By ETSUKO AKUZAWA/ Staff Writer
September 19, 2021 at 10:30 JST
The life-preserving randoseru backpack was developed by Joji Shimizu, right, who operates a newspaper delivery shop, and Takashi Yoshizawa, president of Sakae Shokai. (Etsuko Akuzawa)
HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift emergency flotation devices if children get caught in a tsunami or heavy flooding. [Read More]
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