Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns

The bags were thought up by the owner of a rice shop in southern Japan. Photograph: pr

The bags were thought up by the owner of a rice shop in southern Japan. Photograph: pr

source https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/08/rice-rice-baby-japanese-parents-send-relatives-rice-in-lieu-of-newborns