Part of what makes a good warrior is being able to think on your feet and repurpose materials to suit your own needs. That ethos is certainly evident in a new limited-edition backpack produced by ...

Sick of backpacks that can’t hold every belonging you’ve owned in the last decade? A Japanese apparel company has you covered. The Backpacker’s Closet, a new item from a manufacturer called CWF, is ...

As Japanese junior school children start the new academic year, they will all be carrying a piece of equipment that has its roots in Europe but is now a rite of passage. Julian Ryall reports from ...

mastermind Japan x Visvim Backpack: In what we anticipate is an ongoing celebration of mastermind Japan's 10th Anniversary, Visvim has collaborated to create a special Isetan exclusive backpack.

Fact: Japanese gear companies appropriating vintage American outdoor designs is awesome, always. Okay, maybe that’s hyperbole, but it is undeniable that Japan has led the charge into the current trend ...

One Japanese retailer is taking backpacks to an extreme level with the unveiling of one that’s so huge it can fit maybe a futon, or a person. Sold by the Backpacker’s Closet by CWF, the nylon bags are ...

A life-size cat backpack made of faux fur is making waves on Twitter in Japan. The bags are hand-sewn by Miho Katsumi, a Japanese housewife based in Fukui prefecture. The backpacks sell for $1,000 a ...

The traditional Japanese primary-school child's backpack has become the surprising must-have souvenir for foreign visitors to Japan this year. Known locally as randoseru - from the Dutch word ransel ...

Nintendo and San-ei Boeki have released new plushes modeled after the traveling backpack Korok from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. These plushes are now available for purchase at ...

For several years, Japanese schoolchildren have been donating their used randoseru backpacks to an NGO that distributes them to needy children in Afghanistan. The program has helped to highlight the ...