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.

Travellers and pilgrims, too, adopted the ekiben (station bento), wrapped in bamboo leaves or tucked into handcrafted wooden boxes. II. The Side Dish of Change (Modernisation & Mass Production ...