In her married life, Matsuura developed an urge to make “kyara-ben” (character bento), or elaborate box lunches that feature cute characters, when her only son grew up to be a high school ...
Two years ago, Christopher D Salyers's Face Food brought the curious, cute and infectiously popular phenomenon of charaben, or character bento boxes, into homes across the globe. Face Food ...
YOKOHAMA—Japan on April 10 marked Ekiben Day, celebrating the bento box lunches sold at train stations ... of the number 4 (April) and the character for 10. The Japan Anniversary Association ...