Character bento is where the children's lunch box meets art. Using simple techniques and a bit of personal creativity, every lunch box can be a blank canvas. Divide the rice into three equal portions.

A little rice, some Japanese-style hamburger and a deep love of geeky subject matter have turned bento box blogger AnnaTheRed into an accidental internet star. Inspired by sci-fi, anime and videogames ...

Everyone loves Hayao Miyazaki, and the imaginative worlds he created in his films have inspired many of us to dream and create. One Miyazaki fan took things a step further, using Miyazaki himself to ...

Film critics and commentators have often drawn parallels between "My Neighbor Totoro" and aspects of Japan’s religious beliefs and folklore, particularly the concept of spirits and deities being ...

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--Artist Miki Matsuura's works are a mouth-watering feast for the eyes. The works of the "avant-gardist bento artist” here never stop evolving. Matsuura, 60, had ...

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 ...