No rule requires Japan’s elementary school students to wear the boxy, bulky backpack known as the randoseru. But for nearly 150 years, nearly all of them have.

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Getting a "randoseru" school backpack just before entering grade one is a major childhood milestone in Japan, and choosing ...

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Pupils in Japan are complaining that their backpacks for school are too heavy. In a recent survey, more than 90% of children aged 6-12 who use a randoseru - a sturdy backpack - said the weight of ...

Nike Offers Latest Take on Iconic Backpack Worn by Elementary Schoolchildren in Japan: The "randoseru" is an essential part of early school life in Japan.

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 ...

A fisherman in Japan found a backpack belonging to Pattie Wu-Murad, a missing hiker from Storrs, last week near the guest house she was staying at when she was last seen in April 2023.

A backpack and a single shoe belonging to Patricia Wu-Murad, a Connecticut mom who went missing in Japan last year, have been found, according to her family.

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