Shinbun Clip is a Japanese design. It’s a clip that holds the newspaper open so that it’s easier to read. It’s the perfect invention for rush hour train and subway rides.
Shinbun Clip makes reading the newspaper easier
Rush hour on trains in Tokyo is a sort of high-risk adventure sport for many Japanese salary men (office workers). It’s pretty tough being trampled every morning, not being able to sit down and, of course not being able to read your newspaper in peace. However, many salary men have their own method for reading the day’s news in a jam-packed subway car. To do so, they fold the paper, making it as small as possible so that they can hold it with one hand.
But folding the newspaper while standing on a crowded train is no easy task. It requires a great deal of skill and only the more veteran salary men, with years of experience, actually manage to do this. The secret to folding the newspaper is to bind the folds on the paper itself so the pages won’t slip.
Fortunately for those salary men who are just starting out, there’s a product that makes it easier to fold the newspaper: it’s called Shinbun Clip and it’s made by Realice.Inc.
Shinbun is Japanese for newspaper. Shinbun Clip is a simple clip that looks like a pair of chopsticks and is very efficient. All you have to do is put it in the newspaper’s fold and then, since the inside of the clip is curved, the paper won’t move. A round handle makes it easy to pull it out of the newspaper. It’s available in 6 different colors.
Rush hour will still be incredibly stressful, but at least you won’t be pissed off when you get to work, because you’ll have been able to read the newspaper at ease. Of course, you can also use it to read in the comfort of your own home.
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Shinbun Clip makes reading the newspaper easier
