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Totoro bento lunch boxes are back just in time for spring picnic and cherry blossom season!【Pics】

A variety of lunch boxes featuring the Studio Ghibli star to suit your springtime outdoor dining needs.

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Minnaka: New unstaffed convenience store opens in Tokyo with cheap bentos and Costco food

Japanese entrepreneur reimagines the convenience store with unique features for customers.

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7-Eleven Japan teams up with gourmet Mochizuki-san manga for a line of hefty, bingeable foods

It’s a collaboration that seemed destined to happen, but will the real deal meet the high expectations–and high calories–of the popular manga? 

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Initial D wet wipe cases and bento boxes drift into Japan, available at Narita Airport too

Let the Eurobeat intensify as anime’s most famous street racing series helps you stay clean and stay fed.

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New instant noodles taste like that bland spaghetti they stick under hamburger in bentos

All that excitement and magic is harnessed in one cup.

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Japanese convenience stores have tasty, diet-friendly meals, like these three under 500 calories

If you’ve gained some unintended weight over the holidays, believe it or not, Japanese convenience stores are a great place to start your diet.

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Traveling with taste: Try one of Tokyo Station’s top ten ranked ekiben

Next time you’re passing through, keep an eye out for one of these station bento to treat yourself during your travels.

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Japan now has fish-shaped soy sauce bottle hand cream

Still serves up soy, but in a different way.

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Is downtown Tokyo’s crazy cheap 290-yen bento boxed lunch shop still around, and is it still cheap?

Mr. Sato goes to check on Nihamaru Bento in Shin Okubo.

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Tokaido Shinkansen Sushi Journey Bento takes your taste buds on a trip from Tokyo to Osaka

Bullet train travel gets a tasty new ekiben upgrade.

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Japanese convenience store releases a new bento sandwich, but is it better than a bento rice ball?

“Built-in” bentos are currently transforming the konbini food scene.

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Street Fighter sushi bento boxes are here so you won’t have to fight on an empty stomach

Eye-catching regional sushi gets awesome-looking bento illustrations of video gaming’s martial arts masters.

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Do 7-Eleven Japan’s new back-to-budget-friendly-basics rice bowls make us happy?【Taste test】

The fight against convenience store price creep heats up.

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How to make a Japanese convenience store bento look like a meal from a restaurant

Local hack elevates convenience store food in seconds.

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Epic cutlet sandwiches in Osaka are the best Shinkansen bento

A tasty way to travel on the bullet train.

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Our delivery of meat from Katsuya was so full of everything deep-fried that we almost cried

Nevertheless, we dutifully dissected every element of the chain’s new takeout-exclusive “Full Mori” menu item before downing it all.

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Japanese sake brewery helps to create a stunning bento meal

Centuries of brewing experience makes traditional Japanese food taste better than ever before.

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Japan’s new bento has people talking and hearts burning because it’s all fried chicken skins

We taste-test the unusual innovation.

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Lawson Store 100 starts their own free upsize campaign to match its parent convenience store

More for even less!

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New bento bread makes us rethink sandwiches…and Japanese bentos

Local bread specialist pushes the boat out with a surprising addition to their store.

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