S :Society
Development of human capital capabilities for sustainable corporate value enhancement
Diversity and Equal Opportunities
KPI
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| Item | FY 2024 results | FY 2025 results |
|---|---|---|
| Female employee ratio | (Consolidated) 16.1% (Domestic) 7.7% |
(Consolidated) 16.5% (Domestic) 8.0% |
Responsible Departments
Our position and Targets
Why is "Human Resources Diversity" a critical issue to be addressed?
Explanation of the reason and background
Vision and targets
Moreover, we strive to create a workplace that fosters the continued growth of all employees and enables career development by respecting their work-life balance and embracing diverse human resources and various work styles.
Measures to pursue our vision
<Selection of suitable persons from various fields>
In addition, we appoint and assign the most suitable person for each job from various fields such as senior personnel, or by early promotion within the company.
<Employment of people with disabilities>
<Support for diverse work styles through various systems>
Additionally, we hold various seminars aimed at supporting the active participation of diverse talent, such as psychological safety seminars, networking events for employees balancing childcare, caregiving seminars, and health seminars (including mental health measures).
<Partnership and Family Support Program>
Employees with partners recognized by the company can now use all family-related systems under the company's internal rules.
In addition, we have established consultation services for LGBTQ+ both inside and outside the company, and have put in place a system that can respond to consultations about systems and concerns.
Review of FY 2024 Activities
Employing diverse employees in comprehensive work positions
<Stable new graduate hiring and mid-career hiring according to business strategy>
Including mid-career hires, a total of 99 people were hired for comprehensive positions, with the ratio of female employees at 13.1%.
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| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 10 | 16 | 13 |
| Men | 52 | 66 | 86 |
| Total | 62 | 82 | 99 |
| (Ratio of women) | 16% | 19.5% | 13.1% |
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| Employee category | Gender | Japan | Asia | North America |
Europe | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 30 years old | Regular employees | Women | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Men | 815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 815 | ||
| Contract employee | Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Women | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Age 30 to 50 | Regular employees | Women | 235 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| Men | 3,072 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3,133 | ||
| Junior employees | Women | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Contract workers | Women | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Men | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Above age 50 | Regular employees | Women | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| Men | 1,295 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1,350 | ||
| Junior employees | Women | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Contract workers | Women | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Men | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | ||
| Above age 70 | Contract workers | Men | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Grand total | 5,683 | 83 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5,804 | ||
<Equal Pay for Equal Work Initiatives>
(Treatment of Non-Regular Employees)
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| System | Handling |
|---|---|
| Various allowances | The same as a full-time employee |
| Bonus | Provided (Calculation differs from full-time employees) |
| Disaster Relief Program (Compensation for Damage to Residence and Property Due to Natural Disasters or Fire) | The same as a full-time employee |
| Uniform allowance | The same as a full-time employee |
| Employee cafeteria usage | The same as a full-time employee |
| Mandatory Training for Job-Related Skills (Paid Leave Guaranteed) | The same as a full-time employee |
<Ratio of Average Executive Compensation to Average Employee Compensation>
<Employment of people with disabilities at Yokohama Peer Support Co., Ltd. (special subsidiary company)>
Since then, we have continuously worked to broaden employment opportunities alongside our business growth, including accepting trainees and hiring them.
As of April 2025, our company employs 41 individuals with disabilities, including 31 individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Their wide range of duties include cleaning more than 150 restrooms, various meeting rooms, and break rooms as well as sorting and delivering mail and internal mail, and making business cards at the Hiratsuka Factory.
At YPS, we fundamentally believe that “safety and health are activities for all employees.” Under a guidance system that prioritizes safety above all else, we place great importance on daily communication.
Dedicated instructors, most of whom are former employees, provide personalized support for members' concerns.
Through regular one-on-one meetings, we understand each employee's career aspirations and worries, working to create a workplace environment where everyone can work with peace of mind.
Furthermore, we assign tasks based on each employee's unique strengths and support their steady growth, thereby fostering a workforce that takes pride in their work and excels as professionals.
In particular, the company actively accepts interns, regardless of whether they are new graduates or mid-career hires, and dedicates ample time to training new employees after they join, offering a comprehensive development program.
We will continue to prioritize safety and fundamentals, approach our work with professionalism, and promote the creation of a workplace where everyone can thrive authentically and for the long term.
Yokohama Rubber, Yokohama Pier Support, Yokohama Tire Japan, and Yokohama Rubber MB Japan, as a consolidated group, have received special recognition as related companies under the Disability Employment Rate System and Disability Employment Contribution System.
As of June 1, 2024, the combined employment rate of persons with disabilities across the four companies stood at 2.59%, successfully meeting the statutory employment rate.
We will continue our efforts to achieve it again in 2025.
<Childcare Leave System>
These include Childcare Leave B, a paid leave system allowing employees to take up to 10 days off in one-day increments to meet diverse needs, and Childcare Leave C, a post-partum paternity leave system that allows employees to work while on leave.
As a result, the ratio of male employees taking childcare leave reached 83.7%* in 2024.
We will continue to encourage the use of this system with the goal of achieving a 100% take-up rate.
For female employees, a 100% childcare leave take-up rate has already been firmly established.
- The paternity leave utilization rate is calculated by dividing the number of male employees who took at least one day of paternity leave (A, B, or C) in 2024 by the number of male employees who had a child born in 2024.
<Nursing care leave and short-term leave system>
It is also possible to utilize pension reserve for nursing care up to five days.
The nursing care leave is for employees who need to provide constant care to a family member, which can be taken up to a year in length and divided into ten separate portions. (Under the law, it can be taken up to three month and divided into three separate portions.)
The person receiving care must be a relative within the second degree of kinship, either direct or collateral, and the scope of application extends beyond the legal requirements.
<Shorter working hours system>
<Provision of consultation service related to childcare and nursing care>
<Work-from-home system and flex time system>
In 2020, we introduced a flex time system that eliminates a core working hours, and in 2023, following the integration of the Head Office and Hiratsuka Factory, we expanded the work-from-home system by abolishing the weekly usage limit so as for long-distance commuters to benefit from the system.
<Home office system>
<Area-limited employee system>
<Spouse accompaniment leave system>
<Career return system>
Thus far, one employee has rejoined the company using this system.
<System for employees to take paid leave by the hour>
This system was used by 1,528 employees in 2024.
Introduction of Initiatives
Initiatives at Yokohama India Private Limited (YIN)
Yokohama India Private Limited (YIN) currently employs over 100 women, with an ultimate goal of achieving a 50% gender balance. To support this vision, the company has implemented a range of measures to ensure a safe and secure working environment for women, including the installation of comprehensive monitoring cameras throughout the factory, dedicated female security personnel and a female nurse, a dedicated shuttle bus service, as well as women-only facilities and childcare facilities.
Activities of the diversity and inclusive promotion taskforce
Subsequently, we have implemented support measures for women returning to work, Encourage Seminars for women, health seminars, and other initiatives.
Furthermore, we have promoted activities to create a workplace where diverse members—including young people, seniors, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with disabilities—can work comfortably, not limited to women alone.
In 2022, we implemented diversity management seminars and leadership seminars for women. We also conducted a workplace LGBTQ+ awareness survey.
In 2023, the task force was renamed "Diversity & Inclusion Promotion Task Force," and a diversity and inclusion keynote lecture was held for all employees to raise awareness.
In 2024, we conducted a caregiving survey for all employees to understand their actual circumstances and expanded systems and measures tailored to the current situation.
As a result, our efforts were recognized, leading to the award of the PRIDE Index Gold and the D&I AWARD BEST WORKPLACE.
In 2025, we will continue to promote a workplace environment that embraces a more diverse workforce and fosters greater mutual respect.
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| Fiscal Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of programs | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total number of participants※ | 327 | 1,127 | 675 | 743 | |
| Main Programs | Diversity | ・Strengthening Management of Diverse Human Resources ・Participation in WWP※ |
・Diversity Training ・Strengthening Management for Diversity ・Participation in WWP※ |
・Diversity & Inclusion Keynote Lecture ・Unconscious Bias Training & LGBTQ+ Sensitivity Training ・Participation in WWP※ | ・Unconscious Bias Training ・LGBTQ+ Sensitivity, Psychological Safety Seminar ・Participation in WWP※ |
| Women's Career Development | ・Encouraging ・Business Skill Development |
・Leadership Seminar for Women | ・Women in Management Roundtable | ・External Mentor Trial | |
| Work-Life Balance | ・Reinstatement Carrier ・Individual Consultation for Working Parents |
・Reinstatement Carrier ・Working Mothers and Fathers Networking |
・Reinstatement Carrier ・Working Mother/Father Consultation |
・Seminar for Returning from Parental Leave | |
| Health and Nursing | ・Preventing Caregiving-Related Job Loss: A Discussion on Caregiving and Finances | ・Postpartum Care Class Support | ・Prevention of Nursing Care Leave Caregiving and Money | ・Caregiving Seminar, Prevention of Nursing Care Leave Caregiving and Money |
- work with Pride(wwP): Organizations that support the establishment and promotion of LGBTQ+ diversity management within companies
We will continue to advance our LGBTQ+ Ally initiatives.
Accessibility Improvements
Fostering a supportive and secure workplace for everyone
<Key Initiatives>
Ensuring Safe and Seamless Mobility
Information Accessibility & Universal Design
Tools and Facilities to Enhance Productivity
For employees with hearing impairments, we facilitate seamless communication by utilizing chat tools and whiteboards, as well as real-time captioning and voice-to-text functions during meetings and when receiving visitors.
Additionally, we have established a system to identify and address concerns at an early stage by arranging seating in locations with clear lines of sight and increasing the frequency of meetings.
In terms of facilities, we are promoting the installation of barrier-free restrooms to ensure a comfortable environment for everyone.
Furthermore, to enhance safety during emergencies, we strive to ensure the safety of each individual according to their specific needs.
These measures include the introduction of LED alarm lights with buzzers, emergency information displays, and the provision of wristwatches that notify users of earthquakes through vibrations.
Future challenges
We are committed to creating an environment where not only diversity is embraced, but each individual's identity is respected, enabling everyone to work authentically and perform at their best.
To foster this culture of inclusion, we will focus on promoting work-style reform and creating a comfortable workplace environment. We will also concentrate on proactive mindset shifts aligned with our management policies, anticipating the next era.
Specific development initiatives include implementing unconscious bias training and psychological safety enhancement programs across the entire organization to advance D&I.
Meanwhile, we will roll out measures enabling diverse employees to thrive, such as career support for women, assistance balancing childcare, caregiving, and health, and promoting understanding of employees with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Going forward, we will focus on developing psychologically resilient talent who can adapt to change, providing opportunities to deepen stress tolerance and self-awareness.
Through these initiatives, we will foster a workplace culture where diverse individuals recognize and respect each other's varied work styles. We aim to remain a company where all employees find fulfillment in their work and can continue working long-term.


