Instead of brown lunch bags, Japanese kids typically bring bento boxes to school for lunch. And sometimes these bento boxes can be an outlet for mothers to unleash their creativity. You’ll can see how ...

From its humble beginnings in the 12th century, the bento box has come a long way to being a healthy and filling midday meal that is both cheap to make and often a miniature work of art. The packed ...

Gaining popularity around the world for its many healthy and money-saving benefits, bento is not just for doting mothers aiming to please their children or out-cute their peers. Take a look at the ...

While the creativity behind some Japanese packed lunches (bento) can be truly ah-mazing, sometimes simple is best — especially when you don’t have time but still want to send your kid off to school ...

It could be called extreme lunch making, involving all things, "cute," and "little." Kyaraben Bento is a growing trend — it's big in Japan and growing in popularity in Vancouver for fans of anime and ...

Working mums have it tough in Japan – creating Instagram-worthy, healthy lunches is one of many pressures they say they face Each year, five billion lunch boxes are made at home in Japan. That's ...

TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters Life!) - There are many reasons to eat bento boxes, Japan's packed lunch in a compartmentalized box: weight control, saving money, or just enjoying Japanese culture. Sign up ...

Editor’s Note: Joshua Paul Dale is a professor at Tokyo Gakugei University. He is co-editor of “The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness”, and the editor of “Cute Studies,” a special issue of the East ...