Message to New Employees In Japan, graduates traditionally start their corporate careers by joining new employers on April 1 of each year. At the recently held entrance ceremony of Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110), President & CEO Ikuji Ikeda spoke to the company’s new employees, saying that he would like them to keep four things in mind. First, he asked...
Message to New Employees April is a period in Japan that sees recent graduates ushered into the workforce. With this, tire companies’ upper management have encouraged their new recruits by way of communicating their corporate identities. One such company to do this is Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108), which recently held an initiation ceremony that saw CEO Masaaki Tsuya lay out what...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has held its general shareholders’ meeting, attended by 630 stakeholders, who asked Bridgestone leadership about a variety of topics. Those topics included the company’s use of surplus capital, the outlook for fiscal 2016, corporate governance as a firm with a nominating board and other committees, business results for fiscal 2015, the company’s Contact Area Information Sensing (CAIS)...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) held an awards ceremony for the 13th Bridgestone Children’s Eco-painting Competition. The annual contest organized by the Bridgestone Group was launched in 2003 as part of its environmental initiatives. Attracting a record high of 56,128 entries, the competition called for entries from students in sixth-grade and under to show their favorite parts of nature. Various individual prizes...
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. (TYO:5105) recently conducted free tire inspections for drivers stopping at the Ebina Service Area (westbound) of the Tomei Expressway. While Toyo Tires conducts awareness activities on tire safety inspections every year, this was the first roadside inspection effort in four years. Covering three criteria — tire pressure, groove wear and visual checks for scratches and...
The latest Tokyo Motorcycle Show gathered 121 companies, exhibiting the latest production and custom models, parts and apparel. Japan’s largest motorcycle-related event, this year’s show is aimed at changing motorcycling from a sport for grownups to an activity parents and children can easily approach together. Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) showed off the tire maker’s premium BATTLAX brand concept, emphasizing its theme...
