The production scale of the automobile tyre industry of Japan steadily increased from the second half of 1990s to 2008,
supported by generally firm demand in the domestic market and active export. It declined severely in 2009 due to the
world economic crisis. It turned toward a recovery from 2010; nevertheless it hasn’t reached to 2008 levels.
Number of tyre production in 2012 was 159.20 million (tyres). This is the amount of 1.15 million tons of rubber, which accountsfor
more than 80% of the domestic rubber production. Brief history of the tyre industry of Japan in chronological order is as below