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.

Ekiben (a word that combines the Japanese words for station and boxed meal) are sold at stations and on trains throughout Japan. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic, which affected ridership ...

HOKUTO, Yamanashi Prefecture--A boxed feast offered by a company here brought home the bacon from the Ekiben Grand Prix 2021 contest as the best “ekiben” lunch sold at train stations and on ...

ZURICH (Kyodo) -- Japanese-style train-ride eats went on sale at Zurich's main station Thursday, with travelers and locals flocking to the pop-up store featuring bento boxed meals that have ...

Japanese companies have joined forces to bring Japan’s ekiben – bento box meals sold at railway stations – to the world, with Switzerland their first stop. A consortium formed by bento box ...