The number of large buildings in Japan employing seismic isolation technology sits at 4,557 as of December 2017, according to a report put together recently by the Japan Society for Seismic Isolation (JSSI). Up by 177 buildings over 2016, this figure includes projects currently in planning and is categorized into 895 government buildings and 3,662 private buildings. Seismic isolation technology...
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Bridgestone Begins Supply of Turanza Tires as OE for New Mazda 3
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has started supplying its Turanza T005A line of tires as OE for Mazda Motor Corp.’s (TYO:7261) new Mazda 3. Designed with a focus on people, the new-model Mazda 3 is said to bring radical improvements to basic vehicle performance. Mazda is touting this as including significant refinements in terms of how smooth the car feels to operate,...
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Bridgestone Plans 3% Price Hike for Domestic Aftermarket Tires
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is set to increase its prices on aftermarket tires shipped within Japan starting Aug. 1. With distribution-related costs surging amid factors such as a labor shortage, and the expectation that this trend will continue going forward, Bridgestone has decided on the strategy of increasing its own prices in response. This marks the company’s first price increase since...
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Toyo Tires Plans Domestic Launch for All-Season SUV Tire With Overseas Track Record
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) is planning an Aug. 1 Japanese launch for its Celsius line of all-weather, all-season SUV tires. The tire is set to be sold in a total of six sizes. Coming up now for a domestic launch, the Celsius has been rolled out to North America and Europe starting in 2015. Toyo Tires is touting the product...
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Bridgestone Finds Success With Sales Initiative Focused on Flagship Regno Brand
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is seeing success with a sales initiative for summer tires. The main target of the sales initiative is the Regno GR-XII, which launched this February. Based on the brand concept of great balance, the new summer tire under the company’s flagship Regno brand provides an excellent balance of seven metrics that customers look for in tires. These...
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Keeper Develops Electromagnetic Shielding Materials That Capitalize on Rubber Properties
Keeper Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of rubber auto parts, has developed electromagnetic shielding materials from rubber. The company has high hopes for the commercialization of these going forward. With regard to applications for the new materials, Keeper is envisaging use in the likes of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and electronic toll collection (ETC) systems. A particular merit of the...
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