These were commonly sold during the intervals of kabuki performances (traditional Japanese theatre), and can be seen as the genesis of what we know as the modern bento box — and makunouchi are ...

YOKOHAMA—Japan on April 10 marked Ekiben Day, celebrating the bento box lunches sold at train stations around the nation. An association of businesses that sell food products at Japan Railway ...

In Japan, boarding the bullet train with a bento box you've bought in the station is a time-honored ritual for lunch-on-the-go. These ready-made meals allow travelers to dine on different regional ...

Two years ago, Christopher D Salyers's Face Food brought the curious, cute and infectiously popular phenomenon of charaben, or character bento boxes ... a glossary of Japanese culinary terms ...

But as Midori faces the challenges of adolescence, her dad’s daily bento boxes are always there for her when she is in trouble. Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura is an endearing Japanese fantasy ...

Be careful, the color brown can quickly take over your lunch box. Brown is ... and began making bento around 2016 during her seven-year stay in India. She returned to Japan in 2020 and lives ...

Arranged like a Japanese lunchbox: with the new Duravit Bento Starck Box bathroom series, Duravit and designer Philippe Starck are making an extraordinary design statement to meet the most exacting ...