In Murase Kabanko's meticulously crafted bag, the company has created an ode to historic samurai armor with scrap leather.

That ethos is certainly evident in a new limited-edition backpack produced by Murase Kabanko, a Japanese bag manufacturer ...

Miss Haruko Ota, a third grade teacher, peeks over the shoulder of Brenda Sheets, 10, daughter of Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. G.

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