TOKYO, Mar 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) announces that TANAKA Precious Metals will install a stationary pure hydrogen fuel cell system with a maximum generating capacity of 500 kilowatts (kW), one of the largest in private-sector use in Japan, at the Shonan Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture, a key recycling business site …
PEVE to change name to TOYOTA BATTERY Co., Ltd. and produce batteries for a wide range of electric vehicles
As announced by Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota Motor) on March 5, 2024, Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd. (PEVE) will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor. Capitalizing on the technology fostered through our hybrid vehicle battery business to date, we plan to contribute to Toyota Motor’s multi-pathway strategy in the battery business and intend to change our company name to TOYOTA BATTERY Co., Ltd. from …
NTT and Olympus Begin World’s First Joint Demonstration Experiment of Cloud Endoscopy System
Highlights: NTT’s IOWN APN technology and Olympus’ advanced technology for endoscopes will be utilized in a demonstration experiment of a cloud endoscopy system that enables real-time image processing of endoscopes on the cloud. Through this demonstration experiment, the two companies will establish a reference model for the commercialization of a cloud endoscopy system and contribute to overcoming current limitations of endoscope processing performance and improving …
TANAKA Holdings Announces Green Loan Financing for Construction of New Head Office Building
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), the pure holding company of TANAKA Precious Metals, announced today that it has entered into a green loan agreement with Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiko Kato, hereafter “Mizuho Bank”) to finance the construction of the new head office …
JFE Steel and Hitachi Jointly Started Providing Solutions for the Steel Industry
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JFE Steel Corporation (“JFE Steel”) and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that they have started to provide a solution (the “Solution”), which combines JFE Steel’s consulting programs and Hitachi’s automatic cold-rolling flatness control system, to steel companies in both Japan and overseas. The Solution features the combination of Hitachi’s system, which uses an artificial …
La Banque Postale and JCB join forces to elevate payments experience for travellers in France
Tokyo, Paris and London, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – La Banque Postale and JCB today announced the signature of a partnership aimed at facilitating easy and seamless payment transactions for JCB cardmembers throughout France. This long-term collaboration will be rolled out in several major phases. The partnership between La Banque Postale and JCB offers a variety of payment options to business owners …
Fujitsu Tech Leverages AI and Underwater Drone Data for ‘Ocean Digital Twin’
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced details of a technology that uses LiDAR and AI to acquire high-resolution 3D data from organisms and other natural features like coral reefs, as well as man-made structures like wind turbine infrastructure in the sea with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) as part of its R&D efforts to create ocean digital twin. The …
NEC develops marketing strategy planning & effectiveness simulation technology using generative AI
TOKYO, Mar 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has developed a marketing strategy planning & effectiveness simulation technology that utilizes generative AI to identify latent needs of customers and generate optimal measures. According to an NEC survey, this is the world’s first technology that can automatically visualize customer interests and preferences (i.e. psychograhic attributes), generate measures, and predict customer …
Toyota to Open New Tokyo Head Office in Shinagawa in FY2030
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation will sign a new agreement with Keikyu Corporation in relation to the agreement signed in 2020 to serve as a joint operator in the development of the Shinagawa Station West Exit area. The new agreement relates to the transfer of a portion of land in the corresponding area as well …
Hitachi Selected as CDP Supplier Engagement Leader for the Third Consecutive Year
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) has been selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader, with the highest rating of“Supplier Engagement Rating” in 2023 by CDP, an international non-governmental organization in the environmental field. This is the third consecutive year that Hitachi has been selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader. In 2023, Hitachi was also selected as a …
Mitsubishi Motors Celebrates Production of 100,000th fully electric minivehicle
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that cumulative production of the Mitsubishi Motors eK X EV and Nissan Sakura electric minivehicles reached a record 100,000 units just after one year and 10 months since manufacturing began. The eK X EV and Nissan Sakura began production in May 2022 at Mitsubishi Motors’ Mizushima Plant and …
JCB and AEON Credit Service Indonesia Launch the AEON JCB Precious Card
TOKYO & JAKARTA, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – PT JCB International Indonesia, a subsidiary of JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB), and PT AEON Credit Service Indonesia have launched the AEON JCB Precious Card, targeting the premium segment and focusing on family needs. The credit card is designed to help Indonesian families meet their basic daily needs and still enjoy a life with …
JCB Issues White Paper on Calculating CO2 Emissions by Payment Method in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Japan’s only international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. (“JCB”) has issued a white paper on the carbon impact of individual transactions made using various payment methods in Japan. The carbon emissions were calculated by Your Arbor Inc. (“Arbor”). The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate action outlined by the international community are gaining momentum, and are …
NEC and NTT successfully conduct first-of-its-kind long-distance transmission experiment over 7,000km using 12-core optical fiber
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and NTT Corporation (NTT) today announced that they have successfully conducted a first-of-its-kind transoceanic-class 7,280km transmission experiment using a coupled 12-core multicore fiber(1), which consists of 12 optical signal transmission paths in a standard outer diameter optical fiber (0.125 mm). This achievement is expected to be a next-generation transmission infrastructure technology …
Lifenet and Eisai Co-Develop Dementia Insurance “be”
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that they have co-developed Dementia Insurance “be”, a dementia insurance that supports early detection and treatment of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (hereafter, “MCI”) as one of the initiatives under the capital and business alliance agreement concluded in August 2022 for collaboration in dementia and other …
Toyota: Clarification of the Roles of and Expectations for Outside Executives, Revision of the Independence Assessment Criteria, and the Changes to Members of the Board of Directors and the Audit and Supervisory Board Members following the 120th Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has clarified the roles of and expectations for outside members of the Board of Directors and the Audit and Supervisory Board (hereinafter referred to as “outside executives”), revised criteria for assessing outside executives’ independence (hereinafter referred to as the “Independence Assessment Criteria”), and announced the changes to members of …
Sales of Evolved GR Yaris to Start in April, While Purchasing Lotteries for WRC Driver-supervised Special Editions Start Today
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that sales of its evolved GR Yaris are to start on April 8 through Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan. It also announced the start today of accepting applications in its purchasing lotteries for the GR Yaris RZ “High performance・Sébastien Ogier Edition” (Ogier Edition) and the GR Yaris …
Eisai Selected as a Nadeshiko Brand 2024 as a Listed Company Excelling in Promotion of Women in the Workplace
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has been selected for the first time by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) as one of the Nadeshiko Brand 2024, as a listed company excelling in the promotion of women in the workplace. The Nadeshiko Brand initiative aims to …
Lexus Introduces the Next Evolution of the Lexus Luxury Yacht, LY 680
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The Lexus Luxury Yacht, LY 650, will take the next step in its evolution as the new LY 680 with some exciting, new enhancements. Starting from March 21st, 2024, orders will be accepted only in Japan through Toyota Marine sales offices and other select dealers(1). Lexus aims to be a luxury lifestyle brand and the …
NEC and Tokyo Medical and Dental University use AI to assist self-care for chronic lower back pain
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have developed a technology to support self-care for chronic non-specific lower back pain (CLBP) by using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze image and interview data taken with smart devices. This will enable individuals with chronic back pain to easily check their lower back condition …