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 ...

TOKYO -- The "randoseru" traditional Japanese school backpack sales season is starting earlier, with some parents of children entering elementary school in April 2026 already making selections.