IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami, who stood in the winners' circle four times last season including a win in the British Grand Prix, will race in the Moto2 class in the Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix scheduled for Friday, October 13 through Sunday, October 15. Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Takashi Tsukioka; hereinafter, the 'Company') supports Nakagami as he takes on this challenge.

Formed in 2013, IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia, of which the Company is a sponsor, is in its fifth season of racing. Aiming for victory'From Asia to the World,' the Team is powered by young riders including Takaaki Nakagami (a team member since 2014), whose promotion to the MotoGP class next season has been decided, and Khairul Idham Pawi, who took first place in the Moto3 class twice last season before being promoted to the Moto2 class. For Nakagami in particular, this Japanese Grand Prix will mark his triumphant return to competition after the announcement of his promotion to the MotoGP class. Also, it's the last Moto2 class race in japan, as his mother country, he shows his strong emotion for the 5th prize.

As a token of best wishes for Nakagami's further success on the vast stage of world competition and its support for his efforts, the Company has uploaded race video of his victory in the British Grand Prix to a special section of its website.
It also is conveying its heartfelt support for Nakagami through newspaper advertisements printed mainly in the IDEMITSU Honda TEAM Asia team color of red, running in some of today'smorning newspapers in Japan.

URL of the race video of Nakagami's victory in the British Grand Prix
http://www.idemitsu.com/tady/index_m2.html
The Japanese Grand Prix attracts the attention of many racing fans. Riding team bikes under the red circle of the Japanese flag, Nakagami is ready to show what he can do in the future.

'From Asia to the World' is the slogan of Honda Team Asia
Related URL http://www.honda.co.jp/WGP/teamasia/

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