Photo shows Family Mart chocolate donut looking nothing like its packaging, but was that by design?
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![Japanese convenience store brings rice balls back to 100 yen – Is this deal worth it?[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/hl-9.jpg?w=640 "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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![Umamusume food and drinks dash into real world at Family Mart convenience stores[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/um-0.jpg?w=640 "Umamusume food and drinks dash into real world at Family Mart convenience stores[Taste test]")
Family Mart’s lineup includes actual Hachimi Drink, collaboration also features “magic” clear files.
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