TOKYO, July 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), a leading global IT and network transformation services provider, has received three awards from e& for its leadership and innovation in e&’s digital transformation and the two companies’ long-standing partnership strength. The awards granted to NEC include the following: The Partner of the Year Award signifies NEC’s role as a leader …
Supersub Rovanpera claims remarkable win for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
TOKYO, July 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Kalle Rovanperä has taken a remarkable victory after his late call-up to Rally Poland, leading a TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team one-two finish ahead of Elfyn Evans. Having never competed there previously, Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen were not originally due to include Poland’s first FIA World Rally Championship round since 2017 on their …
Mazda: Announcement by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Regarding Applications for Type Designation
HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – We would like to express our deepest apologies again to our customers, business partners, dealers, and all other stakeholders related to Mazda for the concern and inconvenience caused by the recent irregularities in Mazda’s applications for type designation. Today, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced the guidance on the matter, …
Singtel and Hitachi Digital Partner to Accelerate Industrial AI Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif. / SINGAPORE, July 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Singtel, a leading communications technology group in Asia, and Hitachi Digital, representing Hitachi’s broad end-to-end digital transformation services and technology capabilities, today announced a new collaboration that will pairHitachi’s deep AI expertise with Singtel’s Paragon platform, the all-in-one orchestration platform for 5G, edge computing and cloud. Hitachi Digital will deploy Paragon …
Eisai: “LEQEMBI” (Lecanemab) for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease Launched in China
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 28, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced today that t…
Amogy and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Have Completed a Feasibility Study of Ammonia Supply System for Ammonia-Powered Maritime Solution
TOKYO, June 28, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MSB), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have completed the feasibility study of collaboration concept designs of onboard hydrogen production and utilization with Amogy’s ammonia-cracking technology and Mitsubishi Ammonia Supply and Safety System (MAmmoSS®). Amogy and MSB concluded …
MHI Invests in e-Zinc to Advance Long-duration Energy Storage in Zinc Metal
TOKYO, June 28, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today that it has invested in e-Zinc, Inc. (e-Zinc) a long-duration energy storage technology startup headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The investment has been executed through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), which joins a consortium of investors including Evok Innovations, Toyota Ventures, Eni Next and others. Leveraging its proprietary …
DENSO Announces Personnel Changes
KARIYA, JAPAN, June 28, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION, a leading mobility supplier, today announced changes in responsibility and personnel for a Executive Officer and an Senior Director, effective July 1, 2024. About DENSO CORPORATION Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO is a $47.2 billion leading mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model …
Boosting Growth Investment to Power Mobility Company Transformation Toyota-AISIN Capital Ties Revised
Toyota City, Japan, June 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has today decided to sell a portion of its shareholdings in AISIN CORPORATION (AISIN). This is a revision of capital ties aimed at the growth of the Toyota Group, an initiative that has been underway since last year. Toyota has been restructuring its groupwide business with a “home & …
Mazda Production and Sales Results for May 2024
HIROSHIMA, June 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for May 2024 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production Mazda’s domestic production volume in May 2024 increased 8.8% year on year due to increased production of passenger vehicles. [Domestic production of key models in May 2024] CX-5: 24,762 units (up 10.5% year on year) CX-90: 9,773 …
Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for May 2024
Toyota City, Japan, June 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation announces its sales, production, and export results for May 2024 as well as the cumulative total from January to May 2024, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. To view more information on the sales, production, and export results by country and region, including specific …
Honda Issues “Honda ESG Data Book 2024”
TOKYO, June 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today issued the Honda ESG Data Book 2024 and posted it on the company website. (See below for the link.) For a diverse range of Honda stakeholders, the Honda ESG Data Book 2024 comprehensively summarizes the approach and initiatives Honda is taking concerning sustainability from the perspectives of ESG (Environment, Social, …
Fujitsu Announces Appointments to Executive Nomination and Compensation Committees
TOKYO, June 24, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited (the Company) has announced that its Board of Directors today made a decision with regard to appointments to the Executive Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee. In October 2009, the Company established the Executive Nomination Committee and the Compensation Committee as advisory bodies for its Board of Directors to ensure the transparency and objectivity …
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing fired up for summer of speed
Toyota City, Japan, June 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will return to Rally Poland on June 27-30 with high ambitions entering the first of three consecutive rounds on fast gravel roads across the European summer. The FIA World Rally Championship’s first visit to Poland since 2017 marks the mid-point of the 2024 season and is followed …
Eisai Continues Contract for FY2024 Dementia Examination Project by Tokyo Bunkyo City
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company has achieved the pre-set performance indicators in FY2023 for the dementia examination project in Bunkyo City, Tokyo, which the company has been commissioned to conduct in order to raise awareness of dementia and promote early detection, and will continue the commission for this project in FY2024. This project is a dementia examination program targeting approximately 12,300 Bunkyo …
Fujitsu Japan and Kobe City Waterworks Bureau jointly develop an AI-based drawing screening system for water supply system construction applications
KAWASAKI, Japan, June 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Japan developed an AI-powered design audit system for water supply facility construction designs with Kobe City Waterworks Bureau. It streamlines and automates the audit process by detecting water supply facility symbols, and other relevant information on construction designs automatically. This innovative system, known as the AI Audit Application is the first of its …
NEC and Ursa Space collaborate on satellite image analysis services using one of the world’s largest virtual constellations
TOKYO, June 20, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Ursa Space Systems Inc. (Ursa Space) have agreed to collaborate on satellite image data analysis services. By combining services and technologies, the two companies will provide solutions for various applications for enterprises. In recent years, the use of satellite image data has been rapidly expanding for various applications, including disaster …
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems to Launch “Predictive Diagnosis Service” Proposal for Air Compressors Using Machine Learning
TOKYO, June 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. today announced it has launched the “Predictive Diagnosis Service” for air compressors used as power sources for factory equipment, etc. The service uses machine learning to analyze data obtained through remote monitoring and combines it with the knowledge accumulated by Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems maintenance staff to detect and …
NEC hosts New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
TOKYO, June 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited NEC’s headquarters in Tokyo, where he toured the NEC Future Creation Hub, a customer experience center highlighting technologies and business. He also delivered a keynote speech, observing NEC’s cutting-edge technologies, such as biometric authentication. During the tour guided by Takayuki Morita, …
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Orders for Japan’s First Methanol-Fueled RORO Cargo Ships
TOKYO, June 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received orders from Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd. (Aichi Prefecture) and Fukuju Shipping Co., Ltd. Shizuoka Prefecture) for Japan’s first methanol-fueled roll-on/roll-off (RORO) cargo ships(1). The two ships will be built at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in …