I have no idea if it is the same company, but my brother who was stationed in Japan in the 50s brought me a cane fly rod home from there. That was the first fly rod I ever had and it is long gone. I do remember it came in a bosom wood case with two tips and assorted cheap looking flies. I was just a kid and broke the first tip after a few trips to the farm pond. Caught the fly in a willow tree. However, I do remember catching many blue gills with that thing. Wish I knew what happened to it.