That ethos is certainly evident in a new limited-edition backpack produced by Murase Kabanko, a Japanese bag manufacturer ...

In Murase Kabanko's meticulously crafted bag, the company has created an ode to historic samurai armor with scrap leather.

HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift ...

This means back-to-school shopping is in full swing and incoming first-graders are lining up at stores around the country to get their first backpacks. Japanese elementary school children in Japan ...