Maruishi Cycle is a long-established Japanese bicycle manufacturer, descended from Ishikawa Shokai, which was founded in 1894. Ishimaru Cycle introduced the Emperor in 1973 as a touring-style bicycle. Originally designed as a travel bike, the Emperor was a model that combined comfort on long journeys, high performance, sturdiness and carrying capacity at a high level, and since its introduction in 1973 it has been supported by many cyclists and continues to be produced as the company's standard model.

God Hand develops and manufactures nippers and work tools in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The Ultimate Nipper is a nipper manufactured by God Hand, which is dedicated to plastic models in pursuit of the 'ultimate cut'. The sharpness of these nippers breaks the common sense of existing nippers and continues to attract enthusiastic support from plastic model makers.

Anthropomorphic nipper character introduced to the world on 28 June 2013 by tool manufacturer God Hand of Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, as an image character for the company's flagship product, the Ultimate Nipper. In recent years, the character has not only been used to promote the company's nippers, but has also been active as its own character under the name 'project NIPAKO'.