One year later on March 1, 1931, the founder, Shojiro Ishibashi, made the "Tabi" Socks Tyre Division independent and established the Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture.
V Anglikanski Cerkvi ima naziv "primus inter pares" - "prvi med enakimi" canterburyjski nadškof.