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 ...

The program is called Rawlings Elementary Food4Kids Backpack Program and operates with 16 to 20 dedicated volunteers. They have never missed a week of providing food bags to students in need.

Green rose to fourth place with 8.0%, up 4.3 percentage points from the previous survey when it was sixth. Seiban notes that popular colors reflect societal trends, with school backpacks now ...