KRP Sanyo Industry & RS-ITOH KRP Sanyo Kogyo and RS ITOH will continue to participate in the All Japan Road Race Championship 2025 season!

Sanyo Industry Co. (Head office: Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture; hereinafter referred to as "Sanyo Industries") will be entering the All Japan Road Race Championship JSB1000 and ST1000 classes in the 2025 season, which will mark the 10th anniversary of its establishment as "KRP Sanyo Industries & RS-ITOH. This year, we will be using two drivers in the JSB1000 class, Masahiro Shinjo, who has been active both in Japan and abroad, and Tatsuya Nakamura, who was active in the ST1000 class last year, and we will also use Masato Sano, who was active in the JSB1000 class last year, in the ST1000 class to aim for a podium finish. Sanyo Kogyo and RS-ITOH, who have strong feelings for Kawasaki motorcycles, will team up again this year to enter Kawasaki vehicles in the JSB1000 and ST1000 classes. We are pleased to announce our enthusiasm for the 2025 race and our passion for Kawasaki.

KRP Sanyo Industry & RS-ITOH

Team Outline

Team Manager: Kazunari Ito

Advisor: Akira Yanagawa

Machine: Ninja ZX-10R

<All Japan Road Race Championship Riders

JSB1000 class: Masahiro Shinjo, Tatsuya Nakamura

ST1000 Class: Masato Sano

＜Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race Riders

Masahiro Shinjo, Masato Sano, Katsuto Sano

Unchanged desire for the past 10 years: "I want to compete on Kawasaki motorcycles.

RS-ITOH is a motorcycle store located in Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture, and has been competing in the All Japan Road Race Championship for 32 consecutive years since 1993 with the same manufacturer (Kawasaki) and the same team. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the partnership with Sanyo Industry, which has been manufacturing Kawasaki motorcycle parts for 46 years since its establishment. This year marks the 10th anniversary of our partnership with Sanyo Industry, which has been involved in the manufacture of Kawasaki motorcycle parts since its establishment 46 years ago. We will continue to compete with our passion for Kawasaki and the expectations of our supporters on our Kawasaki bikes. We look forward to your continued support in the ST1000 class.

Kazunari Ito Director

Thank you very much for your continued support. This year, I am aiming to be the top entrant in the All Japan Road Race Championship and to finish single-finish in the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race. Currently, racing with Kawasaki bikes continues to be quite difficult. As a privateer team, we are limited in what we can do, but we will fight with the experience, motivation, and teamwork we have had for many years.

Masahiro Shinjo, driver

The 2025 season is a turning point in my 20-year racing career. I am prepared to fight with retirement in mind, but I will not be defensive, and I will not hesitate to fight with all my might to achieve the best possible results as the culmination of all my efforts. Thank you very much for your support.

Tatsuya Nakamura

"First of all, I would like to thank the team members and sponsors for their support and cooperation. I have competed in ST600 and ST1000 for 3 years each. Since my first year, I have been watching the success of the senior drivers on the Sanyo Kogyo team, so I am very honored to be a member of this team. My goal is to finish in the top 10, and I will do my best to show you how I have steadily grown.

Yujin Sano, player

I am very happy to be able to participate in KRP Sanyo & RS-ITOH again this year. 2024 season I competed in JSB1000 class, but this year I aim to finish on the podium in ST1000 class. I feel that I still have a lot of work to do, so I voluntarily asked the team to let me return to the ST1000 class, and this year I will be able to compete. I will do my best to get on the podium this year.

Katsuto Sano

I am very honored to be able to participate in the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race again this year with KRP Sanyo Industry & RS-ITOH. My goals are to make it to the TOP 10 TRIAL and to finish in the TOP 10, as I did last year, and I will train hard every day to improve myself before the 8-hour endurance race. Thank you all for your support.

Akira Yanagawa (Advisor)

Akira Yanagawa (Advisor): "I started competing in the All Japan Road Race Championship in 1991, and I find myself in my 35th season. It has not been smooth sailing, and I have had many bitter experiences, but they have helped me grow and supported me. This season, although not as a rider, I will make the most of my experiences and do my best to help the team and riders grow. Please support our team as it evolves day by day to meet the expectations of our fans."

Naoyuki Inoue, President of Sanyo Industry

Sanyo Kogyo first got involved in the world of road racing at the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race in 2016. This year marks exactly 10 years since then, and together with RS-ITOH and Kawasaki, we have been riding at full throttle. The world of road racing has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. With a sense of responsibility and a sense of ownership to run Kawasaki's machines, we will continue to run with the team as we enter our 10th year of racing!

Company Profile

Company name: Sanyo Industry Co.

Representative: Naoyuki Inoue, President

Location: 1388 Eijima, Okubo-cho, Akashi-shi, Hyogo Prefecture

Establishment: March 24, 1980

Business description: Manufacturing and manufacturing dispatch services

URL : http://sanyou-ind.co.jp/