NTN Supporting Race for Four Consecutive Years NTN to be the Title Sponsor for “2020 Tour of Japan” Official International Cycle Road Race

“NTN Rotating School” Held for Learning about Environment

NTN Corporation (hereafter, NTN) will be the title sponsor of “2020 Tour of Japan” (hereafter, TOJ) , the Official International Cycle Road Race, to be held in this May. It has been four consecutive years since 2017 for us to be the title sponsor of this event.

TOJ is one of the top-level international bicycle road race recognized by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) and marks the 23rd year in 2020. The race is gathering the attention year by year as the cycle road races is getting awareness and popularity more and more. Last year, 16 teams of top-class athletes all over the world participated in the race, and approximately 300,000 people viewed the race for 8 days. This year, the race will be held in eight stages from May 17 (Sunday) to May 24 (Sunday).

Through the implementation of our corporate philosophy, NTN aims to realize “NAMERAKA*” society where people and nature are in harmony and people can live comfortably and enrich their lives. With regard to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), NTN is tackling them to protect the environment and foster the next generation, including contributions to the society through our business and exchanges with local communities around the world.

Through this title sponsorship, NTN will not only revitalize the race but also conduct contribution activities to the local communities, the major philosophy of this event, by holding “NTN Rotating School” where people and children who are the next generation of the world can enjoy learning about environmental and energy issues.

* “NAMERAKA” means “smooth” in Japanese