Nearly every elementary school student in Japan carries a book bag known as a randoseru ... with some distinctive details like embroidered cartoon characters, animals or flowers, or inside ...

Whenever we come across pictures of Japanese school kids ... and even pastel shades! Some bags also come with personalised ...

They bear the names of the 375 children who now come to class with Jeri’s book bags slung over their shoulders, most of the kids in the school. Before holding Jeri’s notes, the chicken wire ...