Press Release

Osaka, Japan - 24 March, 2014 -Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. announces that the newly structured
Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT racing team will participate in the 2014 D1 Grand Prix Series (“D1GP”)
(sponsored by D1 Corporation), which kicks off on March 29. The season-opening race will be held at
Fuji Speedway. The team will compete in six events at five venues throughout Japan, and will aim
for a second consecutive series championship.

The newly formed Team TOYO TIRES Drift adds the support of TRUST Corporation, and joining top
driver and last year's season champion Masato Kawabata, who will race behind the wheel of the
NISSAN GT-R, will be Michie Mimoto, the team's first female driver and the 2013 D1 Ladies League
Series Champion. Rounding out the team of six racers are fast-rising stars Sakuma, Utsumi, Tadokoro
and Tanaka. The team is revved up to establish the dominating force of Toyo Tires throughout the
racing season.

A Toyo Tires booth will be set up at each racing venue, which will host talk shows featuring the
racers and sell newly designed 2014 team merchandise, and also promote interaction and
communication with fans via Web reports by the Toyo Girls and other exciting projects.

■Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT 2014 Team Drivers

For further information, please visit

Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT Official site: http://toyotires-drift.net

D1GP 2014 Official site : http://www.d1gp.co.jp

■New team driver Michie Mimoto profile

Racing Achievements: 2013 D1 Ladies League Series champion Hometown: Kochi Prefecture Age: 30   <Comment by Mimoto> Hi Everyone! Michie Mimoto is my name, a newcomer of Team TOYO TIRES Drift in 2014. I won the series championship in the D1 Lady's League last year, but I continue to challenge in D1 fields. Because my dream is to win at D1GP.....Thanks to support from Toyo Tires and related people's coordination, I can challenge to do in D1's top stage in this year. Although it is the first time to perform for drift in the International Circuit, I will pile up my ranking and unforgettable driving in order to become the first female winner of D1GP.

■2014 D1 Grand Prix Series (Scheduled)

■2014 Exhibition Match (Scheduled)

■What is D1 Grand Prix Series (D1GP)?

D1 Grand Prix Series is a motorsport competition that originated in Japan, in which participants
compete in racing vehicles and outcomes are decided based on driving technique. In contrast to
regular motorsports, where racers compete purely on speed, in D1 racing points are awarded for
artistic quality based on precision and beauty of drift driving technique, and teams battle in a
yearlong series of 6~7 races to determine an eventual champion. In the 2013 season, six races
were held, attracting over 60,000 fans and garnering much attention, not only in Japan but overseas
as well.