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

Summary by SoraNews24
Taste-testing the time-trip rice balls of Welcia. Japanese convenience stores’ onigiri (rice balls) have become, to use the parlance of the economic scholarly community, stupidly expensive. Up until fairly recently, standard onigiri, such as ones filled with salmon or tuna, could easily be found for around 120 yen (US$0.75). These days, though, chains such as 7-Eleven, Family Mart, and Lawson have approximately doubled their prices, with 200-yen…
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SoraNews24 broke the news in on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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