The Asahi Glass Company was founded in 1907 by Toshiya Iwasaki, the second son of the second president of the original Mitsubishi Corporation. Under him, it succeeded in the first Japanese production of sheet glass. His pioneering spirit, summarized in the basic principle "Never take the easy way out, but confront difficulties." was the driving force behind Asahi Glass's mastery of a succession of difficult business challenges and the company's subsequent dynamic growth.

Asahi Glass continues its never-ending challenge to achieve a brighter world by providing value to the world in supplying global materials and components that make full use of its core technologies such as construction and automotive glass glazing, display glass and peripheral components for display materials, and electronics and energy components, which hold the key to future growth at Asahi Glass.