Chen hits the aisles hard in his video, choosing from among a seemingly endless selection of instant ramen and soups and picking up a heap of other treats — dried squid, salmon onigiri, fish cakes, fried chicken, fatty beef, countless buns, a gigantic green tea cookie, a strawberry cream sandwich, and some sort of matchaice cream burrito. (He decides to pass on the corn dog.)

American fans of 7-Eleven might be surprised to find out that the chain is an even bigger deal in some parts of Asia. Tokyo alone is home to over 2,600 stores (New York City, by comparison, has just over 100), and nearly one-third of all 7-Eleven stores worldwide are in Japan. The chain’s Tokyo-based parent company, Seven & I Holdings Co., is the fifth largest retailer on the planet and even operates a major bank called Seven Bank.