The Japanese bento box, more formally known as obento, is at its most basic level a kind of boxed lunch. But that can seem like we're selling it short. Bento takes a simple meal and elevates it by ...

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 ...

Around 175 tons of food prepared for athletes and 300,000 bento boxes for volunteers and staff ... from 161 countries and regions entered the Japanese capital for the subsequent Paralympics.

Gyudon (in Japanese, “Gyu” means beef and “don ... Simplicity and speed means that it’s a perfect dish for a lunchbox— a bento. You can also serve it as a hot meal using the hot ...

Its recent expansion in Japan – a country famous for its bento boxes and vending machines – is testament to the strength of both the firm’s offering and strategy. In early December ...