By contrast, Japanese children generally use wooden ... However, the company’s research team still dreamed of producing erasable pens. Another obstacle to overcome in creating ballpoint pens ...

A flash of inspiration struck professor Hiromi Uchimura about eight years ago as he looked at a popular erasable pen.

That is, until one of her assistants found these erasable pens in ... they are gel pens, so they are really smooth; and because they are Japanese, they are so efficient: You can buy a new inkwell ...

Japan is chock-full of inimitable and wacky ... From trusty pen brand Pilot, these erasable ballpoint pens and highlighters mean you’ll never have to cross-out your work again.

In 2006, the ownership was transferred to PILOT Corp. (Japan). Since 2008 ... include the limited-edition Namiki fountain pen, PILOT’s erasable Frixion, gel-ink pens and traditional ballpoint ...

Q: Remember the erasable pen? It's easy to see how it's different from a regular pen, but why not just use a pencil instead? A: The erasable pen, incredibly popular when introduced back in the ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Pilot makes FriXion erasable pens. I used to cross things off my to-do list, but now I erase them. Pilot Pen has introduced ...