TOKYO, Feb 7, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), NEC Corporation (NEC) and Nagasaki University, Japan, have developed a digital biometric-based vaccination management system for newborn children in Kenya. Validation of this system is taking place through KEMRI with a clinical trial that began in September 2022 at the Kinango Sub-County Hospital in Kwale and initial results are very …
Fujitsu Launches New Platform to Support Web3 Developers Globally
TOKYO, Feb 6, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of its ‘Fujitsu Web3 Acceleration Platform,’ offering a developmental environment as well as various service APIs based on blockchain and high-performance computing technologies. Fujitsu envisions the platform as a future community for users in start-ups, partner companies, and universities working to build the next generation of Web3 applications and services. …
JCB and Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank launch VPBank JCB Credit Card with a focus on Generation Z in Viet Nam
TOKYO & HO CHI MINH, Feb 6, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Co. Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank), a major commercial bank in Vietnam, announced the launch of VPBank JCB Credit Card in Vietnam. The new VPBank JCB Credit Card is the first …
DENSO Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
KARIYA, JAPAN, Feb 3, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, today announced global financial results for its third quarter, ending December 31, 2022, for its 2023 fiscal year, ending March 31, 2023: – Consolidated revenue totaled 4,635.7 billion yen (US$34.6 billion), a 15.6 percent increase from the previous year.– Consolidated operating profit totaled 267.9 billion yen (US$2.0 billion), a …
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in search of more Swedish snow success
Toyota City, Japan, Feb 3, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Sweden was the scene of TGR-WRT’s first victory in 2017 when Jari-Matti Latvala – now Team Principal – claimed a shock win in only the team’s second event. Since then the team has taken three further wins in the rally’s last three editions, including the first victory for the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID …
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and INPEX Complete Conceptual Study for Ammonia Bunkering Vessel
TOKYO, Feb 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, has recently completed a conceptual study for an ammonia bunkering vessel capable of supplying ammonia fuel to ships. This study involved joint investigations with INPEX CORPORATION, which boasts abundant achievements and experience in the energy supply chain, in order to respond …
Fujitsu named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2023 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” for fifth year running
TOKYO, Feb 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2023 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the fifth year in a row. This year, 645 companies were nominated from 27 countries as the “World’s Most Admired Companies,” of which 324 were selected (12 of which were Japanese companies). Fujitsu was selected in …
Hitachi to Strengthen Business Structure to Accelerate Growth through Digital, Green, and Innovation
TOKYO, Feb 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that as part of efforts to achieve the goals of the Mid-term Management Plan 2024, it will strengthen the business structure, effective April 1, 2023, in order to accelerate the growth of the Social Innovation Business, with a focus on digital, green, and innovation. 1. Strengthening the Digital Business Structure …
Fujitsu delivers digital transformation with AI demand forecast service for TORIDOLL noodle shops throughout Japan
TOKYO, Feb 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and TORIDOLL Holdings Corporation (hereinafter TORIDOLL Holdings) today announced the deployment of Fujitsu’s AI demand forecast service at 823 Marugame Udon noodle shops in Japan(1), operated by TORIDOLL Holdings. The service will enable TORIDOLL Holdings to accurately forecast the customer numbers and sales by day and time for each shop, based on weather data …
Compact CO2 Capture System Receives “Awards for Excellence” at the 2022 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Awards
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) received the “Awards for Excellence” at the 2022 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Awards sponsored by Nikkei Inc., for its compact CO2 capture system developed for wide range of industries. The awards ceremony was held today at The Okura Tokyo hotel in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Awards ceremony “CO2MPACT” Compact CO2 Capture …
Fujitsu outlines vision for secure and sustainable network technologies at MWC Barcelona 2023FP
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu will reveal how innovative open-network technologies and secure network solutions are creating new possibilities for a more sustainable world at MWC Barcelona 2023, the world’s largest mobile industry exhibition. This year’s showcase will focus on the theme of “Opening innovation for people and the planet,” with Fujitsu demonstrating how its latest network technologies, including …
Premiere of New Mazda CX-90 Crossover SUV
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Feb 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – On January 31 local time, Mazda North American Operations, which oversees operations of Mazda Motor Corporation in North America, unveiled the Mazda CX-90, the company’s new mid-size crossover SUV. MAZDA CX-90 (US model) Mazda plans to introduce four models from its Large Product Group(1) by the end of 2023 to the global market where …
Honda: Production, Sales and Export Results for December, 2022
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of December 2022. World Production Calendar Year of 2022– Production in Japan: 1st YOY increase in 4 years– Production outside Japan: 4th consecutive year of YOY decrease– Worldwide production: 4th consecutive year of YOY decrease …
Mazda Production and Sales Results for December 2022 and for January through December 2022
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for December 2022 and for January through December 2022 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production (1) December 2022Mazda’s domestic production volume in December 2022 decreased 20.2% year on year due to decreased production of passenger vehicles. Domestic production of key models in December 2022 CX-5:27,541 units(down …
DOCOMO Conducts World’s First Trial of Transmissive Metasurface on Window to Deliver Indoor Radio Waves to Outdoor Foot of Building
TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has succeeded in what it believes to be the world’s first trial of redirecting millimeter-band (28 GHz) radio waves coming from inside a building to the foot of the building outdoors by bending the radio waves with a film-shaped transmissive metasurface(1) attached to a window surface. The trial …
Small, Efficient 5G Multisector Antenna Indoor Base Station Achieves World’s First Demonstration using 28GHz
TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Yokohama National University, NTT DOCOMO, INC., NIHON DENGYO KOSAKU Co., Ltd. and Fujitsu Ltd. announced today that they successfully demonstrated a 5G indoor base station incorporating a multisector antenna using the 28GHz band on January 27. The device, which incorporates circuitry just 1/10th the size of a conventional indoor base station, is extra small for …
DOCOMO and YKK AP to Test Signal-permeable Windows Made with Aerogel for Easy Penetration by Radio Waves
TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that in collaboration with YKK AP Inc. it has launched a demonstration test to verify the radio-wave penetration characteristics of signal-permeable windows made with a light, porous material called aerogel, aiming to improve indoor reception of external radio waves while maintaining the insulation benefits of windows. High-performance materials, multilayered window …
NEC announces plans for transition to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. and implementation of organizational reforms
TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that a decision to transition its structure from a Company with the Audit and Supervisory Board to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. was made at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 30, 2023. This decision is subject to approval at the Ordinary …
NEC announces executive personnel changes
TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (“NEC”; TSE: 6701) today announced executive personnel changes that will become effective as of April 1, 2023, and a decision made at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 30, 2023, to transition NEC’s structure to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. as well as executive personnel changes that …
Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for 2022 (January – December)
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for December 2022 as well as the cumulative total from January to December 2022, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. Highlights: – In 2022 (January to December), despite the impact of production constraints caused by the …