Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

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Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

The 11.11 sale is here, and Singapore’s biggest shopping event of the year brings a windfall of deals you won’t want to miss.

Her collection features beautiful pieces made with Japanese tensha beads ... They also have colourful bags that can be worn ...

This includes an exclusive facility to cater to Mitsubishi and increase the company’s wallet share in the Japanese giant’s business. The company has been working with Mitsubishi since 2012 and ...

Bowhunting whitetails is a game that involves a lot of moving pieces, and bowhunting backpacks keep all those pieces together. A bow, arrows, tree stand, climbing sticks, binoculars, rangefinder, ...

Japanese-style knives are usually lighter with a thinner blade and straighter edge, ideal when you’re after extreme precision. To make the landscape more complicated, some Japanese companies ...

As New York Magazine deputy editor Alexis Swerdloff wrote in her initial ode to the cult Japanese planner, “The leather-bound book is hefty and feels like I’m actually holding something ...

Shelf-sharing seeks to save bookstores in Japan "I'm holding an illustrated book of cheeses," says a delighted Tomoyo Ozumi, a customer at a growing kind of bookshop in Japan where anyone wanting to ...

“Us Fools,” by Nora Lange, is a tale of two sisters living through the diseased expanse of the country’s recent history. By Eleanor Henderson Suggested reading from critics and editors at ...

Take a peek at this year’s winners. Cozy, whimsical novels — often featuring magical cats — that have long been popular in Japan and Korea are taking off globally. Fans say they offer ...