Pilot Corporation manufactures, purchases, and sells writing instruments, and other stationery products and toys in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company provides writing instruments, including gel ink roller ball, fountain, and frixion point knock pens; and markets stationery and recycling toner cartridges, as well as engages in the ceramic and jewellery businesses. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.