unlike their fountain pen counterparts, once the nib is washed in water. She also said demand for glass pens took off again as items of cultural value featuring the beauty of Japanese traditional ...

Its products are popular among stationery enthusiasts. Fountain pens are not in Mitsubishi Pencil’s product lineup. The company, which dates to 1887, is Japan’s first industrial pencil producer.

NAGOYA -- Taking in a Meiji era (1868-1912) tower fountain in a park here, one can't help feel cooled at the sight of the cascading water as it creates a fine mist. The fountain comes into view as ...