The Japanese ... on a bento box's visual presentation should be no surprise coming from a culture that has made activities like folding paper, arranging flowers, and wrapping gifts into exquisite ...

As well as the ekiben still sold in Japanese train stations, konbini (convenience stores) also sell bento boxes that you can pick up cheap for a delicious, filling lunch on the go, and are popular ...

YOKOHAMA—Japan ... mixed into the minced pork filling of the shumai apparently add a flavor that remains even after the shumai cools off. The wooden package of the bento box also soaks up ...