![Yuri Kageyama A rice ball is made in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b43c90de846e41cba02bc907cc1c1fb6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A rice ball is made in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
![Yuri Kageyama Umeboshi is put on cocked rice in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/af9d64b19c2b42f0b246612bd4542d7a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Umeboshi is put on cocked rice in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
![Yuri Kageyama This photo shows a plate of onigiri, rice balls, cooked easily in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cbc19296a78b4336b8c1256aad18a0c3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This photo shows a plate of onigiri, rice balls, cooked easily in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
![Yuri Kageyama This photo shows the ingredients to make onigiri easily, in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/773c84f2612e4a3aad51e7eb1db28935/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This photo shows the ingredients to make onigiri easily, in Tokyo, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)