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Lunchbox art: in one end, then out the other

Japanese housewives are letting their creative juices flow by making elaborate lunchboxes for their children

AP , ICHIHARA, JAPAN

Mari Miyazawa, the host of a popular site, e-obento.com, since 2004, said she started making bento to save money, but now it's become a full-time job: she's authored three cookbooks and is one of the most recognized lunchbox artists in the country.

Miyazawa, 45, a former computer graphics artist, says that making bento art is more demanding because it's impossible to edit — you either get it right nor not."

"I finally found the perfect medium,'' she said.

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