The judges also felt it would help children become “more courageous”, as randoseru (sturdy backpacks with rounded lids like ...

The life-preserving backpack is the brainchild of newspaper delivery agent Joji Shimizu who was left dumbfounded by the loss of life at a public elementary school in northeastern Japan as a ...

trends in colors for school backpacks worn by students entering elementary school in Japan are changing, a survey by a trade industry association based in the capital's Taito Ward has shown.