Photo gallery: Yokohama reaches 100-year milestone

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.
The first tire and tube produced at Yileng Rubber Ammunition Factor Co. Ltd. in 1941.
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

Suekichi Nakagawa, a director at Yokohama Electric Cable who was instrumental in establishing the Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. in 1917. The firm was established as a JV between YEC and B.F. Goodrich.

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B.F. Goodrich headquarters in Akron. Goodrich established a sales base in Tokyo for the import and sale of belts.

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Yokohama completed construction of new corporate headquarters, the Yokohama Rubber Building, in 1961.

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In 2013, Yokohama established Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi L.L.C., its latest manufacturing operation in the U.S.
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

Hideto Katsuragawa

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Shinichi Takimoto

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Jeff Barna

TOKYO—The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. of today is light years ahead of the company founded a century ago.

Now one of the most well-known brand names in both the rubber and tire industries, Yokohama Rubber was established in Japan in 1917 and has grown strategically throughout the world. It now boasts global entities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Vietnam and elsewhere.

Achieving such a feat has taken commitment to innovation, dedication to its customers and a strategic growth plan, company officials said. Evolution has been imperative to Yokohama's advancements.

The full feature story about the company's milestone can be found here.

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