Editor’s Note: Joshua Paul Dale is a professor at Tokyo Gakugei University. He is co-editor of “The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness”, and the editor of “Cute Studies,” a special issue of the East ...

Charaben is the Japanese art of creating bento boxes that are filled with, well, art. Instead of arranging a simple lunch, charabenists use edible ingredients to form popular characters and ...

Following our previous post, we'd like to further explore the amazing world of charaben. This post will show you charaben of various anime and manga characters as well as original works by Muku sensei ...

Good Food Face Food Japanese pop culture enthusiast Christopher Salyers documents charaben, the cute and creative characters made from food for Japanese children's bento lunch boxes, in his book, Face ...

Charaben culture Link Copied! Bento boxes are a integral part of lunch culture in Japan, but the practice of preparing a balanced meal has evolved into something "charaben" -- character bento boxes.

A little rice, some Japanese-style hamburger and a deep love of geeky subject matter have turned bento box blogger AnnaTheRed into an accidental internet star. Inspired by sci-fi, anime and videogames ...

The Japanese art of charaben, or 'character bento’, brings new meaning to the concept of creative school lunches. For most Australian parents, finding the time to slap together a healthy sandwich and ...

A mother-of-two has cooked-up over one HUNDRED recipes to turn her sons' dull packed lunches into staggering works of art. Li Ming, 38, makes six designs each and every week for her two boys, Lucas ...

Bento boxes are a integral part of lunch culture in Japan, but the practice of preparing a balanced meal has evolved into something "charaben" -- character bento boxes.