The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited (TSE:5101) is in advanced talks to buy The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NasdaqGS:GT)?s Off-the-Road tire business for at least $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese company has emerged as the likeliest buyer for Goodyear?s OTR business after other suitors dropped out, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. A transaction could value the assets at $1 billion to $1.5 billion, the people said.