Crowds of representatives from home improvement centers, supermarkets and other stores flocked to Japan's largest stationery and office products fair on Thursday to take in the latest innovations in work supplies.
The 27th International Stationery and Office Products Fair Tokyo drew the participation of a record 345 companies this year at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward, including firms seeking to enter the Japanese and Asian-Pacific markets.
"We have the largest number of participants ever this year," said spokeswoman Saya Kodama of Reed Exhibitions Japan, the organizer of the fair, which dates back to 1986. The fair runs until July 8.