Tokyo Inklings

CY and Jacob

A Guide to the Japanese Fountain Pen World.

  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Live from TIPS 2024

    CY,  Jacob, and special guest Drew Brown report live from the 2024 Tokyo International Pen Show.

     

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    Jingle by Audionautix.com (CC Attribution).

    12 November 2024, 3:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Silence Is A Container

    CY and Jacob delve into Hobonichi's paper troubles, analyze eye-opening fountain pen sales figures from Nikkei, and discuss how to address rumors.

     

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    Jingle by Audionautix.com (CC Attribution).

    29 September 2024, 2:59 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    A Concerning Lack of Sparkles

    CY and Jacob discuss Pilot's latest product announcements, Sailor's ongoing financial woes, upcoming stationery events in Tokyo, and recent US pen shows.

     

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    Jingle by Audionautix.com (CC Attribution).

    8 September 2024, 2:59 pm
  • 59 minutes 58 seconds
    Investigative Journaling

    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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    Jingle by Audionautix.com (CC Attribution).

    19 May 2024, 2:59 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Mean Girls Energy

    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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    28 April 2024, 2:59 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    They're All Snobs

    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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    17 March 2024, 2:59 pm
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    Get Off My Lawn

    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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    3 January 2024, 2:59 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Not My Podcast

    CY, Jacob, and returning guests Khuê and Alesa talk about recent acquisitions, pen shows, Sailor saturation, and mystery vac fillers.

     

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    18 September 2023, 2:59 pm
  • 1 hour 8 seconds
    Less Savage Than Bungujoshi

    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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    14 April 2023, 2:59 pm
  • 59 minutes 23 seconds
    Across the North Pole

    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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    5 March 2023, 2:59 pm
  • 57 minutes 14 seconds
    Polypolypoly

    CY and Jacob talk about turned acrylics, faceted barrels, price increases, counterfeit pens, and middle names.

     

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    29 January 2023, 2:59 pm
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