Thanks to a booming sports lifestyle market beginning at the start of the 21st century, demand for sports shoes in…...
Industry
Japanese Retail Shoe Market Maintains 4 Billion-Pair Pace in 2015
The size of the retail shoe market in Japan (excluding slippers and sandals) is at around 1.6 trillion yen, with…...
October Motor Vehicle Production Down Slightly
The number of motor vehicles produced in Japan in October 2015 was approximately 813,000, a 0.5 percent drop over the…...
Sumitomo Riko Holds Opening Ceremony at Thai Subsidiary
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) held a ceremony in Thailand to mark the opening of SumiRiko Chemical and Plastic Products…...
Slumping Auto Production Affects Rubber Industry
In October, the number of automobiles produced in Japan fell 0.5 percent compared to the same month the previous year,…...
China’s Economic Slowdown to Impact Rubber Industry
The palpable economic slowdown that has continued in China since last year is impacting the rubber industry with increasing severity,…...
