By YUSUKE ISHIMURA/ Staff Writer
October 25, 2019 at 07:00 JST
Junya Nakajima, president of Nakajima Jukyudo Co., on Sept. 26 in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, shows off the Tsunago sharpener to connect pencil stubs and embody the “mottainai” spirit. (Ryoji Tsuchiya)
MATSUBARA, Osaka Prefecture--Artists and writers might complain about the Tsunago pencil sharpener’s inability to sharpen pencils, but they would be missing the point. [Read More]
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