You can learn a lot from history, and Bridgestone has their company history on their website, very informative

it's fascinating... seriously.

Start at the 1900s with Firestone, then in the 30s Bridgestone begins making tires in Japan (which had no tire manufacturing at all), and follow through the history of one of the biggest companies in the world.

https://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/en/corporation/history