The traditional Japanese primary-school child's backpack has become the surprising must-have souvenir for foreign visitors to Japan this year. Known locally as - from the Dutch word for backpack ...

The Japanese academic year starts in spring, so it won’t be long until the new batch of first-graders head off to school carrying their boxy leather randoseru backpacks. It’ll be an emotional moment ...

Randoseru, the traditional Japanese school bag, dates back to the Meiji era and symbolizes discipline and educational ...

The observing lifeguards apparently gave the backpacks high marks. The lifejacket-backpacks are the brainchild of a man in his 70s who visited Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi ...

Randoseru isn’t just a trendy school accessory—it dates back to the Meiji era (1868-1912), when Japan was modernizing its education system. The design was inspired by military backpacks from ...