Toyo Tires announced a price increase of up to 10% for the manufacturer’s shipping prices of its Japanese domestic retail tires. The price hike applies to all domestic retail tire products under the Toyo Tires and Nitto Tire brands, as well as tubes and flaps. The increase will take effect for summer tires starting June 1 and for winter tires...
Kohshin Rubber has implemented an AI-based image diagnosis system for boots at its Watari Factory in Miyagi Prefecture. Previously, defect detection relied on visual inspections, which burdened employees and risked overlooking issues. With the introduction of this system, utilizing AI deep learning technology, defects can now be detected with 100% accuracy....
Japan Rubber Weekly conducted a survey targeting rubber-related companies regarding their Spring 2025 New Graduate Recruitment Status. The total number of new graduates hired for spring 2025 by the 24 responding companies was 1,154, surpassing the 1,141 hires from the same companies in 2024 by 13 individuals, or a 1.1% increase. Of the 24 companies, 13 increased their hiring compared...
Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Toyo Tires. Toyo Tires has set a target in its medium-term business plan, Mid-Term ’21, to achieve a sales composition ratio of...
Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Yokohama Rubber. Yokohama Rubber has been advancing the expansion of its industrial products business in recent years under a strategy to align...
Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Sumitomo Rubber. Sumitomo Rubber’s Synchro Weather is a next-generation all-season tire equipped with a proprietary technology called Active Tread, which allows the...
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