TOKYO, Sept 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd., part of MHI Group, will jointly exhibit at Logis-Tech Tokyo 2024. The event is scheduled to be held from September 10 through 13 at Tokyo Big Sight. The joint exhibit (East Hall Booth 4-104) will introduce examples of MHI and Mitsubishi Logisnext’s latest developments in …
NEC Launches new system using Biometric Authentication Technology
TOKYO, Sept 3, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) will launch a new system using biometric authentication technology that is capable of quickly authenticating large numbers of people at one time, even while they are in motion. The system is expected to accelerate admission and reduce congestion for busy events and infrastructure. NEC will begin providing the system globally in …
Terrific Texas fight back from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
Toyota City, Japan, Sept 2, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing suffered an agonising near-miss in the Lone Star Le Mans when a harsh penalty denied it victory in round six of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Terrific Texas fight back from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing The team bounced back from …
Eisai Announces Status Relating to Acquisition of Own Shares
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has acquired its own shares based on Article 40 of its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to the provisions of Article 459, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. The status (progress report) of the acquisition is as described below. 1. Class of shares acquired: Ordinary shares of the Company2. Total number of shares acquired: 1,598,800 shares3. Aggregate amount of …
TANAKA Memorial Foundation to Offer Precious Metals Research Grants of Up to 10 Million Yen (from a Grant Pool of 20 Million Yen)
TOKYO, Sept 2, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Memorial Foundation (Representative Director: Hideya Okamoto) announced that it will take applications for research themes for FY2024 Precious Metals Research Grants between September 2 (Mon) and November 30 (Sat). Applications for the grants are open to Japanese educational institutions and public research institutes that will bring about innovative evolution in new research and development, and …
Fujitsu establishes Open All-Photonics Network Lab in Europe to promote global expansion of innovative network infrastructure
KAWASAKI, Japan, Aug 30, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced plans to establish an Open All-Photonics Network (APN) (1) Lab in Düsseldorf, Germany from November 2024 to March 2025. The aim is to popularize APNs and promote the global expansion of the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) (2). The lab is the first of its kind outside of Japan (3). …
JCB and Permata Launch the Permata JCB Ultimate Card
TOKYO & JAKARTA, Aug 30, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – PT JCB International Indonesia, a subsidiary of JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB) and PT Bank Permata Tbk (Permata) have launched the Permata JCB Ultimate Card, designed to provide the best experience for its users, especially travel and dining enthusiasts. This card targets the affluent segment looking to enjoy more benefits from credit card transactions. …
JCB and BINDO Launch World’s First Metal JCB Card
TOKYO & HONG KONG, Aug 30, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. (“JCB”), Japan’s only international payment brand, and BINDO LABS LIMITED (“Bindo”), the parent company and developer of Wonder, a leading payments and fintech platform in Asia Pacific, announced the launch of the Wonder x JCB Metal Corporate Card on August 30, 2024. …
Intercity Battery Train Starts Testing in the North of England
LONDON, Aug 29, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The UK’s pioneering intercity battery train began testing on the national rail network earlier this week. This key milestone will see the battery technology trialled on routes between York to Manchester Airport and Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street over the next eight weeks. The train will be easily recognisable with the distinct due to the …
Mazda Production and Sales Results for July 2024
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 29, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for July 2024 are summarized below. I. Production Breakdown Jul 2024 Jan – Jul 2024 Units YoYChange (%) Units YoYChange (%) DOMESTIC PRODUCTION Passenger Vehicles 78,529 +8.7 447,057 -8.4 Total 78,529 +8.7 447,057 -8.4 OVERSEAS PRODUCTION Passenger Vehicles 33,244 +10.3 256,706 +14.4 Total 33,244 +10.3 …
Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for July 2024
Toyota City, Japan, Aug 29, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation announces its sales, production, and export results for July 2024 as well as the cumulative total from January to July 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 …
Hitachi and KDDI Announce the Contents of a Joint Exhibition in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan’s “Society 5.0 and Future City”
TOKYO, Aug 29, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (“Hitachi”) and KDDI Corporation (“KDDI”) today announced the outline of a joint exhibition (“the Exhibition”), “Society 5.0 and Future City” at the “Future Life Expo: Future City” project (“the Future City”), a part of the Future Society Showcase Project Exhibition in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (“the Expo”). The concept of the Exhibition …
Hitachi High-Tech and Gencurix entered a partnership in cancer molecular diagnostics business
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (“Hitachi High-Tech”) and Gencurix, Inc. (“Gencurix”) have entered a strategic partnership (the Partnership) in the field of cancer molecular diagnostics(1). The Partnership aims to develop a testing service for the cancer molecular diagnostics by combining Hitachi High-Tech’s core expertise in R&D and manufacturing of in vitro diagnostic products and digital technology, and Gencurix’s technology and experience in biomarker(2) discovery for cancer diagnosis …
Fujitsu and Osaka University accelerate progress toward practical quantum computing by significantly increasing computing scale through error impact reduction in quantum computing architecture
Kawasaki and Osaka, Aug 28, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology at Osaka University (QIQB) today announced the joint development of two new technologies for the space-time efficient analog rotation quantum computing architecture (1) that will accelerate the realization of practical quantum computing. Fujitsu and QIQB have leveraged these new technologies, one that …
MHI and JAL Begin Joint Exploration of Collaboration in Aircraft Maintenance and Aftermarket Services
TOKYO, Aug 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) have agreed to commence joint exploration of potential collaboration in the aircraft aftermarket business. The two companies have signed a memorandum on the matter. The aircraft aftermarket business includes services such as repairs, maintenance, parts supply, and refurbishment, which are essential for the maintenance …
TRENDE Awarded Grant for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Project in Japan
TOKYO, Aug 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TRENDE Inc., a renewable energy company that develops and provides renewable energy solutions to residential customers in Japan, today announced that it has been selected for Ehime Prefecture’s “Digital Implementation Acceleration Project” under the Try Angle Ehime Initiative. TRENDE will collaborate with Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (TISS) on a project to promote local …
New Technology for Redacting Digitally Signed Documents, Developed Jointly by Hitachi and AIST, Has Been Adopted as an ISO/IEC International Standard
TOKYO, Aug 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (“AIST”) today announced that their jointly developed technology for redacting digitally signed documents (“redactable signature” technology) has passed final approval by the Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), gaining adoption …
Singtel and Hitachi Expand Collaboration to Next-Generation Data Centers and GPU Cloud to Accelerate Enterprise Digital Transformation by AI Adoption
Singapore, Tokyo, Aug 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Singtel and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on next-generation data centers and GPU Cloud in Japan and potentially the wider Asia Pacific region under the lead of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo unit. The strategic partnership will combine Singtel’s extensive data center and connectivity expertise and technology platforms …
Mitsubishi Power Secures Landmark Gas Turbine and Services Order in Saudi Arabia
DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA, Aug 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), announced today that it has received an order from Samsung C&T Corporation Saudi Arabia to provide its M501JAC combined-cycle (CCGT) hydrogen-ready gas turbine for a new industrial steam and electricity cogeneration plant project in Saudi Arabia developed by a consortium led …
Toni Bou Wins 18th Consecutive FIM Trial World Championship Title
TOKYO, Aug 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou (Spain, 37 years old) has won the 2024 FIM* Trial World Championship. He has clinched his 18th consecutive title, extending his own record, by winning the Round 6 in France, held on August 25. This year’s Trial World Championship is contested over seven rounds (12 trials). Bou was off …