Tokyo Inklings
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Two Tokyoites' insider views on the Japanese fountain pen world!
Tokyo Inklings
2M ago
CY and Jacob discuss fountain pen marketing, the Q1 earnings of Pilot and Sailor, and share their first impressions of the Sailor Tuzu.
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Tokyo Inklings
3M ago
CY and Jacob discuss Sailor's new Tuzu pen, Korean stationery, glass pen snobbery, recent and upcoming events, and Mitsubishi Pencil's trademark headaches in early postwar Japan.
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Tokyo Inklings
4M ago
CY and Jacob, joined by returning guests Khuê and Alesa, discuss spring pen fairs, stationery M&A news, earthquakes, and a new steel nib.
This episode was recorded on March 3rd.
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Tokyo Inklings
7M ago
CY, Jacob, along with returning guests Khuê and Alesa, reflect on the past year and make some predictions for 2024.
Note: This episode was recorded early on January 1st, hours before the earthquake. All of us are OK, and we will talk about it in the next episode.
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Tokyo Inklings
11M ago
CY, Jacob, and returning guests Khuê and Alesa talk about recent acquisitions, pen shows, Sailor saturation, and mystery vac fillers.
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Tokyo Inklings
1y ago
CY, Jacob, and returning guests Khuê and Alesa talk about last month's pen shows, Pro Gear saturation, and distilled water.
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Tokyo Inklings
1y ago
CY and Jacob talk about large and small Sailor nibs, long flights, retractable fountain pens, clicky keyboards, vermilion urushi, and owls.
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Tokyo Inklings
1y ago
CY and Jacob talk about turned acrylics, faceted barrels, price increases, counterfeit pens, and middle names.
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Tokyo Inklings
1y ago
CY, Jacob, and returning guests Alesa and Khuê look back at 2022 and try to make a few predictions for 2023.
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Tokyo Inklings
1y ago
CY and Jacob discuss stationery gifts, Pilot's elusive annual Capless LE, filling systems, clicky knocks, and vintage camera lenses.
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