Children Carry 20% of Their Body Weight Every Day. Let's Eliminate the Burden of Commuting to School.
Murase Bag Company, a school bag manufacturer, has announced its dream for the April Dream project: 'To eliminate the burden of commuting to school.' Pointing out that children's school bags have become significantly heavier, sometimes exceeding 10kg, the company aims not just to lighten bags but to halve the total weight of school luggage and build a collaborative system with schools, manufacturers, and local governments to address this social issue.
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Our company supports April Dream, a project to share dreams on April 1st. This press release is the dream of 'Murase Bag Company'.
Murase Bag Company Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi) announces its dream, 'To eliminate the burden of commuting to school,' as part of PR TIMES's April Dream project.
In recent years, the physical burden on children commuting to school has been increasing. The luggage of elementary school students has increased significantly compared to 20 years ago, and in some cases, junior and senior high school students carry over 10kg.
However, the reality is that even the parents who watch over them daily do not understand this burden実感として.
Every day, children commute to school carrying luggage equivalent to about 20% of their body weight.
Have you ever carried that weight yourself?
We want adults to experience that weight for themselves.
■ The 'Weight of School Commuting' is an Overlooked Social Issue
Due to an increase in textbooks, the introduction of tablet devices, and the normalization of carrying water bottles, children's school luggage continues to grow heavier each year.
As a result, physical effects such as strain on the shoulders and back, and poor posture have been pointed out. This condition is sometimes generally referred to as 'randoseru syndrome' or 'rucksack syndrome'.
However, this problem has not been sufficiently discussed amidst the perception that 'it's unavoidable during the growth period' or 'it was the same in the old days'.
■ Murase Bag Company's April Dream
Our dream is 'to eliminate the burden of commuting to school'.
It's not just about making school bags lighter.
We want to challenge the very way of commuting to school, aiming for:
・A society that halves the total weight of school luggage
・A mechanism for burden reduction created in collaboration with schools, manufacturers, and local governments
・An environment where children can commute to school without feeling physical strain
■ An Experience for Parents to Carry the 'Same Burden'
To help people understand this issue as their own, we want parents to experience carrying the same burden as their children.