Shōjirō Ishibashi was a Japanese businessman who founded the Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest maker of tires, in 1931 in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. the company was named after its founder: in the Japanese language, ishi means "stone" and hashi means "bridge", whence the origin of the company's name in English.
Shōjirō Ishibashi in 1952
Tama Motor Company (later renamed as Prince Motor Company) executives at the exhibition show of the Prince vehicles heald at the Bridgestone headquarters in Kyobashi, Tokyo in March 1952. From left to right, Tamotsu Toyama (executive director. Former prototype aircraft workshop manager of Tachikawa Aircraft Company), Satoichiro Suzuki (president), Shojiro Ishibashi (chairman of Tama Motors and the president of Bridgestone) and Kanichiro Ishibashi (executive director. Son of Shojiro Ishibashi).
Bridgestone Corporation is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi (石橋), meaning 'stone bridge' in Japanese. It primarily manufactures tires, as well as golf equipment.
Bridgestone's headquarters in Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo
Former Firestone Tire and Rubber Company headquarters in Akron, Ohio
Michael Schumacher in practice at the 2005 United States Grand Prix. Note the Bridgestone branding on the rear wing endplate, the Bridgestone's B logo on the front wing, just under the nosecone and on the side winglet just before the rear wheel
Bridgestone used a Ligier JS41 as test bed during 1996
