A leading convenience store chain operator has started selling frozen “onigiri” rice balls on a trial basis to reduce the frequency of deliveries to its outlets. Lawson Inc. started the ...

The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon. The rice balls ...

Trump’s attacks on university admissions and scholarship have laid bare the structural contradictions at the heart of the neoliberal university, viscerally embodied in the recent abduction of Columbia ...

Tokyo rice prices have now set year-on-year record gains for six straight months. Food items made from the grain also cost more. Onigiri rice ball prices climbed 11.8 percent and restaurant sushi ...

The 7-Eleven convenience-store chain in Japan has decided to increase prices for rice products, including onigiri rice balls and bento lunch boxes. The company said it made efforts to improve ...