Murray McCory, JanSport founder who created school backpack, dies at 80
Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, ...
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Why Are We Putting Keychains on Designer Bags?
While some Birkin owners have turned their luxury purses into oversized, leather charm bracelets, it’s hardly the only design getting loaded up with accouterments. Partly thanks to TikTok, the trend ...
Japanese shoppers are entering their spending era. Not all luxury brands stand to benefit.
Luxury brands that align with Japanese values of quality, craftsmanship, and simplicity stand to win big in Japan.
The Japanese Airport That Says It Never Loses A Bag
Kansai International Airport in Japan can't be held responsible for the less superlative performance of airlines or other stops on a traveller's journey, but it claims its handlers never lose a bag.
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The Longchamp craze on campus: Bags are the newest form of self-expression
The Le Pliage tote leads the shift from backpacks to shoulder bags on campus, combining effortless style and self-expression ...
At 18, she dreamed about moving to Japan. When she turned 50, she quit her job and bought an abandoned home near Osaka.
Right before her 50th birthday last year, Chani decided something in her life had to change. She'd been working as a Japanese-language teacher in a school in Brisbane, Australia, for six years, and ...