“Since these people are having trouble getting to stores, we will bring the store to them.”-company spokesperson

A convenience store company, called Lawson, is sending “Mobile Lawson” stores to the areas of Japan devastated by the March 11 disasters.

The company is using food service trucks, originally designed for construction sites, to deliver food and other items.  The trucks are small (you can say ‘cute’) by U.S. standards, but they get the job done.

Company officials say they have been considering such an idea, as a way of expanding their business, before the disasters struck.