ðə pˈaɪlət pˈɛn kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɹˈaɪəsˌuːk nˈæmɪki wɪð mˈæsaʊ wˈɑːdə tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm ʌvðə nˈæmɪki mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ kˈʌmpəni.
The Pilot Pen Corporation was founded by Ryosuke Namiki with Masao Wada (和田正雄) in 1918 under the name of the Namiki Manufacturing Company.