{
  "id": 5978746,
  "title": "New Transforming Business Card case brings anime mecha to Japanese work meetings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/new-transforming-business-card-case-brings-anime-mecha-to-japanese",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T13:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SoraNews24",
    "slug": "soranews24",
    "url": "https://soranews24.com/2026/09/06/new-transforming-business-card-case-brings-anime-mecha-to-japanese-work-meetings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mobile suits and mobile stationery have transformed the humble business card into a mecha-inspired experience in Japanese work meetings. Exchanging business cards in Japan is a formal affair, with a specific etiquette known as \"Meishi Koukan.\" To make a good first impression, one must follow a series of steps, including the proper use of a business card holder and the correct posture while presenting the card.\n\nBandai Spirits, the company behind the mecha-inspired business card case, aims to make this process easier and more entertaining. Their new product, the Mobile Stationery Automatic Transforming Business Card Case, automatically unfolds and presents the card perfectly, adding a touch of humor to the serious business of networking.\n\nThis is not the first transforming business card case from Bandai. The company's Super Alloy line, known for its intricate mechanical designs and transforming gimmicks, has paved the way for this new product. The Mobile Stationery cases look like they've just rolled out of a Japanese mecha factory, with the first model, \"Toy Colour,\" representing the series.",
  "summary": "Mobile Suits and Mobile Stationery make meishi much more mecha. Exchanging business cards is serious business in Japan, with a whole series of steps and proper etiquette involved to ensure you make a good first impression. Called “Meishi Koukan” (“Business Card Exchange”), the first step in this dance involves keeping your cards in a business […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Bandai Spirits creates transforming business card case",
    "Mobile Stationery Automatic Transforming Business Card Case introduces",
    "Case features anime mecha design and Japanese work meeting appeal"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}