Paralympic Games put spotlight on Japan’s tech for disabled
When the Tokyo Paralympic Games came to a close on Sunday, many athletes had managed to get to the finish line, some with medals, thanks to technology from Japan’s largest firms.
Bridgestone to join Toyota and JAXA in rover mission to moon
Bridgestone Corp. said Wednesday it would tie up with Toyota Motor Corp. and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on a joint mission to send a rover to the moon. The world's leading tire maker announced its participation at the Space Symposium in Colorado. JAXA is planning ...
Demand for electric bikes in Japan still brisk 25 years after Yamaha Motor's first model
Electric bicycles are enjoying brisk demand as they mark the 25th anniversary this year since the first model was released in 1993. According to government data, sales of electric bicycles in Japan in 2016 grew 15.3 percent from the previous year to 539,529 units, breaking ...
Going electric: Celebrating Japan's powerful e-bikes
With electric bikes accounting for nearly 6 in 10 bicycles manufactured nationwide last year, the future looks especially bright.
Bridgestone CEO sees father of bride role for top team in deals
Late last year, Bridgestone Corp. CEO Masaaki Tsuya did something rare in Japanese business circles. He put corporate pride aside, and walked away from an escalating bidding war with Carl Icahn for the U.S. auto parts chain Pep Boys. The acquisition would have been a ...
Bridgestone Corp., the world's largest tire maker, will postpone the start of production at a new tire plant in Thailand because global demand for coal-mining vehicles is less than expected. The company will announce a new output start date "when demand comes back," Chief Executive ...
A former Japanese executive of major tire maker Bridgestone Corp. has agreed to plead guilty to his involvement in automobile parts price fixing in the United States, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. Yusuke Shimasaki has agreed to serve 18 months in prison and pay ...
Teenage girls around the country are becoming a source of ideas for developing and marketing products in the corporate world.
