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 ...

Bob Hope Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Tameko Kekiwi, left, works with Futenma Daini Elementary School teacher Kotono Arasaki to prepare a lesson at her school on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, on ...

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

While some Birkin owners have turned their luxury purses into oversized, leather charm bracelets, it’s hardly the only design ...

Suitcase handles are aligned in a direction that is easy for customers to pick up," Habuta said."We hand fragile items, strollers, surfboards and skis directly to passengers," he said.Luggage is on ...