Toyota City, Japan, Oct 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that it will exhibit Japan’s first(1) outdoor-compatible mobile immersive dome tent in the event square at the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2024 Empowered by BRIDGESTONE Round7 (Round 7 Super Taikyu Final Fuji), to be held on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17, 2024. This initiative aims …
Joint proposal by NTT, KDDI, Fujitsu, NEC, and Rakuten Mobile adopted as Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications/NICT’s “Innovative ICT Fund Projects for Beyond 5G/6G” for social implementation and overseas expansion oriented strategic program (common infrastructure technology establishment)
TOKYO, Oct 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NTT Corporation, KDDI Corporation, KDDI Research, Inc. participating in research and development as a research collaborator, Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation, and Rakuten Mobile, Inc. were selected by the Japan-based National Institute of Information and Communications Technology to conduct newly commissioned research in FY 2024 pertaining to a strategic program oriented toward social implementation and overseas …
MHI-MME Licenses Manufacturing and Sale of MET Turbochargers to Leading Chinese Marine Machinery Manufacturer
TOKYO, Oct 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery and Equipment Co., Ltd (MHI-MME), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a licensing agreement with Jiangsu Masada Heavy Industries Co, Ltd. (Jiangsu Masada), a privately owned marine machinery manufacturer in China, for the manufacture and sale of MET Turbochargers, its exhaust gas turbine type turbochargers for …
Fujitsu and Toyota Systems Corporation achieve 50% reduction in core system update time using generative AI
Kawasaki and Nagoya, Japan, Oct 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Toyota Systems Corporation (Toyota Systems) today announced the successful completion of field trials leveraging Fujitsu’s generative AI offerings on Fujitsu Kozuchi (1) to improve productivity and accelerate the modernization of Toyota Systems’ system development and operations. The trials confirmed a 50% reduction in the work time required for system …
Joint Study by Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Corporation on Low-Carbon Ammonia
TOKYO, Oct 23, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Idemitsu Kosan (“Idemitsu”) and Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) have agreed to jointly study the efficient operation of clean ammonia carriers and transshipment terminals, participation in ExxonMobil’s planned low-carbon hydrogen and low-carbon ammonia production project * in Baytown, Texas, USA, as well as the offtake of ammonia. Through this joint study, Idemitsu and MC will accelerate their …
Hitachi helps First Bus move closer to 2035 Net Zero goal
LONDON, Oct 23, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Building on the partnership formed last year between Hitachi and First Bus, seven of First Bus’ depots now use Hitachi’s ZeroCarbon battery and charging management software and managed services – another move taken by the UK’s leading bus operator to accelerate its 2035 net zero fleet emissions goal. Hitachi ZeroCarbon has onboarded over 400 buses …
Valuufy appoints Dr Sachio Semmoto as Chairman of the Board, Signaling a New Era in Sustainability Assessment
KYOTO, Japan, October 23, 2024 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Valuufy, a sustainability assessment startup, today announced the appointment of Dr Sachio Semmoto as Chairman of the Board. This strategic move comes at a critical juncture for the sustainability sector. It also emphasizes Valuufy’s commitment to transform how organizations measure and create sustainable value. Dr Sachio Semmoto, appointed Chairman of the Board at Valuufy, …
Fujitsu to offer AI agents that can both collaborate and engage in high-level tasks autonomously
TOKYO, Oct 23, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the global launch of its Fujitsu Kozuchi AI Agent, an AI service that can engage in high-level tasks both autonomously and in collaboration with humans. This service will be offered through Fujitsu Data Intelligence PaaS, Fujitsu’s all-in-one operation platform that is part of the Fujitsu Uvance business model which works to provide …
Fujitsu launches AI computing broker middleware to address global GPU shortages and enhance AI processing efficiency
TOKYO, Oct 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of an AI computing broker middleware technology designed to enhance GPU computational efficiency in AI processing and address the global GPU shortage. The new technology integrates Fujitsu’s proprietary adaptive GPU allocator technology, which dynamically allocates GPUs for real-time high-efficiency processing, with various AI processing optimization techniques. Following successful pilot trials, …
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing closes the gap before the final round
TOKYO, Oct 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team further closed the gap in the FIA World Rally Championship with a strong final day performance even as it missed out on overall victory. Car 33 (Elfyn Evans, Scott Martin) Takamoto Katsuta was the star of the final day as he completed an excellent return to action, claiming the …
JCB and GHL Expand Payment Options across Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines
Key Highlights: GHL and JCB announce its strategic partnership, enabling the acceptance of JCB Cards on GHL’s merchant terminals in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. This partnership ensures that GHL will continue to remain an omni-channel provider of payment acceptance services across its footprint, enabling its merchants to accept all payment types including JCB cards, bolstering the accessibility and flexibility. The rollout is set to …
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) to invest in Ayala joint venture with stake in Mynt
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that MC, Ayala Corporation (AC), and AC Ventures Holding Corp (ACV) have reached an agreement on MC’s investment in ACV subject to the execution of definitive transaction documents and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. AC is a major conglomerate in the Philippines and ACV currently holds an …
MHI Receives Order to Supply MOX Fuel Assemblies for Unit 3 of Genkai Nuclear Power Station, Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. (Kyushu) to supply MOX(1) fuel assemblies for Unit 3 of the Genkai Nuclear Power Station. Under this contract, MHI will perform design of MOX fuel, and have components such as cladding tubes manufactured by Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. (MHI …
Hitachi Receives Order for 56 Elevators and Escalators for CRC The Flagship in Noida, India
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501; hereafter Hitachi), today announced that Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. (hereafter Hitachi Building Systems) and Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. (hereafter Hitachi Lift India), a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. which operates sales, installation, and maintenance of elevators and escalators in India, successfully secured an order for 56 units of elevators and …
MHI Thermal Systems Receives Order for Large-scale Centrifugal Chillers from Empower for its District Cooling Plants in Dubai, UAE
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has signed a new agreement with Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider(Note1), to supply large-scale centrifugal chillers to Empower’s District Cooling plants in Dubai, UAE. CEO H.E. Ahmad Bin Shafar …
Fujitsu and Teikyo University begin joint research on UX platform for promotion of lifestyle improvement using XR, spatial computing, and generative AI
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu and the Okinaga Research Institute at Teikyo University announced that, as of today, they will begin a full-scale joint research project for the development of a user experience (UX) platform. This platform will help to improve health consciousness and healthcare literacy by increasing patients’ understanding of their internal condition through the use of digital …
TANAKA to Provide Medals Representing the Event Concept with a Design of Gently Curved Circular Expansion for the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2024
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) will provide and donate gold, silver, and bronze medals to the top three finishers in the half marathon (elite athletes) and elite para-athletes (wheelchair and visual impairment) award categories at the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2024. The Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2024 is …
A Joint Regional Cohort Study by Shimadzu, Eisai, Oita University, and Usuki City Medical Association
Shimadzu Corporation, Eisai Co., Ltd., Oita University, and Usuki City Medical Association have demonstrated the utility of blood biomarkers in predicting the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ)(1) in the brain, a noted cause of Alzheimer’s disease(2), in a cohort study conducted in Usuki City, Oita from November 2022. A research paper reporting the details of this study was published on October 10, 2024, in the …
Update on Regulatory Review of Lecanemab for Early Alzheimer’s Disease in Australia
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 17, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia issued a public statement about the initial decision not to register the humanized anti-solubleaggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody lecanemab for the treatment of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild AD …
Regarding the transfer of sales functions related to NEC-brand PCs for commercial customers
NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and NEC Personal Computers, Ltd. (NECPC) today announced an agreement to transfer the sales functions related to NEC-brand PCs for commercial customers from NEC to NECPC. The transfer is scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2025. Once the transfer is complete, NECPC will be responsible for the development, design, manufacturing, marketing and sales of both NEC-brand PCs …