Takefumi Usami

Part of Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Akebono Brake Sanyo Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a brake-exclusive manufacturer and brake expert. The company, based in Soja, Japan, develops, produces, and sells brakes and frictional materials for a wide range of fields, such as passenger cars, commercial vehicles, automatic motorcycles, railway vehicles, and industrial machinery. Akebono also provides sensor products that make use of the brake technology cultivated over many years. The Japanese company contributes to the development of a sustainable society by using "Akebono's philosophy" as a guideline for CSR activities and communicating with stakeholders under the corporate brand management. Akebono's core technology is "friction and vibration, control and analysis," and they strive to make the Akebono group more understandable by deepening communication with shareholders and investors and making fair and timely information disclosure.

Akebono Brake Corp. manufactures and sells brake friction materials and foundation brake assemblies. The firm also produces noise and vibration-control components. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Elizabethtown, KY.

Part of Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Akebono Brake Mexico SA de CV is a Mexican company that manufactures and sells brake friction materials and foundation brake assemblies. The company is based in Silao, Mexico.

Akebono Corporation (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures brakes for motor vehicles. The joint venture company was founded in 2004 and is based in Guangzhou, China.