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Some weeks ago I spoke about the newly arrived Pilot Kaküno , an entry-level pen –JPY 1000, plus taxes— aimed at the school student. That pe...

The Tenth Madrid Pen Show was celebrated about a week ago (November 15th to 17th). It was an exciting event with thousands of pens, and hun...

I will be a bit narcissistic today and will show my collection of music nibs. All of them are Japanese. Clock-wise from the top, the...

Kawakubo is a Japanese nibmeister working in Tokyo. His main activity is as a repair man, but he is also well known among stylophiles and n...

Most of what could be said about today’s pen was already said . But yet, it triggers some reflections on pens and their roles nowadays. M...

Pilot has just released a new entry-level fountain pen—the Kaküno (カクノ). It aims, as we can see on the promotional leaflet, at the school-st...

The Fuente meeting in October is a regular event in Tokyo during the last 20 years. It is more of a social than of a trading encounter, and...