Pens, notebooks and everyday rituals. A journal for finding stationery that fits the way you live and work.
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Mitsubishi Pencil released four new barrel colors for its uniball ZENTO 3-color water-based ballpoint pen in Japan on October 22, 2026. The premium Flow model gets two colors plus a new knurled metal grip with a lower center of gravity, while the budget Standard model gets two brighter bicolor finis
Mitsubishi Pencil will release limited-edition barrel colors for two Jetstream ballpoint pens in Japan on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, marking 20 years since the line launched in its home market. The single-color Jetstream Standard and the Jetstream New 3-Color pen each come in Khaki Brown, Beige Brow
The wood-cased pencil took shape in stages. High-quality graphite was found at England's Borrowdale mine in the 1560s, and the first pencils were pieces of it set into wood. In 1795 the Frenchman Nicolas-Jacques Conté fired graphite mixed with clay, and the Japanese maker Mitsubishi Pencil says core
On September 14, 2026, the Japanese pen maker Pilot Corporation announced Pen no Himitsu (『ペンのひみつ』, "The Secrets of Pens"), a manga for elementary school children that it produced jointly with the Japanese educational publisher Gakken as No. 239 in the Gakken Manga de Yoku Wakaru series. The book is
Pilot Corporation has added six new colors to its Juice gel ink ballpoint pen line under the name Juice Ash Color, and they went on sale in Japan on September 16, 2026. Each ink is a softened shade with a light touch of gray mixed in. A single pen is ¥132 and the six-color set is ¥792 (both manufact
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Choose the colours your pages need before deciding whether the limited design belongs in your pencil case.
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Four announced colours create one decision; EF, F and M create another. Keep appearance and writing needs separate when comparing the new release.
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Compare three layouts by the decisions you need to make when opening your planner.
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Use your normal handwriting and paper to turn nib labels into a practical shortlist.
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Separate changeable working notes from records that need to remain.
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Use five roles as a starting point for a smaller, more deliberate everyday kit.
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Review the specification and the way it is sold.
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Turn observations into better future choices.
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