These easy-make Japanese rice balls from US chef Erin Alderson are a great alternative to school-lunch sandwiches and are ...

The first true Japanese eatery in New York is believed to have been Miyako, which opened its doors around 1910. Over a ...

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 ...

TOKYO — 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.

TOKYO — Onigiri is a ball of rice with something inside, similar to how two slices of bread with something in between makes a sandwich. In the same way that just about every American has made ...

Onigiri has been trendy on social media recently. The format is simple: an influencer films themselves in Japan biting into a triangular-shaped rice ball, joking that they flew all the way there ...

“Onigiri are like fuel for the body. They give me energy so I can perform properly throughout the day,” said Mkheidze, 28, after France defeated Japan in the Olympic mixed team judo final on Aug.

It is barely 10am and the queue outside Onigiri Bongo already stretches around the block. Some of the 30 or so early-bird diners sit on stools, sipping green tea and poring over laminated menus.

Whenever Emma Heverly visits family in Japan, she knows there’s onigiri waiting for her. After landing at the Narita International Airport as a kid, she’d await her grandparent’s arrival. With them, ...

Onigiri—Japanese rice balls—are a classic home-cooked dish that anyone can make. Chef Rika and an expert show us ways to make delicious onigiri, starting from the beginning: cooking the rice.