Ebisu Mini Japan in Towson opened in October, and business has been good ever since, said George Dong, a store manager.

Offering quality, style and functionality in equal measure, these sophisticated backpacks will have you looking like a ...

PEN America's list includes books that were removed from school libraries and classroom shelves by districts without a formal challenge, books that were pulled pending a review, and books ...

Indiana school districts were required to create and implement a technology policy restricting use of cellphones during class ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local teacher is sharing the true story of a Nazi guard who settled in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, becoming a school custodian there, and what happened when his dark past ...

“Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut. All have been pulled from the shelves of some Florida schools, according to the latest list compiled by the Florida Department of ...

That ethos is certainly evident in a new limited-edition backpack produced by Murase Kabanko, a Japanese bag manufacturer that’s been ... children become “more courageous”, as randoseru (sturdy ...

Book bans reached a record high in the 2023-24 school year, with instances of both books banned and the number of unique titles banned almost tripling over the year before, according to a report ...

Officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, found “no real firearms” in the home of a boy accused of attempting to enter a secure area of an elementary school, police said Friday. The 13-year-old ...

A new backpack can be an essential back-to-school purchase and also makes for a wonderful Christmas or birthday gift. What we look for in a backpack First, we looked for sturdy backpacks to hold heavy ...

I’ve been researching the lives of “silver backpackers”: Japanese seniors who embark ... in a suburb so the children could attend a good school. It significantly increased his commute ...

Only about one-fifth of Japanese high school boys have had their first kiss, the lowest rate recorded since the organization began its national survey in 1974. Among female high school students ...