Maruman Co., Ltd.'s (Head Office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo) "spiral note BASIC 150 sheets Black/Light Gray" received an Excellence Award in the Design Division at the "35th Japan Stationery Awards," an award ceremony recognizing stationery with excellent functionality and design. At the awards ceremony held on June 24, 2026 (Wed.) at the Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall, it was selected as the Grand Prize winner from among 12 Excellence Award products across all divisions. spiral note BASIC 150 sheets Black/Light Gray About the Award-Winning Product "spiral note BASIC" This is a long-selling series that continues to be loved as the origin of the spiral note series. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, we launched a 150-sheet type for generous use, which was highly praised by many customers. Following its popularity, we released "Black" and "Light Gray," which are easy to use in any situation. With a calm cover color and foil-stamped design, it has been finished as a notebook that blends well from business scenes to everyday use. The metal spiral ring and the long oval-shaped holes reduce snagging when turning pages and allow the notebook to lie flat when opened. Furthermore, by adopting Maruman's original writing paper, it is the ultimate basic notebook that pursues the fundamental actions of a notebook – "writing, turning, and tearing" – down to the finest detail. Features: Micro-perforated, Metal spiral ring, Lays flat Colors: Black, Light Gray Specifications: 150 sheets (300 pages) Generous 150 sheets Long oval-shaped holes reduce snagging when turning pages, designed to lie flat when opened, High-precision tear-off perforations Award Comment Misako Uchida, Head of Marketing Group, Maruman Co., Ltd. "Thank you very much for this prestigious award. To be honest, I was completely unprepared for the Grand Prize, so I am very surprised and deeply honored. Maruman is not a flashy company, but we consistently pursue manufacturing with sincerity and diligence. This award wi