Randoseru, the traditional Japanese school bag, dates back to the Meiji ... when Japan was modernizing its education system. The design was inspired by military backpacks from the Netherlands ...

TOKYO -- Browsing in the trendy 109 department store here, 16-year-olds Sumie Tanaka and Saki Sanao are wearing what look like typical Japanese school uniforms: white blouses, navy-blue pleated ...

In gym class, they play traditional Japanese sports day group competitions like tug-of-war or throwing bean bags high into a net basket. Like Japanese school children, they also practice ...

KIMITSU, Chiba -- Inbound tourists dressed in traditional Japanese uniforms experienced nostalgic school life in Japan during a unique one-day program at a former school building here ...