Japan is one of the most culinarily rich countries on Earth, and many of its ancient food traditions live on today. One of ...

Japanese "ekiben" box lunches sold at railroad stations will soon be making the long journey to Switzerland for train commuters to try there. Three long-established train lunch makers in Japan ...

As if to make up for the lost opportunities, ekiben products now feature at department stores and supermarkets. But it’s not the same as grabbing a bento at the station and tucking into the ...

In Nagaoka, there's an ekiben shaped by layers of tradition, featuring chicken meatballs with local chili, 100-year-old abura-age, thrice-pickled eggplants in miso and more, each with their own story.

a family trio makes just 40 ekiben per day. The surf clam called hokkigai, a regional comfort food, is locally sourced, along with the kombu and even the salt. These bento abundantly incorporate ...