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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Oct 12, 2019
Mix & blend Tokyo: Invent your own color of ink
At Kakimori and its annex, Inkstand by Kakimori, rediscover the pleasures of handwritten expression.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2018
After lira plunges, Toyo Ink puts construction of Turkish plant on hold
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. will postpone starting constructing a plant in Turkey, originally scheduled to begin later this year, as the fall of the Turkish lira raises the cost of procuring materials from abroad, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jun 18, 2016
Bright ideas for bookmarks, toys and apps
Kyouei Design's flashy bookmark
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2016
Embassies' ink stamp event gives Tokyo residents a window onto foreign cultures
People in Tokyo are being offered a fun way to visit foreign embassies and get a glimpse of their national cultures. More than 30 of them are taking part in a "stamp rally," in which participants visit specific locations and ink a square on a card at each site.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Aug 9, 2015
New marker's magic is ink's conductivity, user's creativity
Tokyo-based venture AgIC Inc.'s silver magic marker looks like any other average marker. But in fact, it's far from ordinary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2014
Pen inks reflect colors of Kobe city
When Kobe was struggling to recover from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, stationery designer Naoyuki Takeuchi would take solace in the vivid colors of nature found around town.

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