Toyo Tires on November 4 held an 80th Anniversary Appreciation Reception to celebrate 80 years of history and mark its new beginning. At the reception, which was attended by around 700 guests from various industries, business partners, and related organizations, Toyo Tires President and CEO Takashi Shimizu reflected on the company’s long journey from its founding to the present, and...
The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA), chaired by Takashi Shimizu, President and CEO of Toyo Tire Corporation, held its 36th Executive Committee meeting on October 24 at the Hotel Hankyu International in Osaka. In his opening remarks, Chairman Shimizu reflected on global and domestic developments that have shaped the year. “This year began with the inauguration of re-elected U.S. President...
Takashi Shimizu, President & CEO of Toyo Tires, recently spoke at a year end press conference. “Looking back on 2024, we need to maintain a strong awareness of our origins, continue to reform, and make full use of the flexibility and suppleness that are characteristic of our company. For 2025, we will strive to return to the basics, and strengthen...
Toyo Tires President & CEO Takashi Shimizu was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in the 2023 Autumn Medal of Honor. The Medal was given in recognition of his promotion of business management that contributes to the mobility society through the production and sale of automotive tires and parts, and his contribution to the development of the rubber industry as...
The Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation (JRC), an organization of labor unions in rubber companies, has submitted its demands for the improvement of living standards for the spring season of 2023. As of March 8, 50 unions had submitted their demands, according to a survey conducted by JRC. According to the survey, 39 unions submitted an average wage increase (weighted...
Japan Rubber Weekly recently sat down for a New Year’s interview with Takashi Shimizu, president of Toyo Tires, who took office as chairman of the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) in May 2022. With regard to the JRMA, a nationwide, all-product association of the rubber products manufacturing industry with more than 90 members ranging from large companies to small and...
