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Tombow Customizes the Mono Graph Lite for 2027 New Year Greetings
Featured StoryOct 17, 2026

Tombow Customizes the Mono Graph Lite for 2027 New Year Greetings

Through Novelty Gift Mall, Tombow has launched a seasonal gifting program featuring custom zodiac printing on its Mono Graph Lite oil-based pens.

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[Gentei Edition] Nagasawa Debuts the Sailor Pro Gear "Milk Chocolate" Fountain Pen and Ink

[Gentei Edition] Nagasawa Debuts the Sailor Pro Gear "Milk Chocolate" Fountain Pen and Ink

Nagasawa has officially announced the next entry to their chocolate-inspired line: the Nagasawa "Milk Chocolate" Fountain Pen available October 16

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Oct 14, 2026
City Pop on Your Desk: Nakabayashi Puts Flat-Lay Binding Into a Retro CD Jewel Case

City Pop on Your Desk: Nakabayashi Puts Flat-Lay Binding Into a Retro CD Jewel Case

Nakabayashi is leaning into early Heisei-era nostalgia with its new CD inspired Compact Notebook lineup, rolling out across Japan in October 2026.

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Oct 13, 2026
Waiting for Spring: Sailor and Home Shopping Channel Hokkaido’s Shima Enaga

Waiting for Spring: Sailor and Home Shopping Channel Hokkaido’s Shima Enaga

Retailer Home Shopping has partnered once again with Sailor Pen to release a revised edition of its boutique fountain pen: “Haru o Matsu Shima Enaga”

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Oct 12, 2026
[Gentei Edition] Field Tested: Kokuyo and mt Turn the Classic Surveyor's Notebook Into a Blank Canvas

[Gentei Edition] Field Tested: Kokuyo and mt Turn the Classic Surveyor's Notebook Into a Blank Canvas

Starting October 14, 2026, Kokuyo is teaming up with Kamoi Kakoshi’s cult washi tape label mt for an eight-design limited collaboration notebook.

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Oct 11, 2026
Laban’s OCEANA Brings Coastal Armor to the Fountain Pen World

Laban’s OCEANA Brings Coastal Armor to the Fountain Pen World

Taiwanese stationery company Laban has released its new line of luxury fountain pen, OCEANA, which features real abalone shell with a gold skeleton frame.

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Oct 10, 2026
Numbers Game: Kyoto Textile Label SOU・SOU Puts a Monochromatic Spin on Kokuyo Staples

Numbers Game: Kyoto Textile Label SOU・SOU Puts a Monochromatic Spin on Kokuyo Staples

Kyoto-based textile brand SOU・SOU will be collaborating with Japanese stationery giant KOKUYO Commerce Co., to release a new design for their products.

StationeryNew Product
Oct 9, 2026