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The Book Bag That Binds Japanese Society

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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.



Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/world/asia/japan-randoseru-backpack.html

Author : Motoko Rich and Noriko Hayashi

Publish date : 2024-07-15 11:09:59

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