TOKYO (May 27, 2008) — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. pledged nearly $97,000 to help victims of the recent Situan Province, China, earthquake and contribute to the reconstruction of the affected area.
Yokohama's corporate donation through the Chinese Red Cross Society is in addition to about $72,000 the firm's Chinese subsidiaries already have donated and about $20,000 the subsidiaries' employees have donated on their own, the company said.
Yokohama operates seven companies in China.