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A Japanese toast sandwich remix: The toasted rice rice ball[SoraKitchen]

Mr. Sato steps into the SoraKitchen with a bold idea.

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7-Eleven Japan releases their second lineup of upsized foods from a muffin to bukkake soba

As well as a double-sized cheesecake worth fighting battles over.

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Japanese convenience store brings rice balls back to 100 yen – Is this deal worth it?[Taste test]

As onigiri prices continue to rise everywhere else, Lawson Store 100 stays true to its name.

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As rumors swirl of 7-Eleven shorting customers on rice ball fillings, we check on their sujiko

Viral tweet claims have shoppers wondering if they’re paying premium-filling prices for almost-plain onigiri.

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Potama serves up epic rice balls like no other, and there’s only one store in Tokyo

Soul food from a tropical island, made fresh in the capital. 

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Which convenience store onigiri rice balls are the most popular? Survey reveals surprising results

There’s one rice ball that everyone chooses at Lawson, 7-Eleven, Mini Stop and Family Mart in Japan.

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Japanese drugstore sells onigiri at pre-stupid era prices, but how do they compare to 7-Eleven?

Taste-testing the time-trip rice balls of Welcia.

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Convenience store onigiri rice balls become even more expensive…but are they worth it?

Join us as we explore the more expensive side of Japan’s rice ball spectrum. 

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7-Eleven now sells rice burgers in Japan, blurring the line between fast and convenience store food

Are these two new varieties good enough to take on the fast food game?

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7-Eleven Japan’s aged brown rice onigiri reveals a different side to convenience store food

If you’re worried about additives in convenience store food, this rice ball set is for you.  

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Japanese convenience store showdown: Who’s got the best red rice sekihan rice balls?【Taste test】

It’s a red-letter day for sekihan fans.

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Lawson now sells old rice as “vintage” onigiri in Japan

Emergency stockpiles are jazzed up as “vintage”, but are they more of a miss than a hit? 

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Do we say yay or nay to the additive-free rice balls that can last 100 days at room temperature?

We try all five flavors of the “Hyakunigiri” Kyoto steak restaurant collaborative product to see if they’ll really rice up our lives.

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Behold the Oniben, a new type of rice ball that’s part onigiri, part bento boxed meal

Traditional Japanese food gets a hybrid makeover.

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Made-to-order onigiri rice ball hotel breakfast buffet in Tokyo is open (and awesome) to all

A handmade way to start the day in downtown Tokyo’s most traditional neighborhood.

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Musings on Okinawa’s canned enthusiasm for all things Spam

Net users reflect on the island prefecture’s status as a top world consumer of Spam.

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Rice ball melon bread – A treat Japanese bakeries aren’t crazy enough to make, but we are【SoraKitchen】

Today in the SoraKitchen, we push the melon bread envelope with melon bread filled with onigiri, mochi, and even ramem.

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Family Mart releases new rice balls with Bongo, Japan’s most famous onigiri restaurant

Shohei Ohtani is the ambassador for this new collaboration, and we’ve got the scoop on whether it’s worth spending money on.

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Will frozen bento onigiri be Japan’s next big convenience store food trend?【Taste test】

We try out three flavors to see if cramming an entire lunch into a rice ball is truly a genius idea or just another gimmick.

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Our two-day struggle to buy the cutest onigiri rice balls in Tokyo

Norionigiri lands in Shibuya, but its beauty proves to be only skin-deep.

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