Ever-Evolving Stationery: Japan’s Stationery King Names His Top Five Picks

Sarasa Mark On no-smear ballpoint pens. (Courtesy of Zebra Co., Ltd.)

Mojini Line no-smear highlighter pens. (Courtesy of Zebra Co., Ltd.)

V. Spark’s Twinkle Star dual-color ballpoint pen.

Memoterior pads from Paperly. Left to right: pads for fountain pen, ballpoint pen, and pencil, and a fountain-pen pad in action.

The Togariturn pencil sharpener from Sonic.

The Kitter box cutter.