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 ...

My sister was relieved when their high school days were over because she had been making lunch boxes for them out ... Tada is a Japanese food journalist and editor of Pen & Spoon, a website ...

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 ...

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 ...