TOKYO, Feb 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ENEOS Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to jointly conduct a Front End Engineering Design to advance the study of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”) production facility at the ENEOS Wakayama Plant in Arida City, Japan (the “FEED”). ENEOS has been studying the feasibility of such a facility since 2022. To advance this study to the …
Honda Receives Highest Ranking of 3 Stars as Part of FIA Road Safety Index, Tool for Organizations and Companies to Measure Their Road Safety Footprint
TOKYO, Feb 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda became the first company in the automotive industry to receive the highest ranking of “3 stars,” as part of the FIA*1 Road Safety Index, set forth by the FIA to enable businesses and organizations to measure their road safety footprint. The 3-star recognition was announced on February 17 at the “Challenge 2030: Achieving the …
Honda Partners with United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) to Work Toward Reduction of Fatalities from Traffic Collisions
TOKYO, Feb 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. became the first automobile manufacturer to partner with the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) to contribute to global initiatives to reduce fatalities from traffic collisions, including a previously announced commitment of US$3 million over 5 years. Honda and UNRSF revealed the direction of the joint initiatives of their partnership at …
Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Yourstand Inc. Advancing Completely CO2-Free Electrification of Pharmaceutical Transportation
TOKYO, Feb 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Hidechika Saito), Mitsubishi Corporation, and Yourstand Inc. will introduce medium-size EV truck from March 2025 to reduce CO2 emissions in pharmaceutical transportation and delivery operations conducted by Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation Group company DP Network Co., Ltd., aiming for completely CO2-free electrification of logistics. In this case, an …
NEC Innovation Challenge awards Canada’s Prevu3D Inc. with the NEC Award and NOFF Award
TOKYO, Feb 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the results of the latest NEC Innovation Challenge, a global accelerator program sponsored by NEC and partner companies that invites startup companies across the globe to apply and submit innovative solutions under the four key themes of Healthcare, Sustainability, Digital Operational Excellence, and Media/Entertainment. The first program was …
NEC Develops Near Real-time RIC for High Performance 5G vRAN
TOKYO, Feb 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has developed a Near Real-time RAN Intelligent Controller (Near-RT RIC) platform and RIC applications that enable flexible and intelligent network control that is compliant with the O-RAN Alliance (*1) specifications for virtualized Radio Access Networks (vRAN). In recent years, as the spread of cutting-edge technologies such as generative AI has …
Eisai Selected for “Human Capital Leaders 2024” and “Human Capital Management Gold Quality” for Second Consecutive Year, as a Company Committed to Excellent Management and Disclosure of Human Capital Initiatives
TOKYO, Feb 20, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has been selected for “Human CapitalLeaders 2024” and “Human Capital Management Gold Quality” in the “Human Capital Survey 2024” jointly conducted by HR Technology Consortium, HR Research Institute (ProFuture Inc.), MS&AD InterRisk Research & Consulting, Inc. and Association to Confirm the Human Investment Value for Enterprise. This is …
NEC X & Carbide Ventures Partner To Rapidly Accelerate Early-Stage Startups
PALO ALTO, CA, Feb 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC Corporation’s portfolio of advanced technologies and global businesses, today announced a new partnership with Carbide Ventures, a leading venture capital firm with hands-on mentorship and a proven track record of founding and rapidly scaling B2B SaaS startups. Carbide Ventures is led by an …
Mitsubishi Power Advances Bahrain’s Industrial Growth with Completion of Alba’s Power Station 5 Block 4 Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
MANAMA, Bahrain, Feb 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), today announced the successful completion of the Power Station 5 Block 4 gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power plant at Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba). This plant is powered by Mitsubishi Power’s state-of-the-art, hydrogen-ready M701JAC gas turbine and steam turbine. The high-efficiency power …
Honda Reveals Specification for its Next-generation Fuel Cell Module
TOKYO, Feb 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today made its first global release of specifications for Honda Next Generation Fuel Cell Module and Honda Fuel Cell Power Generator at H2 & FC EXPO – the 23rd Int’l Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo – which started today at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.Mass production of the Honda Next Generation Fuel …
Osaka Gas and MHI Launch CO2NNEX Digital Platform for Management and Transfer of Clean Gas Certificates for e-Methane, for Use during Expo 2025
TOKYO, Feb 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today initiated operations for CO2NNEX®, the city gas industry’s first digital platform to enhance visibility in carbon dioxide (CO2) trading and facilitate the transfer and management of Clean Gas Certificates, which certify the environmental value of e-methane,(1) allowing for use of the system …
NEC Orchestrating Future Fund invests in Aetion, a U.S.-based provider of healthcare analytics platforms
TOKYO, Feb 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Orchestrating Future Fund(1), an ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, has invested in Aetion, Inc.(2), a U.S.-based provider of healthcare platforms. In addition, NEC and Aetion have started discussions for collaboration in the Real World Data (RWD)(3) / Real World Evidence (RWE)(4) business in drug development. In recent years, the medical field has witnessed …
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing starts WEC season with Qatar challenge
TOKYO, Feb 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will continue its mission to make ever-better motorsports-bred cars and put smiles on the faces of fans across the globe by competing with two GR010 HYBRID race cars in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, starting on Friday 28 February in Qatar. A crew of World Champion drivers will use their skill …
FLAT OUT IN TOKYO “Red Bull Showrun x Powered by Honda” April 2 (Wed)
TOKYO, Feb 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Red Bull are proud to support “Red Bull Showrun x Powered by Honda,” a special event featuring an F1 machine showrun (demo run) organized by the International TOP Motorsports Experience Executive Committee [ITOM]. On April 2 (Wed), Honda and Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 machines will run through Tokyo. Red …
Thrilling TOYOTA GAZOO Racing one-two on Swedish snow
TOKYO, Feb 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta delivered a thrilling finish and another maximum score for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team as they achieved a one-two result on a spectacular Rally Sweden. The FIA World Rally Championship’s only pure winter event on snow and ice was one of the most exciting for many years. Evans and …
Mazda to Strengthen Production and Sales Systems in Thailand
TOKYO, Feb 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) and Mazda Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Mazda Thailand) held a press conference today in Bangkok, Thailand, and announced their plan to strengthen Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Mazda’s manufacturing base in Thailand, through investing 5 billion Thai baht and developing it as a manufacturing hub for new compact SUVs with an …
Toyota Develops New Fuel Cell System
Toyota City, Japan, Feb 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it has developed a new fuel cell (FC) system, its third-generation fuel cell system (3rd Gen FC System), as part of its continued efforts toward the realization of a hydrogen society. The all-new 3rd Gen FC System is designed to meet the particular needs of the …
Development of Prediction Model for Brain Amyloid-Beta Accumulation for Early Screening of Alzheimer’s Disease
TOKYO, Feb 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Oita University and Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai) announced today the development of a machine learning model to predict amyloid beta(1)(Aβ) accumulation in the brain, combining background data such as age, gender, smoking history and medical history, as well as general blood test and MMSE(2) items. This model is expected to enable primary care physicians to …
Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Motors terminate MOU regarding consideration of tripartite collaboration
TOKYO, Feb 13, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (“Nissan”), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”), and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (“Mitsubishi Motors”) today agreed to terminate their MOU regarding the consideration of the structure for a tripartite collaboration, in light of the termination of the MOU signed on December 23 last year regarding the consideration of a business integration between Nissan …
ANA InterContinental Tokyo unveils Icon Reborn transformation
TOKYO, Feb 13, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ANA InterContinental Tokyo unveils its transformational 15-month renovation. Redesigned for today’s modern luxury traveller, the hotel presents 801 revitalised rooms alongside new dining and social concepts. This marks the beginning of the next chapter in the property’s over 35-year legacy, further cementing InterContinental’s reputation as a leader of approachable luxury hospitality, ensuring that guests can …