rice balls

What are Japan’s best, and most unique, regional rice balls?

Onigiri survey gives us even more reasons to travel to every part of Japan.

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Discovered: An even better way to open Japanese convenience store rice balls【Video】

Onigiri wrappers were secretly also onigiri holders this whole time.

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Japanese convenience store chain releases new Immoral Konbini Food for a limited time

We try two of the unbelievable new offerings from Family Mart.

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Japanese convenience store releases a new bento sandwich, but is it better than a bento rice ball?

“Built-in” bentos are currently transforming the konbini food scene.

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This Tokyo rice ball takes 20 years to make and 2,000 yen (US$14.30) to buy, but is it worth it?

Taste-testing Manma’s premium onigiri in Shinjuku.

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Are Family Mart’s new “exquisite” rice balls worth the high price tag?

Japanese convenience store chain teams up with esteemed restaurants for a new type of onigiri.

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Japanese convenience store issues rice ball recall, foodies would’ve loved to eat them anyway

Family Mart makes a mistake that still sounds so right (and delicious).

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7-Eleven Japan wants to refocus on being affordable, will expand budget-friendly food line

Ureshii Ne expansion is happy news for anyone who thinks convenience stores have gotten too expensive to be worth it.

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Japanese restaurant’s all-you-can-eat fried chicken breakfast is high-score challenge with prize

Oh, and don’t forget the all-you-can-eat rice balls that come with it!

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How good is this popular wooden onigiri mould, made by a Japanese rice specialist?

We find out if this sell-out hit product is worth the hype.

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7-Eleven Japan now has two tiers of salmon rice balls, but is the new, cheaper one any good?【Taste test】

It’s salmon vs. salmon as we taste-test 7-Eleven’s attempt to stem the tide of rampant combini onigiri price inflations.

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My Neighbor Onigiri-kun – Ghibli’s Toshio Suzuki draws character for rice ball salt packaging

Veteran anime producer helps spread love for Yamaguchi salt.

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Lawson Store 100 starts their own free upsize campaign to match its parent convenience store

More for even less!

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Lawson to bring back 47% volume-boosted foods by insanely popular demand

Mark your calendars because this may go fast again.

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Tokyo store serves stunning kakigori ice dessert that looks and tastes like an onigiri rice ball

Enjoy the best Japanese shaved ice at a store that only pops up for three months in summer!

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Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball

Bento ingredients taste different when they’re eaten with one hand.

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Should you warm up your convenience store onigiri rice balls in the microwave?【Taste test】

Japan’ s convenience stores often recommend warming up their rice balls, but is it worth the extra hassle?

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Japanese convenience store’s Spicy Tuna rice balls might not be what foreigners or locals expect

But they might like them anyway.

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Japanese cake becomes a hit with foreign tourists, but is it worth the hype?

We find out if a cake that looks like an omusubi rice ball is worth your yen.

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Japan’s big eats just got even bigger at this little-known cafe

Things that make you go, “Huh?” are definitely worth trying when you find them. 

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