TOKYO, Apr 25, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has successfully achieved Japan’s longest terrestrial wireless optical communication (*), or free-space optical (FSO) communication, over a distance of more than 10 km. In addition, NEC has successfully conducted FSO communications between an observation deck at TOKYO SKYTREE®, the tallest structure in Japan, and a location on the ground approximately …
DENSO Announces Year-End Financial Results
TOKYO, Apr 25, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, today announced global financial results for its 2025 fiscal year, ending March 31, 2025: Consolidated revenue totaled 7,161.8 billion yen (US$47.9 billion), a 0.2 percent increase from the previous year. Consolidated operating profit totaled 519.0 billion yen (US$3.5 billion), a 36.4 percent increase from the previous year. Consolidated profit attributable …
DENSO and DELPHY Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Develop Data-Driven Smart Horticulture
KARIYA, JAPAN, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION and DELPHY GROEP BV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at developing and promoting data-driven smart horticulture(1). From left: DELPHY GROEP BV Managing Partner Horticulture Aad van den Berg,DENSO CORPORATION Food Value Chain Business Development Division Executive Officer Yasushi Mukai Recently, the instability of agricultural production caused by factors such as …
MyJCB App Wins “iF DESIGN AWARD 2025”
TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only global payment brand, is proud to announce that MyJCB App, its cardmembers-only mobile app, has won the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 in the Communication UX category of the User Experience (UX) division. The service design and UI/UX design were developed in collaboration with FOURDIGIT Inc. The iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 recognized …
MHIEC Completes Renovation of Core Facilities for Arita Municipal Recycle Plaza in Saga Prefecture
Renovation of main equipment provides for long-term stable operation, with improvements in energy efficiency to reduce CO2 emissions by 4% or more Processed branches and grass to be used for compost, fertilizer for home gardens, and bedding for livestock TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) …
NEC invests in U.S.-based “Geodesic Alliance Fund” aiming to strengthen economic security business
TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has announced an investment in the “Geodesic Alliance Fund, L.P.” (hereafter, “the Fund”), a fund managed by the U.S. venture capital (VC) firm “Geodesic Investments, L.L.C.” (hereafter, “Geodesic”), with the aim of strengthening its business in the area of economic security, including space, submarine cables, cyber security and national defense. …
MHI Thermal Systems Wins German Red Dot Design Award 2025
TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received the Red Dot Design Award 2025, an international design competition in Germany, for its RC-ES1 remote control unit for air-conditioners for overseas markets.(1) The Red Dot Design Award is an international design competition established in Germany …
Fujitsu expands strategic collaboration with Supermicro to offer total generative AI platform
Kawasaki, Japan and San Jose, California, Apr 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Super Micro Computer, Inc. are deepening their strategic collaboration in AI computing to facilitate the secure application of generative AI within dedicated environments. As a result, the two companies, alongside the wider Fujitsu Group, today announced the launch of the PRIMERGY GX2570 M8s, a Supermicro OEM server …
ULVAC Develops Dilution Refrigerator for Quantum Computers
Chigasaki, Japan, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ULVAC, Inc. and ULVAC CRYOGENICS INC. have successfully developed a dilution refrigerator*1 designed for quantum computing applications. On April 4, 2025, the unit was installed at a leading quantum research institute*2 in Japan. This achievement marks a critical milestone in the development of the country’s first fully Japan-built quantum computer—realized using only domestically developed core …
Furuya Metal and Asahi Kasei Embark on Demonstration Trial Regarding Recycling of Metals for Chlor-alkali Electrolysis Cells and Electrodes
TOKYO, Apr 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Furuya Metal Co., Ltd. (Head office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President: Takahito Furuya; “Furuya Metal”) and Asahi Kasei Corp. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Koshiro Kudo; “Asahi Kasei”) have, in collaboration with Nobian Industrial Chemicals B.V. (Head office: Amersfoort, the Netherlands; Chief Executive Officer: Michael Koenig; “Nobian”) and Mastermelt Ltd (Head office: London, United …
A Decade of Olympus India’s Commitment to Community Welfare
DELHI, Apr 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Olympus Medical Systems India Pvt. Ltd. (OMSI), an Olympus Group company, today announces the successful inauguration of newly constructed washrooms at eight government schools across major locations in India. This milestone is part of OMSI’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Program. By actively supporting community well-being and education through long-standing …
Fujitsu Kozuchi AI technologies assist AKOS AI in delivering solutions for EU AI compliance
Kawasaki, Japan and Naples, Italy, Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and AKOS AI today announced that Fujitsu has provided the Italy-based startup with AI Trust technologies, consisting of five core tools from its Fujitsu Kozuchi AI service. These technologies will enable AKOS’s AI governance platform AKOS HUB, to offer EU AI Act compliance, risk management and general AI governance …
Leqembi (lecanemab) is the First Medicine that Slows Progression of Early Alzheimer’s Disease to be Authorized in the European Union
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted the amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi® (lecanemab) Marketing Authorization (MA) in the European Union (EU). This makes the medicine the first therapy that targets an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to be granted a MA in …
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Launches Next-Generation Inverter System to Support Stable, Resilient Power Grids
TOKYO, Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) has begun operating a next-generation power conditioner(1) called a Grid Forming Inverter (GFM), at its Narashino Works facility in Chiba Prefecture. This cutting-edge system helps stabilize electric power systems as global transition to renewable energy, by simulating the stabilizing effects once provided by large power plants. As renewable …
MHIEC Receives Order from the Bureau of Sewerage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Rebuilding of Sewage Sludge Incineration Facility
TOKYO, Apr 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order from the Bureau of Sewerage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (the Bureau of Sewerage) to rebuild the sewage sludge incineration facility at the Nambu Sludge Treatment Plant in Ota-ku. The construction order calls …
Fujitsu collaboration with Supermicro and Nidec to reduce data center energy consumption
KAWASAKI, Japan, Apr 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced a collaboration with Supermicro Inc. and Nidec Corporation to improve data center energy efficiency. As part of this collaboration, the three companies will combine Fujitsu’s liquid-cooling monitoring and control software, Supermicro’s high performance GPU servers, and Nidec’s high-efficiency liquid-cooling system to develop a service that will help data centers increase their …
Fujitsu’s Japanese language enhanced LLM Takane offering now available on Nutanix Enterprise AI solution
KAWASAKI, Japan, Apr 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing today announced the validation of Fujitsu’s Takane, a largescale language model (LLM) with world-class Japanese language capabilities designed for enterprise utilization on the Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) solution – which supports the deployment of a wide range of generative AI models on-premises …
Isuzu and Fujitsu sign partnership agreement to commercialize software defined vehicles
Yokohama and Kawasaki, Japan, Apr 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Isuzu Motors Limited and Fujitsu Limited today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to strengthen the development of competitive software-defined vehicles (SDVs) for commercial mobility. Through this partnership, Isuzu and Fujitsu aim to solve issues in the logistics industry such as improving efficiency and achieving carbon neutrality. Leveraging their respective strengths …
MHI Awarded a Study on CO2 Capture Modules for FPSOs
TOKYO, Apr 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”) announced the signature of a study with Single Buoy Moorings Inc., the subsidiary of SBM Offshore (“SBM”), for the application of CO2 capture modules on future Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels(1) (“FPSOs”) for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). This study will be conducted toward typical implementation of CO2 capture solutions …
Mitsubishi Motors Begins Shipping Xforce HEV Model in Thailand
TOKYO, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) commenced the shipment of the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) model of the Xforce compact SUV on April 10. The model has been in production at the Laem Chabang plant of Mitsubishi Motors Thailand, a production and sales company in Thailand. The new Xforce HEV is the second HEV model …