Yosuke Miura makes a rice ball with pieces of grilled salmon at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Yosuke Miura makes a rice ball with pieces of grilled salmon at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Yosuke Miura makes a rice ball with pieces of grilled salmon at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Some of onigiri ingredients are seen at the display case at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024 in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Yosuke Miura makes a rice ball with pieces of grilled salmon at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Yosuke Miura shapes the rice into a triangle at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Yosuke Miura makes a rice ball with pieces of grilled salmon at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A variety of ingredients are seen on onigiri, rice balls, at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Yosuke Miura speaks at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Customers queue in line to have onigiri meal at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A variety of onigiri, rice balls, are seen on a plate at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Roast beef onigiri, rice balls, are displayed at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Miyuki Kawarada, chief executive of Rice Republic Inc., adjusts rice balls at her Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Yosuke Miura speaks at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ikura, or salmon roes, are added to onigiri, rice ball, at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
A customer buys onigiri, rice balls, at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Workers make onigiri, rice balls, at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Yosuke Miura wraps seaweed around a rice ball at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A variety of onigiri, rice balls, are seen on a plate at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Tourists from Australia eat onigiri, rice balls, at a Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Miyuki Kawarada, chief executive of Rice Republic Inc., speaks during an interview at her Taro Tokyo Onigiri shop in Tokyo, on June 5, 2024. The word "onigiri" just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble sticky-rice ball, a mainstay of Japanese food, has entered the global lexicon. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)