Mitchio Arai is a man with boundless enthusiasm. The 81-year-old president and CEO of Japan’s iconic Arai Helmet company guides us on a tour through his workplace of the last 60 years in Ōmiya-ku’s ...

For some reason, Arai doesn’t strike me as a company that takes a daring approach to motorcycle helmet design. I’m sure there are many who will disagree with me, but the words that come to mind when I ...

The Arai XD3 helmet is a positive step in the evolution of this hybrid helmet. Although most of the changes have seemingly been oriented towards style, they have brought about tangible benefits to the ...

If two-wheelers happen to be your thing, then you might already have an idea about Arai’s legacy on delivering premium, top-of-the-line helmets with a rather impressively large range of “interior-fit ...

Arai is steeped in history—predating World War II and even the helmet chin bar—and it had to step back in time a little bit to meet a contemporary desire to buy three-quarter helmets. The Japanese ...

Welcome to another episode of In Gear, and this time around, we've got the Arai Contour-X. First released in 2023, the Contour-X has two clear mission objectives: make it sporty and as comfortable as ...

When it comes time to choose a helmet I can't encourage enough that no expense should be spared for your safety. A helmet isn't like other parts where you can go back and replace them once you find ...

Mitchio Arai is a man with boundless enthusiasm. The 81-year-old president and CEO of Japan’s iconic Arai Helmet company guides us on a tour through his workplace of the last 60 years in Ōmiya-ku’s ...