TOTTORI--To order a custom-made fountain pen from Ryo Yamamoto, expect to wait 18 months for delivery. Yamamoto, 50, said he is overwhelmed with orders. Many of his clients are celebrities both ...

At which point, in the mode of 20th-century American Judaism, he received a fountain pen. Yes, such was the importance ... joy that comes from using a well-made object — from its smooth ...