Reporter pad spiral binding

Once a classic tool for journalists and reporters, the notepad named after them in the typical small portrait format has long since conquered all areas of life. Measuring 20 × 10.5 cm, the reporter's notepad fits comfortably in the hand. There is space for 100 sheets of soft white uncoated paper between the sturdy covers with solid spiral binding. An elastic band holds everything in place when closed or when the notepad is open. This makes it easy to note down what needs to be immortalized, even in windy and stormy conditions. The reporter's notepad is available with three rulings: blank (blue cover), ruled (black cover) or with a dot grid (gray cover).

The outstanding characteristics and undisputed extraordinarily high quality of Japanese stationery have partly to do with the fact that Japanese writing is difficult to mechanise on a typewriter. The first typewriters were introduced at the beginning of the last century. In addition to Japanese syllable writing the Chinese characters called “Kanji” are common in Japan. The Kanji prove to be exceptionally difficult to reproduce. Until the introduction of the personal computer in the office, it was customary therefore to write business correspondence by hand, and one used the best stationery available to leave a good impression. The passion for extraordinary stationery has survived in Japan even if it is not used for official correspondence anymore. For daily notes, a paper like the lined note paper offered here is put to use. It‘s thread-sewn and features a spine reinforced with black and gold embossed spine tape. An obscure, if amusing side remark: By printing “containing best-ruled foolscap” the Japanese manufacturer came a cropper. Because none of these notebooks is in foolscap, the traditional Anglo-Saxon paper format somewhat larger than DIN A4.