The size of the retail shoe market in Japan (excluding slippers and sandals) is expected to reach 420 million pairs,…...
Products
Mitsuboshi Belting Develops Optimized Incline Conveyor Belt for Food Items
Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (TYO:5192) has developed a new product in its Logistar series of resin belts for logistics, a high-performance…...
Japanese Manufacturers, Arlanxeo Increase Prices for Chloroprene Rubber
A string of price hikes is taking place with chloroprene rubber (CR) in the international market. Japanese companies Denka Co…....
New Balance Opens Japan’s First Global Flagship Store in Harajuku
New Balance Japan Inc. has opened its first Japan-based global flagship store, New Balance Harajuku, located on Meiji-dori Road, Harajuku,…...
Bando Chemical to Build New Transmission Belt Factory in Vietnam
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) will build a new factory at its current site in Vietnam. With an investment of…...
Sumitomo Riko Forms Kyoshokai, Strengthening Ties With Dealers in China
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has recently set up “Kyoshokai,” a distributors conference for Sumiriko Industrial Products Shanghai Co. Ltd.,…...
