Japanese Convenience Store Chain Ministop Halts Rice Ball Sales Amid Expiry Date Falsification Scandal

Ministop Halts Rice Ball Sales Tokyo, Japan – August 20, 2025 – Ministop, a prominent Japanese convenience store chain, has suspended the sale of rice balls (onigiri) and other deli items at approximately 1,600 of its stores nationwide following the discovery that staff at multiple locations falsified expiry dates on in-house prepared foods. The scandal, […]