Surprisingly light to use and compact.
Economical for frequent use, refillable type Introducing the “Pit Air Mini Refillable” Glue Tape

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo, President: Akihiro Ogawa) announced a palm sized compact version of "Pit Air" glue tape (released in May 2019) the "Pit Air Mini Refillable" (bra...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/210225/

Introducing a precision writing slender tip ballpoint pen
“Monograph Lite” 0.38 mm & 0.5 mm
Wide field of view around the pen tip. Light and smooth writing like never before.

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President: Akihiro Ogawa) announced a 5.2mm needle tip pen with a wide view around the pen tip for precise writing. The knock-type ultra-low visc...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/212018/

Launch of MONO× MIDDLA mask

MONO×MIDDLA, a collaboration brand of Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. ( President & CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) and fashion brand MIDDLA(Representative & Designer:Oharu Ando),will launch the original mask. P...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/210212/

Clear and Pastel Personal Colors Added to Lineup of MONO AIR Refillable Type Correction Tape
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Popular for Low Application Effort and Economic Efficiency to the End

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce that, thanks to robust sales owing to the expansion of learning and working environments, it wil...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/210203/

Back By Popular Demand, Additional Shipments of the Much-Discussed Limited-Edition Smoky Color Series
Mechanical pencils, erasers, glue sticks, and now even correction tape

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) released the Limited-Edition Smoky Color Series of color-coordinated mechanical pencils, erasers, and glue st...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/201126/

Debuting the MONO×MIDDLA Brand Collaboration
MAKE NEW HERITAGE

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement on the licensing (approval of utilization*) of its MON...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/201118/

【Report】 The 5th Tombow Display Contest

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) called on stationery stores nationwide to hold the "Tombow Display Contest" for two months from July 1 this yea...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/201106/

Launch of a KAKIKATA Pencil that Erases Cleanly and Completely, Leaving Notebooks Clean
An Industry First: A Dark Pencil That Erases Easily

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce the launch of the “ippo! Easy Erase KAKIKATA Pencil,” a dark pencil for schoolchildren t...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/201104_1/

The Vivid Red MARUtsukeyo, Now in Dual-Color 70:30 Red and Blue
A Good Balance Throughout Its Use Life
Launch of “ippo! MARUtsukeyo red&blue 70:30 Pencil”

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce the launch of the “red&blue 70:30,” a dual-color pencil with a good balance througho...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/201104_2/

Hit product in the U.S., the ABT 10 color set will now be available in Japan
Color choices made easy with a 10-color set available in five different themed packs.

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce the launch of the American version of the 10-color set of “ABT” water-based markers (cur...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/201016/

Comes with “IKEMEN” Sticky Pads, popular with the ladies
Enjoy communicating with Playcolor K & Playcolor Dot
Limited Edition Playcolor x “IKEMEN” Sticky Pads Set”

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce the launch of a limited edition special set comprising of water-based markers from our “...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/201005/

Establishment of the “ABT Art Contest 2020”
Applications start October 1, 2020

We are establishing an art contest for a range of art work, including lettering, landscapes, portraits and illustrations, etc. that anyone* can apply for over the Internet. *Applicants must reside in...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200907/

Tombow Pencil’s Stationery Goods for Schoolchildren
Anti-slip Easy to Grip Training Pencil Wins Kids Design Award 2020

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce that its “ippo!” series Anti-slip Easy to Grip Training Pencil has won the 2020 Kids Des...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200821/

Launching Animal Ring Decorations for PiT Glue Sticks
Cute and Functional
Prevents Falling and Rolling, Easy to Open

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce the launch of a cute and functional animal ring decoration (photo below), available as a...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200727/

Cosmetic Colors for Writing, Erasing, and Gluing
Launching the Limited-Edition Smoky Color Series

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce the launch of its limited-edition Smoky Color series of products, with coloring inspir...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200610/

8900 Pencils to Be Part of “The Brands Masterpiece,” the Spring & Summer 2020 Collection from UNIQLO’s Graphic T-Shirt Brand UT

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. will participate in “The Brands Masterpiece,” the Spring and Summer 2020 collection for UT, UNIQLO CO., LTD.’s graphic t-shirt brand. The concept behind this collection is “UT ...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200325/

Mono Air Pen Type Launches 23% less effort required to apply tape. Resource saving, waste reducing refillable type.

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa)On March 12th the "Mono Air Pen Type" correction tape will launch at stationery stores and mass retailers ...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200304/

Created by children and guardians – the Tombow Pencil School Stationery Series “ippo!” 2020

With the start of the 2020 school year just around the corner, it is time to start preparing your back-to-school supplies. Introducing the Tombow pencil school stationery series, “ippo!”. ippo! is ...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200226/

“ PiT AIR” received the iF DESIGN AWARD 2020.

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters, Kita-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO Akihiro Ogawa) has received the iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 (iF Award) for the glue tapes " PiT AIR". This is the 15th time in two yea...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200207_2/

Sketch Landscapes from All Four Seasons:
Launching the IROJITEN 24-Color Portable Colored Pencil Set

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiro Ogawa) is pleased to announce the launch of the IROJITEN 24-Color Portable Colored Pencil Set, a set of 24 different c...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/200129/

Radio program Tombow Pencil Presents Recommen! Student Support Special

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Headquarters Kita-ku, Tokyo, President Akihiro Ogawa) is part of the "You are not alone" campaign that Nippon Cultural Broadcasting is developed for students taking examinees ...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/191127/

Introducing the crack and break resistant “MONO TOUGH” eraser 8 times stronger than our standard eraser.

TOMBOW Pencil Co., Ltd. (Headquarters Kita-ku, Tokyo, President Akihiro Ogawa) announced the crack and break resistant MONO TOUGH eraser that is 8 times stronger than the standard Mono eraser and will...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/191120/

An introductory book full of style and how-to with brush pen ABT
Tombow Pencil Supervised “Casual Hand Lettering Life” published

"Casual Hand Lettering Life," an introduction to the current topic of hand lettering (modern calligraphy), was released on November 7 th from SHUFUNOTOMO Co., Ltd. It was supervised by "FUN ART STUDIO...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/191113/

MONO Color 50th Anniversary Special Event
The 4th MONO Series General Display Contest

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo, President: Akihiro Ogawa) held the annual MONO Series General Display Contest (hereafter, the "Display Contest") from July 1 to August 31. This y...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/191101/

Comfort and reliability of the popular “Pit Air”, an easy to use mini-type powerful glue tape.

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo, President: Akihiro Ogawa) announced the Pit Air Mini (trade name), a high adhesive strength glue tape that is surprisingly easy to apply (50% les...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/191025/

Anti-slip Easy to Grip Training Pencil
A new product in the “Ippo” stationery series supporting school children’s first step towards learning

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Tokyo, President: Akihiro Ogawa) will launch a new product for the 2020 school year in the school children's stationery series "Ippo!" Launch date Octob...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/191021/

[TOMBOW WATER BRUSH] Product Launch
Enriches the expression of mixed colors and shades

Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Head office, Kita-ku, Tokyo, President, Akihiro Ogawa) will release a portable water brush. The work of waterborne markers and watercolor paints can be easily applied to the e...

https://www.tombow.com/en/press/190621/

Correction Coverage

When looking at a correction through the back of the paper sometimes the writing can be seen. This is because light passing through the paper is blocked by the writing and looks black. On the other ha...

https://www.tombow.com/en/faq/48c/

Why no ink coming out

You may not be able to write on the marking pen even if you use the lid as a cover. Since the ink uses volatile solvents and water, it is very slow, but the solvent inside will slowly evaporate throug...

https://www.tombow.com/en/faq/71m/

Why does liquid glue ease to create wrinkles

Paper fiber absorbs water, swells, and stretches, making it prone to wrinkles....

https://www.tombow.com/en/faq/03g/

How to handle lead leftover

The structure of the mechanical pencil is that the tip pipe and the chuck that feeds the core are separated, so if the core becomes short and comes off from the chuck, it gets loose because it is not ...

https://www.tombow.com/en/faq/34s/

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy In compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and related laws and regulations, Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (hereinafter the "Company" or "we") has established the...

https://www.tombow.com/en/policy/private-policy/