>I do recall being a bit amused hearing this from one of my relatives from Japan when visiting the USA back in the 1990s... Looking at the current number of stores worldwide, perhaps such a statement might not be so weird today...
>http://www.sej.co.jp/company/en/g_stores.html

Yep 7-11's are everywhere these days. In Thailand it is the #1 place probably for expatriates from the west (and tourists). I'm surprised that there has not been more opened in China yet.