Kawasaki, Toronto and San Francisco, July 16, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Today, Fujitsu announced a strategic partnership with Cohere Inc., a security and data privacy-focused enterprise AI company headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco. The strategic partnership will focus on developing and providing large language model (LLM) that enable enterprises to leverage industry-leading Japanese language capabilities that deliver improved experiences for customers …

TOKYO, July 15, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has decided to transfer a portion of its shares in NEC Capital Solutions Corporation, an affiliated company accounted for by the equity method, to SBI Shinsei Bank, Ltd. The share transfer is scheduled to take place in October of this year. NEC Capital Solutions was established in 1978 as a financial …

KARIYA, JAPAN, July 15, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION, a leading mobility supplier, hosted a software strategy briefing. In recent years, demand has grown for enhanced development of large-scale and advanced onboard software to support intelligent vehicle functions, such as automated driving, electrification, and connected driving. In this context, Atsushi Hayashida, Executive Officer and Chief Software Officer, explained DENSO’s software strategy …

TOKYO, July 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team is preparing to take on a new challenge at Rally Latvia on July 18-21 with a full four-strong driver line-up in search of victory. 2024 GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID This will be Latvia’s debut in the FIA World Rally Championship, taking over the place in the schedule held in …

TOKYO, July 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has been selected for inclusion in two investment indices based on outstanding ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance of Japanese business corporations: the “FTSE Blossom Japan Index” and “FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.” Both indices are based on the ESG ratings provided by FTSE Russell, a British provider of …

Toyota City, Japan, July 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that it has upgraded the GR86 for improved turning performance and easier upper-limit handling, deepening the unique driving feel of a GR vehicle. Orders are now being accepted by Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan, with sales set to launch on August 1. TGR also announced today the …

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody “LEQEMBI®” (generic name: lecanemab) has been approved in Israel as a treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Treatment with LEQEMBI should be initiated in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia stage of disease (collectively …

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 11, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the Department of Health in HongKong has approved humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody “LEQEMBI®” (brand name in Hong Kong: generic name: lecanemab) for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Treatment with LEQEMBI should be initiated in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) …

TOKYO, July 8, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ArcelorMittal and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) are working with a climate tech company, D-CRBN, to trial a new technology to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) captured at ArcelorMittal’s plant in Gent, Belgium into carbon monoxide which can be used in steel and chemical production. This is the first industrial testing of D-CRBN’s plasma technology, making …

TOKYO, July 5, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing resumes its challenge for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles when the second half of the 2024 season begins in Brazil with the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo on 14 July. A remarkable Le Mans 24 Hours last month saw the team narrowly miss out on victory after an enthralling race, …

TOKYO, July 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, Hitachi), Kyushu University, RIKEN, and HREM Research Inc. (HREM) today announced the world’s first observation of magnetic fields of individual lattice planes.(1) This was achieved by using Hitachi’s atomic-resolution holography electron microscope and a method enabling magnetic field observation of samples with uneven structures and compositions (hereinafter referred to as non-uniform …

TOKYO, July 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – A consortium of seven companies across five countries has jointly established a supply chain for more sustainable polyester fiber. Instead of fossil materials, renewable and bio-based materials as well as materials produced via carbon capture and utilization (CCU para-xylene)(2) will be used in the manufacturing of polyester fibers for THE NORTH FACE brand in Japan. …

TOKYO, July 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) received an order from JFE Steel Corporation for an ultrasonic thickness monitoring system that can be used in environments with flammable gases. The system was developed proprietarily based on the world’s smallest and thinnest thin-film UT sensor(Note) technology, which can be installed easily in narrow or curved spaces like underneath …

Kawasaki and Sydney, July 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that Fujitsu Australia Limited and The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ensure that industry and government professionals, researchers, academics, and students in Australia will soon have access to a world-class quantum research facility. The agreement will see the two organizations partner to …

TOKYO, July 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), the pure holding company of TANAKA Precious Metals, will provide award items and ceremony souvenirs for the international friendly matches of the Japan Men’s National Blind Football Team at the “DAICEL Blind Football Japan Cup 2024 in Osaka” (organized by the NPO Japan Blind …

TOKYO, July 3, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has added to its product lineup the new RC-ES1 remote control unit for commercial air-conditioners for the European market, and plans to begin sales in Europe this summer. new RC-ES1 remote control unit The RC-ES1 is a remote …

NISEKO, July 2, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The 2024 edition of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Greater Niseko) is now accepting entries across a broad range of categories that aims to elevate the standards of development and design in Japan’s alpine real estate markets. Submissions from eligible entrants from the Greater Niseko region are being accepted via asiapropertyawards.com until 13 September 2024. The …

TOKYO, July 2, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has agreed to end its global strategic collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb for the co-development and co-commercialization of farletuzumab ecteribulin (FZEC), formerly known as MORAb-202, a folate receptor alpha (FRα)-targeting antibody drug conjugate (ADC) due to ongoing portfolio prioritization efforts within Bristol Myers Squibb. Based on the agreement, …

TOKYO & TAIPEI, July 2, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand has announced the launch of the new JCB Apollo Card in collaboration with Taishin Bank, a leading bank in Taiwan. The new JCB Apollo Card will be available starting July 1, 2024. Celebrating the launch of this …

TOKYO, July 2, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that its preparatory company for NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, Inc. founded in May 2024, has changed its name to “NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, Inc.” and has commenced business operations as of July 1, 2024. This announcement follows the press release published on May 10, 2024, titled “DOCOMO to Launch ‘NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL’ …