--- title: "Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly 2027: 162 Pages" canonical: "https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-business-diary-a5-monthly-2027/" description: "Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly 2027 explained: 16 months from December 2026, hourly 7:00 to 20:00 month spreads, 123 memo pages, white MD Paper, 1,540 yen." category: "Notebooks" type: "Planner" published: 2026-10-31 updated: 2026-10-31 author: "Ellis Penhale" publisher: "Stationery Times" sources: 1 products: - name: "Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly 2027, black (22505006, formerly AM-2)" brand: "Midori" brand_origin: "Japan" made_in: "Japan" material: "White MD Paper, ajiro binding, cold-resistant PVC cover with silver-foil stamping" released: "2026" price_band: "$$ ($5–20 per notebook, typical US retail, October 2026)" manufacturer: "Designphil Inc." model: "Business Diary A5 Monthly, Black (22505006)" mpn: "22505006" url: "https://www.midori-store.net/SHOP/22505006.html" --- # Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly 2027: 162 Pages > The Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly 2027, formerly AM-2, is a 162-page A5 diary with a month on each spread, ruled hourly from 7:00 to 20:00. It covers 16 months from December 2026 to March 2028, with 123 plan-memo pages and a cold-resistant PVC cover. Midori lists 1,540 yen (about US$9.75) with tax, made in Japan. - URL: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-business-diary-a5-monthly-2027/ - Category: Notebooks - Author: Ellis Penhale - Published: 2026-10-31 - Updated: 2026-10-31 ![The Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly closed and drawn to scale](https://stationerytimes.com/images/raster/midori-business-diary-a5-monthly-2027-illustration-16x9.png?v=7fda1236) *The A5 diary to scale at 1 mm = 2.14 px; the black tint is representative.* Original illustration made for this guide. © Stationery Times. Original drawing (SVG): . Drawings © 2026 Stationery Times, reusable with credit under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Product facts | Product | Brand | Brand origin | Made in | Material | Released | Price range (typical US retail, October 2026) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly 2027, black (22505006, formerly AM-2) | Midori (by Designphil Inc.) | Japan | Japan | White MD Paper, ajiro binding, cold-resistant PVC cover with silver-foil stamping | 2026 | $$: $5–20 per notebook | - Made in (Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly 2027, black (22505006, formerly AM-2)): Japan. Midori's official online store lists the country of origin as Made in Japan for this diary. Source: https://www.midori-store.net/SHOP/22505006.html ## Key takeaways - Midori lists 16 months, December 2026 to March 2028; January to December get a spread each, and the last three months get a page each. - Each day can be written on a 7:00 to 20:00 timeline, with a memo strip at the right edge for To Dos or the day's main task. - Pages total 162: 29 monthly pages, 123 plan-memo pages and 4 address pages, on white MD Paper in ajiro binding. - The body is 216 × 157 × 12 mm and about 310 g, in a cold-resistant PVC cover with silver-foil stamping. - Midori's store lists 1,540 yen (about US$9.75) with tax and Japan as the country of origin; it replaced the old reference tables with memo pages from the 2026 edition. ## What is the Midori Business Diary A5 Monthly? **It is a thick A5 diary with a month on each spread and room to write the day against a clock.** Midori, the Japanese stationery maker, calls the layout monthly horizontal and says it was formerly coded AM-2. Its store text sells it as a reliable partner for business use, with a lot of memo space. The monthly pages let you glance at a whole month, while the hourly lines let you log how a single day runs. For a lighter, stiff-cover monthly book, see our [Midori Flat Diary 2027](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-flat-diary-2027/). ## What dates and pages does it have? **It runs 16 months from December 2026 to March 2028 in 162 pages.** January to December get a spread each, while the last three months, January to March 2028, get one page apiece. Midori lists 29 monthly pages, 123 plan-memo pages and 4 address pages, plus an annual calendar, a short calendar, an annual plan and a personal memo, with rokuyo shown. ## How does a day work on the monthly page? **Each day is a time-ruled strip from 7:00 to 20:00.** Midori says the layout lets you write the day's events in time order, and a memo space at the right edge takes To Dos or the day's main task. ![A schematic day column ruled hourly from 7 to 20 with a memo strip at the right edge](https://stationerytimes.com/images/midori-business-diary-a5-monthly-2027-day.svg?v=3312a28c) *A day on the monthly page, drawn by eye from Midori's description; not to scale. Original illustration made for this guide. © Stationery Times.* ## What changed in the 2026 edition? **Midori swapped reference tables for free memo pages.** The list it dropped includes subway maps for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya, a world map, city population and area-code tables, a telephone and website list, conversion tables, postal rates, stamp-duty tables, interest conversion and a year-and-age chart. Midori says digital tools cover these now, so the pages became plain memo space. ## How big is it? **The body is 216 × 157 × 12 mm and about 310 g.** The paper block inside is 210 × 148 mm, which is A5. See our [paper sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/paper-sizes-explained/) guide for the standard sizes. | | Business Diary A5 Monthly | |---|---| | Body | 216 × 157 × 12 mm (8.5 × 6.2 × 0.5 in) | | Weight | About 310 g | | Pages | 162 | | Cover | Cold-resistant PVC, silver foil | ## Who is it for? **Midori pitches it at people who keep a business calendar and a lot of notes together.** With 123 memo pages beside the monthly spreads, it works as a meeting notebook as well as a diary. The trade-off is bulk: at 12 mm and about 310 g it is much thicker than the slim monthly books in the same line. The time-ruled strip suits people who book the day in hours, such as appointments from 7:00 to 20:00. If you don't plan by the hour, a plain monthly block, like the one in the [Midori MD Diary 2027](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-diary-2027/), leaves more room for notes per day. ## How does it compare with other business diaries? **Choose it if you plan a month at a glance and log days hour by hour.** The [Midori Professional Diary 2027](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-professional-diary-2027/) is slimmer, and the [Midori Pocket Schedule 2027](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-pocket-schedule-diary-2027/) is a weekly pocket book. For more, see our [best planners 2027](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-planners-2027/) roundup. ## Where is it made, and what does it cost? **Midori's store lists Japan as the country of origin.** The diary costs 1,540 yen (about US$9.75) with tax at 158 yen to the dollar, which puts it in our $$ band ($5–20). ## Frequently asked questions ### What kind of diary is the Business Diary A5 Monthly? A thick A5 diary with a month on each spread, built so you can write each day against a clock from 7:00 to 20:00. Midori says it was previously coded AM-2. ### What months does it cover? 16 months, December 2026 to March 2028, per Midori. Midori lists no April, September or Sunday-start editions and says none are planned. ### How many pages are there? 162: 29 monthly pages, 123 plan-memo pages and 4 address pages, plus a personal memo, an annual calendar and an annual plan. ### What did Midori drop from the diary in 2026? Midori replaced the subway maps, world map, postal-rate tables and other reference tables, which are easy to find on digital tools, with more pages for free writing. ### How big and heavy is it? The body is 216 × 157 × 12 mm and about 310 g; the paper block is 210 × 148 mm, which is A5. ### What is the cover made of? Cold-resistant PVC with silver-foil stamping, per Midori. The pages are white MD Paper. ### How much does it cost and where is it made? Midori's store lists 1,540 yen (about US$9.75) with tax, made in Japan, which is our $$ band ($5–20). ## Sources - [Midori online store: Business Diary A5 Monthly Black 2027 (22505006, formerly AM-2: 16 months, month spread with 7:00 to 20:00 timeline, 162 pages, size, weight, white MD Paper, ajiro binding, made in Japan, 1,540 yen with tax; read October 31, 2026)](https://www.midori-store.net/SHOP/22505006.html)