
Only in Japan?! The night before the JLPT test, I ventured to the convenience store to buy some back-up pencils, in case the husband’s mechanical pencil got jammed. It didn’t, but you can never be too prepared. I was so entertained to learn that Mitsubishi, one of Japan’s largest corporations, the manufacturer of nuke plants, weapons, and elevators, also makes pencils. I guess the world will always need pencils.