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How rivalry between two Japanese companies in the 1950s led to the world's best pencils
After a sobering European tour revealed poor perceptions of Japanese pencils abroad, Mitsubishi hired industrial designer Yoshio Akioka to create Uni in 1958, featuring a distinctive maroon color ...
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Mitsubishi Pencil set to take over German fountain pen maker Lamy
Mitsubishi Pencil Co. will buy out German high-end writing instruments maker C. Josef Lamy GmbH (Lamy) to increase its presence in the overseas upscale market. The Tokyo-based company said Feb. 29 ...