Police have arrested two primary school teachers in Japan for taking and sharing indecent images of young girls in a chat ...

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 ...

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

The 29-year-old New Yorker was participating in a one-day mock school experience at "Kimino High School" for foreign tourists in Japan. It's designed to appeal to anime fans like Wu and his wife ...

The 29-year-old New Yorker was participating in a one-day mock school experience at "Kimino High School" for foreign tourists in Japan. It's designed to appeal to anime fans like Wu and his wife ...

For her senior year backpack, the Westchester high school student is celebrating her love for Ariel. For years, the Disney fan dressed up as mermaid Ariel for birthday parties and Halloween.

I grew up in Oregon, but I moved to rural Japan to finish high school when I was 17.; Unlike my experience in the US, school commutes were longer and clubs were an even bigger deal. My unique high ...

Spicy foods may help you live longer 07:27. Tokyo — Fourteen Japanese high school students were taken to hospital Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips, local media said. More than 30 ...

The teachers' group chat came to light after one of the teachers involved was arrested for having "deposited bodily fluids" on a 15-year-old girl's backpack, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported.

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 ...