So who is Armstrong? Apparently they invented sponge. Or at least, they supplied Satoh with his bat in 1952!
Their 2014 "catarog":
http://www.armstrong-jp.com/images6/201 ... _A3_02.pdfLooking through the catalog, it's got the same problem that a lot of Japanese web sites have - too many bright colors and too much information crammed into little boxes all over the pages.
What do they sell? Rubber, of course, and a HUGE collection of Japanese penhold blades. Even round ones (better for over-the-table play). Some have a very bizarre way of attaching handles to the blade (the blade under the handle tapers to nothing, leaving a long "overhang"). The ones with colored backs are invariably black (I wonder if "red backside" is an option). Their balls don't seem to have star ratings, interestingly enough. Prices are... Japanese (i.e. high).
Their web site:
http://www.armstrong-jp.com/Translated:
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... edit-text=Iskandar