Kato Sansho Holds Opening Ceremony for Indian Subsidiary Jan. 14, 2026. - Kato Sansho has established Kato Sansho India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, located in western India. This marks the company’s 14th overseas...
Sumitomo Rubber to Appoint Yasuaki Kuniyasu New President Jan. 13, 2026. - Sumitomo Rubber has announced that Yasuaki Kuniyasu, the company’s Executive Officer and Director, will become the new President and CEO,...
Sumitomo Rubber Adopts Sustainable Carbon Black for First Time in Mass-Produced Tires Jan. 6, 2026. - Sumitomo Rubber has become the first company to use resource-circulating carbon black, made from chemical recycling of used tires and...
METI Revises Eco-Car Subsidy in Line with US-Japan Tariff Agreement Jan. 6, 2026. - The Eco-Car Subsidy is set for a revision. According to an announcement made by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and...
Sumitomo Rubber to Appoint Yasuaki Kuniyasu New President Jan. 13, 2026. - Sumitomo Rubber has announced that Yasuaki Kuniyasu, the company’s Executive Officer and Director, will become the new President and CEO,...
JATMA Forecasts Japanese Tire Demand for 2025 and 2026 Jan. 7, 2026. - On December 16, 2025, the Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers Association (JATMA) released its Japanese domestic tire demand forecast for 2025...
Power Transmission Belts See Strong Sales in 2025: Gates Unitta Asia Dec. 19, 2025. - Gates Unitta Asia expects higher sales in its Japanese domestic general industrial belt business for the fiscal year ending December...
Fujikura Composites Posts Record-HighProfits Dec. 18, 2025. - Fujikura Composites reported record-high operating and ordinary profits for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026,...
Kato Sansho Holds Opening Ceremony for Indian Subsidiary Jan. 14, 2026. - Kato Sansho has established Kato Sansho India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, located in western India. This marks the company’s 14th overseas...
Zeon Advances Development of IR Surgical Glove Materials Jan. 9, 2026. - In the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April to September), Zeon’s elastomer materials division reported...
Top Interview: President Tomio Ueno of Bando Chemical Sep. 2, 2025. - In an interview with Tomio Ueno, President of Bando Chemical, we discussed the company’s current business performance, the progress of...
Interview: Hideki Ogawa, President of Nishikawa Rubber Jan. 27, 2025. - Japan Rubber Weekly recently sat down for an interview with Hideki Ogawa, president of Nishikawa Rubber, to discuss the year...
Bridgestone and AIST Develop Technology to Chemically Recycle Used Tires Dec. 17, 2025. - The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced that a research team led by Senior Researcher Yoshihiro...
Sumitomo Riko Develops High-Capacity Seismic Control System Dec. 12, 2025. - Sumitomo Riko has developed a new building material product, tentatively named the High-Capacity Seismic Control System, which has obtained Japan’s...
Japan Glove Manufacturers Association Publishes 2024 Glove Sales Volumes Apr. 18, 2025. - According to the 2024 Japanese domestic glove sales volume statistics compiled by the Japan Glove Manufacturers Association, household glove sales...
CEMA Publishes Construction Machinery Demand Forecasts for Fiscal 2024 and 2025 Mar. 7, 2025. - The Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) recently released its construction machinery demand forecasts for fiscal 2024 (April 2024-March 2025)...
