We try out “instant rice balls”, prepared with water, to see if they’re...
These rice balls are meant to be cooked easily and to last for a long time…but do they sacrifice flavor for function? Rice balls, also known as “onigiri”, come in all shapes, sizes and flavors....
View ArticleGreat balls of octopus and rice! It’s the Takoyaki Onigiri
Lawson convenience stores took two staples of Japanese cuisine and smashed them together for our pleasure. Takoyaki is considered the signature food of Osaka, even though its citizenry doesn’t really...
View ArticleMassive 1-kilogram (2.2-pound) rice ball on sale in Japan, perfect for eating...
Reasonably priced and perfect for those who enjoy their snacks comically large. One day, while out in downtown Osaka’s trendy and stylish Lucua shopping center, our reporter Masami stumbled across a...
View ArticleDrinkable rice balls appear in Japan, allow you to chug the country’s...
Onigiri cross over into the beverage world in this revolutionary taste test. Onigiri, Japanese rice balls, make a great snack. As a matter of fact, if you get one or two with a hearty enough filling,...
View Article“They slipped 10,000-yen bills into rice balls”— Bizarre election corruption...
It’s so bad that the region is now slang for “corrupt election.” Japanese elections are often rife with craziness, ranging from the benign such as a candidate appearing next to a giant snow-white cat,...
View ArticleThe world’s most famous sushi restaurant sells seaweed too, so we made nori...
Mr. Sato whips up a batch of onigiri with a little help from Sukibayashi Jiro. The other day, we were startled when we walked into SoraNews24 headquarters and saw Mr. Sato already hard at work....
View ArticleThe 10 best types of onigiri rice balls to try in Japan【Survey】
The country’s favorite portable food is your best friend while traveling in Japan, and here are 10 types to become buddies with. Walk into any Japanese convenience store, and you’ll find entire shelves...
View ArticleTapioca onigiri brings boba to the world of rice balls
People in Japan are going crazy for boba ball rice balls. Ever since the tapioca milk tea craze hit Japan, the thirst for boba balls has grown to include weird and wonderful creations like tapioca...
View ArticleJapan now has sweet onigiri cakes and they’re absolutely delicious
We try eight of the new Omusubi sweets that people in Japan are going crazy for right now. One of Japan’s most well-known foods has to be the humble onigiri rice ball. Nutritious and easy to eat on...
View ArticleBeyond rice balls: How to make an edible onigiri rice cat【Video】
Innovative chef shows us how to create a feline friend who’s cute and delicious to boot. The Japanese food called onigiri usually gets translated as “rice balls,” but that’s actually sort of fudging...
View ArticleJapan’s new hyper-realistic food model is specifically designed to get your...
Company behind Cup Noodle creates a bit of culinary camouflage to keep your meal from being the topic of unwanted conversations. Japan has a long history of extremely realistic-looking plastic food...
View ArticleIn celebration of Onigiri Day, we compare rice balls from three different...
Which conbini makes the best salmon rice ball: 7-Eleven, Family Mart, or Lawson? Onigiri, or balls of rice wrapped in seaweed and stuffed with whatever you want, are a staple of Japanese bento boxes...
View ArticleThe polite way to eat onigiri rice balls sparks debate online
Even the humble onigiri isn’t safe from the complexities of Japanese etiquette. With rules regarding chopstick use and taboos dictating the order in which dishes should be eaten, the world of Japanese...
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All-you-can-eat onigiri make this Tokyo Internet/manga cafe a great place to...
Come for the free rice balls, stay for the free ice cream. Japan’s urban landscape is dotted with Internet cafes, but access to the Internet isn’t the only thing they offer. They also have massive...
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Who makes Japan’s best Spam-style onigiri convenience store rice ball? Let’s...
We take a taste test trip in Okinawa and get acquainted with the local specialty. You can find onigiri (rice balls) at any convenience store in Japan, but you won’t always find the same kind. Regional...
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Onigiri jewellery from Japan lets you wear your love of Japanese food on your...
For the rice ball lover who has everything. Our Japanese-language reporter K. Masami is constantly on the lookout for new and interesting gacha capsule toys, so whenever she comes across the clear...
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7-Eleven Japan to double the shelf life of their onigiri rice balls
7-Eleven Japan announces their efforts to dramatically reduce food waste at its stores. Onigiri–those sometimes triangular, sometimes circular rice balls that are ubiquitous at Japanese convenience...
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7-Eleven under fire in Japan for mysterious holes in their onigiri rice balls
Customers wonder if the chain is now selling “air” as a new rice ball filling. With Japanese convenience store chains offering a lot of similar goods, like sandwiches, bentos, curry breads and rice...
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We learn the dark secret of Japan’s Woodstock rice balls, still want to eat...
This curry onigiri might not be quite as cute as we thought. When our stomach starts growling, our first stop is the nearest convenience store, and when we get there, the first thing we check is the...
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Some of Japan’s most iconic vending machines will soon be no more
You might have to start buying your grilled rice balls from a convenience store instead. Anyone who has spent time in Japan has seen their fair share of vending machines. There’s an estimated one...
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