HIROSHIMA, Japan, Apr 26, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Pride of Hiroshima Exhibition Executive Committee is pleased to announce that participating companies’ exhibits have been finalized for each of the Pride of Hiroshima Exhibition’s three zones, Postwar Recovery, Present, and Future, the official exhibition website launched, and the exhibition extended through June 11, 2023. Illustration of the Pride of Hiroshima Exhibition The …
Fujitsu: Takeover offer for GK Software successful
TOKYO, Apr 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu ND Solutions AG (“ND Solutions”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (“Fujitsu”) announces the success of its public takeover offer for GK Software. At the expire of the initial acceptance period, a total of 1,490,328 shares representing 65.57% of the share capital have been tendered, above the minimum threshold of 55%. With this …
Hitachi Amends Executive Compensation System, Further Strengthening Links Between Corporate Value and Compensation
TOKYO, Apr 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) is promoting a modal change toward global growth, as part of efforts to “Support people’s quality of life with data and technology that fosters a sustainable society” as laid out in Mid-term Management Plan 2024 (MMP 2024). Hitachi announced today that it has amended the executive compensation system to further accelerate …
Equinix and Hitachi Strengthen Collaboration
TOKYO, Apr 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. and Equinix Inc. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, Equinix will participate in Hitachi’s Lumada Alliance Program(1) to work together to address social issues through a cycle of creating, distributing and utilizing digital solutions. Equinix and Hitachi sign an MOU to strengthen collaboration.(From left to right) Kuniko Ogawa, Managing …
Evans returns to the top step with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
Toyota City, Japan, Apr 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin have returned to the top step of the podium with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, taking victory at the Croatia Rally. Car 33 (Elfyn Evans, Scott Martin) Together with their fellow podium finishers, Evans and Martin dedicated the result to their friend and fellow competitor Craig Breen, …
DOCOMO’s AI system optimizes micromobility management, including vehicle reallocation and battery replacement
TOKYO, Apr 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today it has launched the Sharing Operation Optimization System, which uses AI to optimize operations for maintaining effective allocations of shared micromobility vehicles and replacing depleted batteries used by these vehicles. Screenshot of system’s recommended reallocation plan (example) The system was adopted on April 24 by New windowDOCOMO BIKE SHARE, INC., …
CESGA and Fujitsu Establish Quantum Center in Galicia to Develop and Promote Quantum Technology
TOKYO, Apr 21, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and CESGA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a quantum center in Galicia, Spain to accelerate joint research using quantum computing technologies and to promote the development of the quantum industry both on a regional and international level, with operations beginning from mid-September 2023. Fujitsu and CESGA will collaborate …
NTT group and Hanshin Expressway jointly study the implementation of new traffic management using digital technology that contributes to the rectification of urban road traffic
TOKYO, Apr 21, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – In April 2023, the following four companies, NTT Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC., NTT Data Corporation, and Hanshin Expressway Company Limited, have started jointly to conduct a study (the Joint Study) to implement a new traffic management system(1) utilizing digital technology by integrating assets owned by both the NTT Group and Hanshin Expressway. This joint study …
Fujitsu joins G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting to promotion of Japan’s digital technology through international communication and cooperation
TOKYO, Apr 21, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it will participate in the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting and related events prior to the G7 Hiroshima Summit hosting an exhibition booth, holding panel discussions, and delivering keynote speeches, in alignment with the Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) initiative(1), which was proposed by the Japanese government as the …
Hitachi Establishes the Third Corporate Venture Capital Fund for Innovation in the Digital Domain
TOKYO, Apr 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced the establishment of a third fund for Hitachi Ventures (HV), the global corporate venture capital (“CVC”) arm of Hitachi(1), for the purpose of accelerating innovation and initiating new business opportunities in the digital domain, a key business focus area for Hitachi. The fund will begin with a size of …
Fujitsu “CHRO Roundtable Report” offers insights from committee of leaders from some of Japan’s leading companies on people management strategies
TOKYO, Apr 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today published the “CHRO Roundtable Report,” a summary of human capital management strategies based on meetings of the Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) of Fujitsu, Panasonic Holdings Corporation(1), Marubeni Corporation(2) , KDDI Corporation(3), and OMRON Corporation(4). Fujitsu, together with these four partners, held CHRO Roundtable meetings six times since March 2022 to discuss and …
Fujitsu launches AI platform “Fujitsu Kozuchi,” streamlining access to AI and ML solutions to contribute to a sustainable society
TOKYO, Apr 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – At its Fujitsu Activate Now Technology Summit in Madrid, Fujitsu unveiled a new platform, “Fujitsu Kozuchi (code name) – Fujitsu AI Platform,” delivering access to a range of powerful AI and ML technologies to commercial users globally. Figure 1: AI innovation components Figure 2. Overview of AI innovation components and AI core engines The new …
Fujitsu and BSC collaborate to advance research in personalized medicine and quantum computing
TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion (BSC-CNS) and Fujitsu Limited will sign a dual collaboration agreement on April 19 to promote personalized medicine through the exploitation of clinical data and to advance quantum simulation technologies using tensor networks(1). Based on this agreement, the two parties will start joint research in May 2023. …
Hitachi High-Tech Announces New Production Facility for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment in Kasado Area
TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (“Hitachi High-Tech”) today announced that it will construct a new production facility in Kasado Area of Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, with a view to increasing production capacity of etching systems for its semiconductor manufacturing equipment business, with production scheduled to begin in FY2025. The new facility will double production capacity through digitalized …
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Announces Establishment of Hitachi Global Air Power, Sullair Company Name Change
TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (“HIES”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the establishment of Hitachi Global Air Power, a new company bringing together its global compressed air business. Effective immediately, Sullair will change its company name and operate under Hitachi Global Air Power. “We are the same organization, ownership, …
UNIQLO to Open New Prototype Store at Maebashi, Gunma
TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Global apparel retailer UNIQLO will open the UNIQLO Maebashi Minami IC Store on Friday, April 21st, at Maebashi (Gunma Prefecture, Japan). This new store represents a prototype for global roadside UNIQLO stores going forward, and features innovative design elements that are a first-of-their-kind for the company. For the new Maebashi store, Kashiwa Sato, Creative Director …
Mitsubishi Power Begins Commercial Operation of Fifth M701JAC Gas Turbine in Thailand GTCC Power Plant Project
TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has commenced operation of the first M701JAC unit at a natural gas-fired power plant project in Rayong Province, Thailand, on 31 March 2023 – marking the completion of the fifth of eight M701JAC gas turbines to be delivered as part of a full …
Fujitsu launches ‘digital twin’ trial on Isle of Wight for e-scooter sharing service
TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the development of a new ‘digital rehearsal’ technology that can help better inform public policy and business planning. Fujitsu’s first demonstration of the technology provides realistic simulations of the effects of traffic measures by reproducing people’s movements on a digital twin. Fujitsu began trials of the new technology on April 1, in …
New Data Showing that Transgene and NEC’s Individualized Cancer Vaccine TG4050 Induces Strong and Specific Immune Responses against Tumors Presented at AACR 2023
Strasbourg, France & Tokyo, Japan, Apr 18, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), a leader in IT, network and AI technologies, announced that new data will be presented today on TG4050, an individualized neoantigen cancer vaccine, at the American Association for …
Providing optimum credible carbon reduction and mitigation recommendations through RouteZero
TOKYO, Apr 18, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and Anthesis Group (Anthesis), a UK-headquartered global sustainability firm with a proven track record in climate change strategies, today announced the signing of a global partnership to support customers’ efforts to achieve carbon neutrality in their businesses. As the largest pure-play sustainability firm globally, supporting more than 2,600 clients to set and achieve their …