MHI Conducts Nighttime and Long-Distance Highway Demonstration Testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Currently Under Development

– Testing conducted on the Joban Expressway using a small type UAV, realizing quick and safe highway condition check– Tests confirmed stable nighttime and long-distance flight capability and ability for recognizing road conditions and fallen objects TOKYO, Dec 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), in cooperation with East […]

Nissan and Honda sign MOU to consider business integration

TOKYO, Dec 24, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (“Nissan”) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to start discussions and considerations toward a business integration between the two companies through the establishment of a joint holding company. To further accelerate their efforts toward […]

Olympus Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the Fourth Consecutive Year

TOKYO, Dec 24, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global MedTech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, today announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), one of the most globally recognized corporate sustainability indices. […]

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors sign MOU on collaborative considerations

TOKYO, Dec 24, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (“Nissan”), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”), and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (“Mitsubishi Motors”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the possibility of Mitsubishi Motors’ participation, involvement, and synergy sharing in relation to the business integration through the establishment of […]

GAC Honda Begins Operation of New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Production Factory in Guangzhou, China

Guangzhou, China, Dec 24, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GAC Honda), a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, began operation of its newly-constructed plant for new energy vehicle (NEV) production, named […]

Fujirebio and Eisai Enter into Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Research and Social Implementation of Blood-based Biomarkers in the Field of Neurodegenerative Diseases

TOKYO, Dec 23, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujirebio Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of H.U. Group Holdings, Inc., and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding for the joint research and social implementation of novel blood-based biomarkers in the field of neurodegenerative diseases. Fujirebio and […]

Contract Renewed on Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Services for APM System at Washington Dulles International Airport

TOKYO, Dec 20, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Crystal Mover Services, Inc. (CMSI), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, that is engaged in operation and maintenance (O&M) of automated people mover (APM(Note1)) systems for U.S. airports, has successfully renewed a contract with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) for O&M services […]

Toyota Launches Alphard and Vellfire PHEV Models in Japan

– Japan’s first(1) minivan PHEV models to contribute to carbon neutrality– Pursuing the joy of comfortable mobility through enhanced quietness and riding experience Toyota City, Japan, Dec 20, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it will commence sales of its all-new Alphard and Vellfire Plug-in Hybrid Electric […]

NEC Completes new Asia Pacific submarine cable

TOKYO, Dec 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced it has finished construction of the Asia Direct Cable (ADC), a high-performance submarine cable connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and Guangdong Province), Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The ADC submarine cable is owned by the ADC […]

Enablement of JCB Contactless Payment at All NJ TRANSIT Contactless Bus and Light Rail Validators in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

TOKYO & LOS ANGELES, Dec 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand (JCB), and JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. (JCB USA), the US subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., are pleased to announce the enablement of JCB Contactless […]

Honda Presents Next-generation e:HEV Technologies at Press Briefing on Honda e:HEV Business and Technology

TOKYO, Dec 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. held a press briefing to introduce the direction of its hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) business and the latest advancement made to its original 2-motor hybrid system, Honda e:HEV.(1) Honda also presented next-generation technologies scheduled to be installed in its future hybrid-electric vehicles. […]

MHI Appoints CTO Eisaku Ito as Next President & CEO, Announces Changes in Board and Executive-level Personnel

TOKYO, Dec 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced executive-level personnel changes effective March 31 and April 1, 2025, and made nominations for Members of the Board to be proposed at the 100th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled on June 27, 2025. MHI also announced the […]

NEC Receives Telecom Review’s Global Excellence Award for Innovative Telecom B2B/ Enterprise Network Solutions

TOKYO, Dec 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leading global IT and network transformation services provider, has been selected as winner of the Most Innovative Product/Service/Automation (Vendor) Global at the Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit 2024. NEC received this award for Telecom B2B/ Enterprise Network Solutions. This encompasses […]

Japan’s Telecommunications Carriers Join Forces to Strengthen Disaster Response

TOKYO, Dec 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Japan’s eight telecommunications companies – Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT East, NTT West, NTT DOCOMO and NTT Communications (the NTT Group), KDDI Corporation, SoftBank Corp. and Rakuten Mobile – today announced the launch of a new cooperative framework aimed at ensuring the rapid restoration […]

Toyota’s Fuel Cell and Water Electrolysis System Production Plan Certified as a METI Support Program for Building GX Supply Chains

Toyota City, Japan, Dec 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has announced that its new production plan for fuel cells and a water electrolysis system to supply hydrogen was selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a successful applicant for its Support Program for Building […]

DENSO and onsemi Collaborate for a Strengthened Relationship

KARIYA, JAPAN, Dec 17, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION and onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) announced today that they are strengthening their long-term relationship to support the procurement of autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies.  For over 10 years, onsemi has been supplying DENSO with the latest intelligent automotive […]

Asian Financial Forum returns as Region’s First Major International Financial Assembly in 2025

– Themed “Powering the Next Growth Engine”, the 18th Asian Financial Forum 2025 (AFF), will be the region’s first major international financial and business event of the year.– Heavyweight speakers include Prof Justin Lin Yifu, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank (2008-2012); Prof Stuart Russell, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on AI; Dr Kai-Fu Lee, […]

Fujitsu recognized as Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Workplace Services 2024 Vendor Assessment

TOKYO, Dec 16, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Workplace Services 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US51812324, November 2024). Fujitsu is promoting the concept of Work Life Shift, a new human-centered approach that helps people and companies work and live more sustainably. […]

MHI Group Issues its “SUSTAINABILITY DATABOOK 2024”

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) issued its “SUSTAINABILITY DATABOOK 2024” (the Databook), this year’s edition of its annual report summarizing non-financial information of MHI Group, primarily outlining its initiatives to address environmental and social issues.* The Databook provides the public with information on the progress being achieved by MHI Group in its sustainability management strategy, […]

MHI’s Automated Picking Solution Utilizing Sigma Synx Fully Implemented at Kirin Group’s Ebina Logistics Center, the First Such System in Japan

– Supporting automation and labor savings with a smart picking system that efficiently links AGFs, AGVs, and palletizers through the ΣSynX system for automation and intelligence– Accelerating the response to 2024 regulatory changes and to the challenges facing logistics centers, including a shortage of operators, heavy manual labor and long vehicle wait times TOKYO, Dec […]

NEC Announces Interim Results from Phase 1 Clinical Trial of NECVAX-NEO1, an AI-Driven Personalized Oral Cancer Vaccine, at ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2024

TOKYO, Dec 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Bio Therapeutics today presents 24-week promising interim results from an ongoing Phase 1 basket clinical trial of an orally administered cancer vaccine, NECVAX-NEO1, used in combination with checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) for treating patients with solid tumors. The findings are being presented in a poster […]

Notification of Dissolution of Joint Management of LT Metal Co., Ltd. by TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. and LT Corp.

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which develops industrial precious metal products as one of the core companies of TANAKA Precious Metals, has announced the dissolution of joint management of LT Metal Co., Ltd. (Head office: Seo-gu, Incheon, Korea; CEO: SEOG-HO […]