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Space Onigiri: Do these long-lasting Japanese rice balls taste any good on...
We put the JAXA-endorsed product to the test. When you’re miles away from home and looking for something to perk your energy and lift your spirits, you can’t go past a favourite childhood meal to give...
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Strange Japanese job ad asks to “deliver a pork-egg onigiri” from Okinawa to...
Not sure if eccentric or money laundering scheme. If you have excessive amounts of money lying around, there are plenty of unconventional ways to spend it: everything from commemorative Pokémon stamps...
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Onikun: Epic onigiri so big they’re half demon, half rice ball
Exciting range includes a new take on the rice burger, and it’s only available at one convenience store chain. Big-name convenience store chains like 7-Eleven, Lawson and Family Mart tend to dominate...
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Problem solved: How to open a Japanese convenience store onigiri rice...
When we saw an international Olympic journalist’s plea for help with one of Japan’s greatest foods, we knew this was a job for SoraNews24! One of the most direct ways to interact with another culture...
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Olympic athlete’s journey from onigiri newbie to onigiri expert wins hearts...
Unwrapping a convenience store rice ball turns out to be one of the biggest challenges at the Olympics. If you’ve ever had an onigiri rice ball from a convenience store in Japan, you’ll know how...
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Family Mart to celebrate 40th birthday by introducing onigiri with...
To a future where we can eat all the onigiri we want and save the environment. In terms of large scale convenience store chains in Japan, Family Mart is one of the most well-known with over 17,000...
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The best-selling rice ball at Family Mart is…SPAM onigiri?
What makes the Tuna Mayonnaise Spam Musubi so popular with Japanese convenience store customers? If someone were to ask us what the most popular type of onigiri rice ball was at convenience store...
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We try the new Sushitozzo: A fishy Japanese take on an Italian sweet
Sushitozzo is causing a buzz on the Internet, but will it do the same for our taste buds? If we were to look back at Japanese sweets trends over the past year, we would have to say that 2021 has...
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Japanese convenience store showdown – Who’s got the best ikura rice...
The big three all have their own salmon roe onigiri, but which one is right for you? Of the many reasons to love Japanese convenience stores, one of the most compelling is that every single one of...
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Rice balls aplenty at the Ministop senbero, but with a special twist【Japan’s...
Mr. Sato eats seven onigiri without eating a single onigiri. Previously on Japan’s Best Home Senbero, our Senbero God Mr. Sato traveled to the so-called “big three” convenience store chains: Lawson,...
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Okinawan soul fool Pork Tamago Onigiri sold not at a five-star restaurant,...
So good, it might be worth travelling to an airport for! Airports might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of places to enjoy good local food, but Japan’s airport food is...
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Attack on Titan rice ball is as titanic as the Japanese anime
Convenience store onigiri just got a whole lot more colossal. While Japan’s top three convenience store chains — Lawson, Family Mart and 7-Eleven — get a whole lotta love from customers, NewDays is...
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This USB device exists solely to warm up rice balls, and honestly, it does a...
We just wish it could warm up more than one at a time. When it comes to convenience store rice balls, there are two kinds of people: the ones who warm them up, and the ones who eat them at room...
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Taste-testing the Attack on Titan rice ball that “shouldn’t be on sale”【Taste...
Sorry, Sasha, but your loss is our gain. “Hey, so there’s this new rice ball at the convenience store people are talking about online. I saw some dude on Twitter say ‘This shouldn’t be for sale.’ So I...
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Which Japanese convenience store has the best plain onigiri rice balls?
Lawson, 7-Eleven and Family Mart go head-to-head in this konbini battle but there can only be one winner. Japanese convenience stores sell a wide variety of rice balls, containing all sorts of...
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Is anime making otaku eat less rice? Government launches Girl Running Late...
Japan’s top rice-growing prefecture designs character, releases two videos in hope of changing anime breakfast trope. Niigata is Japan’s top rice-grower, and the prefectural government is concerned...
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The difference between onigiri rice balls in Tokyo and Osaka
There’s a reason why this convenience store staple tastes different in these regions. The other day, a programme on Japanese TV triggered a buzz on the Internet when it commented on the deliciousness...
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KFC Japan releases official onigiri rice ball, miso ramen rice recipes to...
Super easy ways to give your KFC takeout a mouthwatering Japanese twist. There’s arguably no from-overseas fast food chain that Japan has accepted to enthusiastically as KFC, and that cultural...
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What’s it like to eat an enormous panda onigiri rice ball that weighs over...
This cute animal comes with four different surprise fillings. The other day, our Japanese-language reporter Yuuichiro Wasai was taking a walk around the Ueno/Okachimachi area near his apartment in...
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Camp eats: We try making an “Italian-style” meat-wrapped onigiri for a hearty...
Possibly one of the best fusions of Japanese and Italian cuisine we’ve had. As camping season gears up in Japan, we’re always on the hunt to make the experience even better than the last year. That...
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