Japan Rubber Weekly recently sat down with Naoya Amino, Executive Fellow and General Manager of the Materials Function Research Office, Research Advancement and Development Division, Yokohama Rubber, to discuss his role as the new president of the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan. “Interaction among members is very important for the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan as...
Toyo Tires has begun accepting applications from July 3 through the Japan Philanthropic Association for the Toyo Tire Group Environmental Protection Fund for fiscal 2024, which supports organizations and projects that work for environmental protection and conservation and their activities. The Toyo Tire Group Environmental Protection Fund was established in 1992 to give form to the desire of employees to...
Chemical company Ube, Osaka Metropolitan University, and Nippon Steel have been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as part of the “Development of Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation Technology / Promotion Project for Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation / Common Basic Technology Development for Carbon Recycling Technology” to develop a one-step...
Yokohama Rubber will continue to support the “Powered by FDK Mini 4WD Japan Cup 2023 Drive on Yokohama Tires,” Japan’s No. 1 mini 4WD competition. This will be the second year in a row for Yokohama being the title sponsor. The initiative will also be supported by Tamiya, a well-know hobby model brand, for the third consecutive year. In addition...
Kinjo Rubber has developed in an industry-academia collaboration project with Kinki University a finger-shaped silicone puff for cosmetics marketed as Yubipuff. In February, the product was put on the crowdfunding sales service Makuake and achieved a 355% success rate, far exceeding the initial sales target. The Yubipuff is a finger-shaped makeup puff that can be worn on the index finger,...
The Japan Society of Seismic Isolation (JSSI) recently released the latest information on seismic-isolated buildings. According to the survey, the total number of buildings planned for seismic isolation by the end of 2021 is 5,286, an increase of 127 buildings from 2020. While there has been steady growth, the number of buildings increased over the past five years has remained...
