Then you see that rotating machine that is made by Suzuki (machine that rotates threads, I'm no expert so no idea).
And then you realize that every Japanese major industrial company produces literally everything
Anyway, the result was that Japan's biggest supplier of tomato soup was...
Sony.
IMHO they outrank anything as all-round pencils - I mostly use mine in H grade for writing, occasionally bringing out a set of various grades for some drawing, but still - Hi-Unis are unbreakable, consistent, takes kindly to erasing mistakes and... Wow, beating Tombows, Blackwings, Lumographs, the works. IMHO, at least. YMMV. Terms&Conditions apply.
That culture is actually starting to change, because that domestic rivalry/hostility has been the chief reason Japan lost the competition against American, South Korean, Taiwanese, and Chinese manufacturers in recent decades.
Can't fight on the world stage if you're busy fighting each other on home turf, y'know?
> In 1909, Michio Suzuki (1887–1982) founded the Suzuki Loom Works in the small seacoast village of Hamamatsu, Japan. Business boomed as Suzuki built weaving looms for Japan's giant silk industry. In 1929, Michio Suzuki invented a new type of weaving machine, which was exported overseas. The company's first 30 years focused on the development and production of these machines.
Not only is it the same company, but it started out as a loom company!
That being said, Suzuki Motor Corporation is actually a fairly small company (market cap ~$18.5B) that mainly sticks to building automobiles. Not to be confused with something like the Mitsubishi Group that provides a wide range of different products and services (automobiles, banking, home appliances, etc) under the same brand logo [2].
Except Yamaha. Yamaha is just weird.
"Yamaha CEO Pleased With Current Production Of Jet Skis, Alto Saxophones, Snowmobiles, Power Generators, Scooters, Golf Carts"