YOKOHAMA—Japan on April 10 marked Ekiben Day, celebrating the bento box lunches sold at train ... for “ben” looks like a combination of the number 4 (April) and the character for 10.

AOMORI--A bento boxed lunch crammed with fish offerings snared the top award at the Ekiben Grand Prix 2022 contest last month. It was the first time for a company based in this northern Honshu ...