The point of the map is to show popularity / reach of each of the bigger brands.
My personal favorite is probably Family Mart, because they have multiple very delicious vegan rice balls to choose from.
I’ve actually been interested in that data for a back burner project for some years now.