First attempt at Bento office lunch

Hi all! This is my first post and my first attempt at a Bento lunch. My amazing wife and partner Angela bought me a bento box and a couple of pots for Xmas. Here is how I got on.

Genmai rice Grilled salmon Tsukemono, 4 ways

I’m very happy with the results, although I have so much to learn.

My first, most urgent question: how to organise cooking Genmai (brown) rice to be ready to pack for work by 8:00am. If the rice takes 2 hours to soak and 45 mins to cook and cool properly, I am waking myself up at 5:00am to soak the rice. Any tips on getting the rice cooked the night before but keeping it moist and good to eat? Thanks!