TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Lawson, Inc. (Lawson) are pleased to announce a new collaboration in the supply of renewable energy to Lawson convenience stores. Details are explained below. Lawson will use renewables to power approximately 3,600 of its stores in the Kanto-Koshin District and the […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announces an ambitious Global Strategic Partner Academy program designed to address increasingly critical skills shortages. With a focus on Fujitsu employees, apprentices and new recruits, the Global Strategic Partner Academy program will offer training, re-training and experience-based development opportunities in collaboration with global […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced that the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) model of the all-new Outlander crossover SUV won the Technology Car of the Year in the 2021-2022 Car of the Year Japan(1) awarded to car with innovative technologies for eco-friendliness and safety. All-new […]
TOKYO, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that its joint venture with Macnica Inc. (Macnica) will be taking advantage of support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to carry out a proof-of-concept (PoC) autonomous-driving pilot project in Bumi Serpong Damai(BSD) City located in Tangerang, […]
TOKYO, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE: 4004) has developed hard disk (HD) media for hard disk drives (HDDs) which support data recording with Microwave Assisted Switching-Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (MAS-MAMR) technology, which is a next-generation data-recording technology based on a new data recording principle suggested by […]
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy and National Grid have successfully energized a pilot project replacing SF6 in installed high-voltage gas-insulated lines with an eco-efficient fluoronitrile based gas mixture. This retrofill solution, in Richborough, UK is part of Hitachi Energy’s EconiQTM(1) portfolio which is designed to deliver a […]
TOKYO, Dec 9, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (“Hitachi High-Tech”) announced today the launch of two cutting-edge FE-SEM(1) models, the SU8600 and SU8700 (hereinafter, “this product line”), that feature new detectors, capabilities, advanced automation, and more. This class of instrumentation is used to observe, measure, define and analyze microstructures across […]
TOKYO, Dec 9, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Datachain has started a demonstration experiment on interoperability between different blockchains(*1) to build a “digital currency exchange platform”. In the near future, various digital currency and circulation platforms are expected to be launched, including those issued […]
London, UK, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s largest wealth managers, has gone live with a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution from Avaloq, an NEC subsidiary and global leader in digital banking solutions and wealth management technology. The partnership is part of Brewin Dolphin’s […]
TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) has been awarded the highest score of “Grade A” by global environmental non-profit charity CDP, in the categories of climate change and water security. CDP evaluated Hitachi’s pioneering initiatives and disclosure of information for tackling climate change, as well as acting […]
TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group has been selected for the CDP’s A List for both climate change for the fifth year in a row and water security for the third year in a row, earning the highest rating in the CDP’s evaluation […]
TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP(1), securing a place on its prestigious “A List” three years in a row for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect water security. In 2017, NEC […]
Tokyo and Vancouver, Dec 7, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, and D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the only provider building both annealing and gate model quantum computers, today announced that NEC […]
Toyota City, Japan, Dec 7, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor North America announced today that North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph Megasite has been chosen as the location for Toyota’s new $1.29 billion automotive battery manufacturing plant, to be named, Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC). When it comes online in 2025, TBMNC will […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Dec 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that it will introduce the Mazda2 Hybrid in Europe from the spring of 2022. The Mazda2 Hybrid will be an OEM model supplied by Toyota Motor Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, and will be added […]
TOKYO, Dec 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced its 2022 motorsport team setups during an online event at the Megaweb facility in Tokyo on December 6. Attendees included “Morizo”, Koji Sato, President of GAZOO Racing Company, WEC and WRC team principals, and the drivers who lead TGR activities. […]
TOKYO, Dec 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that presentations on a series of abstracts highlighting updates on its in-house discovered eribulin mesylate (product name: Halaven, halichondrin class microtubule dynamics inhibitor, “eribulin”), MORAb-202, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC), and H3B-6545 (selective estrogen alpha receptor covalent antagonist), discovered by […]
TOKYO, Dec 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of the Global Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer (Global FDE) program, which recognizes the contributions of top-tier engineers that not only possess exceptional world class technical capabilities but have also proven to create value to strategies and customers in Fujitsu’s growth technology […]
KARIYA, JAPAN, Dec 3, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, today announced changes to its organization, executive structure and personnel, effective January 1, 2022. The changes will help DENSO:– Achieve its Long-term Policy 2030, which includes the concept of “Bringing hope for thefuture for our plants, society and all […]
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) and NEC Corporation (NEC) have succeeded in interoperability testing for 5G standalone (SA) using a 5G base station baseband unit (5G CU/DU) conforming to O-RAN open interface specifications and radio units (RUs) of different vendors. Transition from the NSA system combining […]
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed upgrade works for two GTCC power plants with M701F gas turbines at Senoko Energy in Singapore. This has helped to improve energy efficiency and reduce approximately 15,000 tons of carbon emissions […]
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Olympus Corporation (“Olympus” – Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) has been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), among the world’s most recognized […]
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the company was selected for the fifth consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (“DJSI World”). The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (“DJSI”) serve as one of the key benchmarks for socially responsible investing*. […]
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE: 4004) has developed neural network models*1 to predict mechanical properties of 2000-series aluminum alloys*2 from their design conditions with high accuracy in collaboration with National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) and The University of Tokyo (UTokyo). The developed models enable […]
TOKYO, Dec 1, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order for compact CO2 capture system from Taihei Dengyo Kaisha, Ltd., a provider of plant construction, maintenance and auxiliary services, for incorporation into a biomass power plant. […]
TOKYO, Dec 1, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the development of a “gradual deep learning-based object detection technology” that enables efficient and high throughput object detection for video analytics while maintaining detection accuracy. This technology enables up to eight times the processing speed of object detection for […]
TOKYO, Nov 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today launched its first models of the revived Ralliart brand, the Triton(1) Ralliart and the Pajero Sport(2) Ralliart as special editions. Both models will be exhibited at the 38th Thailand International Motor Expo 2021(3) in Bangkok, and sales will commence on […]
TOKYO, Nov 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and FCNT LIMITED announced today that both companies have entered into a business alliance agreement aiming to support people living with dementia and to prevent dementia, through developing solutions for maintaining brain performance. Both companies will construct an ecosystem with the aim […]
TOKYO, Nov 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company will conduct a total of 42 poster presentations, including the latest data on its in-house discovered and developed anti-epileptic agent (AED) perampanel (product name: Fycompa) and in-house discovered and developed E2730, an investigational novel small compound for […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Nov 29, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for October 2021 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic ProductionMazda’s domestic production volume in October 2021 decreased 58.7% year on year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles. [Domestic production of key models in […]