Lawson Cuts 20 Onigiri Prices by 10 Yen as Rice Costs Fall
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Updated · Jiji Press · Aug 25
Lawson Cuts 20 Onigiri Prices by 10 Yen as Rice Costs Fall
3 articles · Updated · Jiji Press · Aug 25
Summary
Sept. 29 will bring Lawson's first onigiri price cuts in years, with 20 products—including nationwide and regional items—reduced by ¥10 each.
Lawson said lower rice procurement costs drove the move, reversing a stretch in which it raised onigiri prices five times over the past four years as materials and logistics costs climbed.
Tuna-mayonnaise onigiri will fall to ¥171 from ¥181, while grilled salmon flakes will drop to ¥211 from ¥221.
Seven-Eleven Japan also announced rice-ball price cuts, underscoring how easing rice prices are feeding through to Japan's convenience-store shelves.