{
  "id": 3163620,
  "title": "Lawson, Seven-Eleven Japan to Cut Rice Ball Prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lawson-seven-eleven-japan-to-cut-rice-ball-prices",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T01:25:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026082400639/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and Seven-Eleven Japan Co. have announced price cuts for their \"onigiri\" rice ball products. Lawson said Monday that it will cut the prices of 20 onigiri products, including six items on sale across the country and products available in limited areas, by 10 yen from Sept. 29. The move reflects falling pric...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}