BENTO

Too cute to eat? In this breezy clip, J-food vlogger and cookbook author Namiko Chen of Just One Cookbook shows you how to crank the kawaii factor of your bento box to dangerously adorable proportions.

Before dating, teenage girls may attract their love interest’s attention with a homemade lunch.

The bento’s sleekness, compactness, balance and visual appeal have spurred ideas for various businesses in Japan and beyond.

YouTuber Ochikeron assembles three very different bento-style lunches in plastic travel tumblers. What a great idea!

With some Japanese mothers admitting to spending hours each morning on their children’s lunches, how far is too far in the name of kawaii?

Ever think of eating bento in Japan, but had trouble finding one that's halal? Wherever you are, we've got you covered!

Kyarabenist.jp works to foster a love of "kyaraben," or character bento.

Enjoy these hilarious examples of times Japanese mothers, for whatever reason, decided today just wasn't the day for their loved one to receive an elaborate lunch.