Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has made a donation to Chance for Children, a Japanese NPO that works to support the education of children from financially underserved backgrounds. With the tire company matching the donation coming from its Yokohama Magokoro Fund – an initiative funded by company employees – the total donation here comes to 500,000 yen ($4,570). Chance for...
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Nippon Goodyear KK (Goodyear Japan) recently wrapped up a donation initiative commemorating the launch of the EfficientGrip ECO EG027. Carrying this out over Feb. 15 – April 19 as part of the Goodyear Better Future campaign, the company pledged to send the Shiretoko Nature Foundation a donation corresponding to the number of participants in the initiative, and ended this as...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has made a number of efforts to support “Shine On! Kids” – a charity that benefits Japanese children battling cancer or other serious illnesses, as well as the parents of these children. One of these efforts has seen the company donate a total of 16 passenger car tires to the charity,...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) and chemical products manufacturer Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) have announced that they will donate aid to the victims of the recent hurricanes in the U.S. Bridgestone, and its U.S. subsidiary Bridgestone Americas Inc., will donate $1 million to the American Red Cross in order to support those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Meanwhile, Kuraray will donate...
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As part of its support for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Kumamoto Earthquake, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has donated a total of 84 passenger vehicle tires to the Japan Car Sharing Association, 72 to Ishinomaki and 12 to Kumamoto. The association provides vehicles to earthquake victims and associated support groups. Yokohama Rubber has endorsed the...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) will award a total of 7.85 million yen ($70,909) to 35 organizations through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) charitable aid program for fiscal 2017. Sumitomo Rubber’s CSR fund management chairperson presented donation certificates to nine organizations from Japan’s Kansai region at a presentation ceremony held at the company’s Kobe headquarters on April 5. Similar ceremonies...
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