If someone makes you a homemade lunch, they likely really care about you. This is as true in Japan as anywhere else.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Start the new school year on a high note with this back-to-school-themed bento box. This lunch features a sandwich shaped like a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sad salad? We don’t know her. This bento box meal is packed with textures, colors and flavors that all but guarantee a mood (and ...

I have my share of parenting fails (too much screen time and an inconsistent bedtime routine to name a few), but packing a healthy, satisfying lunch for my daughter isn't one of them. I thank my ...

After almost two years of Zoom school, it may finally be time to brush up on your bag lunch game with a bento box. To get the kids excited for school again — while also making sure they stay as safe ...

Growing up outside of Tokyo, Chef Kenji Miyaishi’s mother used to send him off with bento boxes of onigiri rice balls, karaage fried chicken, tamago-yaki egg omelets and vegetables from her garden.

Maybe you’ve seen them in a Studio Ghibli movie, or maybe you’ve seen them in a TikTok tutorial. What is there to learn from bento boxes that are suddenly popping up in Western culture? To put it ...

Bento means lunch or lunch box. But for most Japanese home cooks, the act of preparing a bento box can mean much more than that. A bento box represents a mother’s love for her family. For centuries, ...