TO GO WITH Japan-food-lifestyle,FEATURE by Mathias Cena and Cecilia Sanchez
This photo taken on December 7, 2023 shows a staff member slicing tofu as she prepares ingredients ahead of opening for the day's trade, at the restaurant Onigiri Bongo, a shop specialising in rice balls known as "onigiri", in the Otsuka area of Tokyo. Wrapped in seaweed and stuffed with delicious fillings, "onigiri" rice balls are shaking off their reputation as a cheap and uninspiring snack in Japan, and enticing hungry converts abroad. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-food-lifestyle,FEATURE by Mathias Cena and Cecilia Sanchez