In Japan, the so-called "Rankatsu" season for purchasing new school year backpacks called "Randoseru" has arrived. Rankatsu, a combination of Randoseru and the Japanese word "katsu (活)" meaning ...

This photo provided by Workman Co. shows the "ES student daypack" school bag. MAEBASHI -- School backpacks made of fabric used for bulletproof vests, marketed by a Gunma Prefecture company that sells ...

TOKYO -- The top future job pick for girls in their last year of elementary school is "manga artist/illustrator," while the most popular choice for boys is "athlete," a survey by a Japanese school bag ...