Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has seen its Monilife vital data monitoring equipment picked up for use in 9H Sleep Fitscan, a sleep analysis service offered by Tokyo-based capsule hotel operator Nine Hours Inc. The service launched in early December at a capsule hotel operated by Nine Hours in Tokyo. Monilife takes the form of a piezoelectric sensor based on...
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Toyoda Gosei Runs Wheelchair Repair Workshop
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has held a wheelchair repair workshop at the Iwate Prefectural Miyako Commercial and Technical High School. This comes as part of the company’s broader initiative to support restoration efforts in East Japan following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Toyoda Gosei’s Wheelchair Doctors, a group of company employees acting as volunteers, have been providing this workshop...
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Bridgestone to Acquire Turkish Provider of Fleet Management Services
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that Turkish affiliate Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Tyre Manufacturing and Trading Inc. has formed an agreement to acquire an 88.89 percent stake in Arvento Mobile Systems, a digital fleet solutions provider that offers fleet management services to customers in the likes of Turkey and the Middle East. The base price for this acquisition has been set...
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Sumitomo Riko Supports Sleep Analysis With Piezoelectric Sensor for Measuring Vital Data
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has seen its Monilife vital data monitoring equipment picked up for use in 9H Sleep Fitscan, a sleep analysis service offered by Tokyo-based capsule hotel operator Nine Hours Inc. The service launched earlier this month at a capsule hotel operated by Nine Hours in Tokyo. Monilife takes the form of a piezoelectric sensor based on...
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Bridgestone Acquires Australian Provider of Mining Tire Solutions
Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd., a group company of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108), has acquired Otraco International Pty. Ltd., an Australian provider of off-road tire solutions for mining equipment. Valued at AU$79 million ($56.62 million), the acquisition from Downer EDI Ltd. was completed on Dec. 1 following regulatory approvals and the fulfillment of other such requirements. Otraco has skilled tire...
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JRMA: Rubber Hose Demand to Rise Across All Categories in 2022
The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) has released its forecast for rubber hose demand in 2022. According to the JRMA forecast, the slump in demand emanating from the pandemic will rebound next year, and production volume for new rubber products will rise for the first time in three years. Rubber hose demand for bicycles and high-pressure hoses has risen thanks...
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