Unlike regular school bags, these are built to last for six years of elementary school and beyond. But why do Japanese children still carry these traditional backpacks? Randoseru isn’t just a ...

Part of what makes the design of Japan’s randoseru rucksacks so iconic is how they blend stylishness, utility, and ...

Japanese elementary school children in Japan have ... The Randoseru Association says the tradition of the Japanese school bag started at an educational institute in Tokyo called Gakushuin, founded ...

marked the 50th anniversary this fiscal year since starting to give out original-design randoseru traditional school backpacks for free to all children being enrolled in elementary schools in the ...