Eisai Presents Results of Post Hoc Analysis of Eribulin Mesylate (HALAVEN) at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022

TOKYO, Sep 12, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today results from a post hoc analysis of three randomized, pivotal, Phase 3 studies (EMBRACE trial/Study 305, Study 301 and Study304) evaluating the efficacy of eribulin mesylate (marketed as HALAVEN) versus other chemotherapies (Treatment of Physician’s Choice [TPC], capecitabine, and vinorelbine, respectively) in patients living with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) whose …

MC and InfraRed Named Preferred Bidders for UK Offshore Transmission Asset

TOKYO, Sep 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that MC and InfraRed Capital Partners (InfraRed) have been selected as the preferred bidders for a new offshore electricity transmission link in the UK. MC’s partnership with InfraRed comes via its UK-based, wholly owned subsidiary Diamond Transmission Corporation Limited (DTC). The acquisition of this link will make DTC …

HRC Signs Contracts with Tim Gajser and Rubén Fernández

TOKYO, Sep 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) announced that it has renewed its contract with Tim Gajser (25 years old, Slovenia), who currently competes in the FIM(1) Motocross World Championship premier MXGP class (450cc class) for Team HRC, Honda’s factory team(2), and newly signed a contract with Rubén Fernández (23 years old, Spain). Both riders are signed on …

NTT Group and its Partners to Participate in Future Society Showcase Projects for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

TOKYO, Sep 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT Cooperation has decided to participate in future society showcase projects at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo) by providing the Osaka-Kansai Virtual Venue and the Personal Agent for Visitors with the cooperation of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. and NTT Urban Solutions, Inc. We will contribute to the success of the Osaka-Kansai Expo by …

NEC and Mavenir drive Open RAN forward with deployment of massive MIMO on Orange’s 5G SA experimental network in France

TOKYO, Sep 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Mavenir have deployed massive MIMO (mMIMO) on Orange’s 5G standalone (SA) experimental network. Mavenir’s cloud-native Open virtualized Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) software has been deployed on Orange’s cloud infrastructure with NEC’s 32T32R mMIMO active antenna unit (AAU) to deliver high capacity and enhanced coverage. Interoperability between radios and virtualized …

Hitachi Acquires Key Industry 4.0 Systems Integrator — Flexware Innovation

NEW YORK and TOKYO, Sep 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced that on August 31, 2022 it acquired Flexware Innovation, Inc. which has been a leading manufacturing Systems Integrator (SI) since 1996. Flexware Innovation was a strategic acquisition for Hitachi due to its focus on the TOTAL SEAMLESS SOLUTION(1) that links “shop floor” and “top floor” with …

Hitachi Receives 40 High-Speed Elevators Order from Unity Group for “The Amaryllis” in Delhi, India

NEW DELHI, Sep 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. and Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. which operates sales, installation, and maintenance of elevators and escalators in India, have received an order for 40 units of high-speed elevators from Unity Group for the first time for their …

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and MOL Acquire AiP for LCO2 Carrier from DNV under Joint Development

TOKYO, Sep 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the acquisition of Approval in Principle (AiP)(1) for their jointly developed liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier from the Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV). The presentation ceremony took place on September 5 at Fiera Milano, the venue of Gastech 2022, a major international …

Honda and Hanwa Establish Strategic Partnership for Stable Procurement of Essential Metals

TOKYO, Sep 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced that it has established a strategic partnership with Hanwa Co., Ltd. (Hanwa), a major Japan-based trading company, toward stable procurement of essential metals for batteries necessary for its electrified vehicles. To realize carbon neutrality for all of its products and corporate activities by 2050, Honda is striving to …

Eisai Presents New Data From its Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline at ESMO Congress 2022

TOKYO, Sep 6, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today the presentation of research across various types of cancer from its oncology portfolio and pipeline during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022, which is taking place virtually and in-person in Paris, France from September 9 to 13. A late-breaking oral presentation of detailed results from the LEAP …

Mitsubishi Power’s State-of-the-Art M701JAC Gas Turbine Exceeds 8,000 Actual Operating Hours

TOKYO, Sep 6, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has achieved an accumulated 8,000 hours of actual operating hours (AOH) for its M701JAC gas turbine. The subject gas turbine unit was installed for gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power generation system operated as part of a joint venture between Thailand’s Gulf Energy …

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Heading Home to Fuji

TOKYO, Sep 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s GR010 HYBRID Hypercar will make its home debut when the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) returns to Japan for the 6 Hours of Fuji after a three-year absence. The penultimate round of the 2022 WEC season sees the series return to Fuji Speedway, located 100km west of Tokyo, for the first time …

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing going for gold in Greece

TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team aims to return to the top step of the podium on the legendary Acropolis Rally in Greece on September 8-11, round 10 of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship. 2022 GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID Map Acropolis Rally Greece 2022 The Acropolis returned to the WRC calendar in 2021, …

MHI Finalizes Terms of First Transition Bond Issuance

TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has finalized the issuance terms of the transition bond being issued today via public offering in the domestic market, as announced in the Company’s press release of August 5, 2022. The issuance is based on MHI’s selection as a model example for the “2021 Climate Transition Finance Model Projects”* being …

Fujitsu showcases global vision for driving sustainability transformation through digital innovation at Fujitsu ActivateNow 2022

TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it will host its global flagship online event, Fujitsu ActivateNow 2022 on October 4, 2022 (Japan, Europe, and the Americas) and October 12, 2022 (Asia and Oceania), highlighting its vision, technology, and case studies for promoting Sustainability Transformation through digital innovation to various stakeholders, including society, customers, partners, and next-generation leaders. …

MHI and Mitsubishi Logisnext to Commence Provision of Automated Picking Solutions for Warehouses Based on “∑SynX”

TOKYO, Sep 1, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd., part of MHI Group, have completed development of an automated picking system. This system integrates automated guided forklifts (AGFs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and palletizers(1). “LogiQ X Labo”, a demonstration facility for this new logistics solution, has also opened at Yokohama Hardtech Hub (YHH), a …

Keppel to develop Singapore’s first hydrogen-ready power plant, with construction undertaken by Mitsubishi Power and Jurong Engineering consortium

TOKYO, Sep 1, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Limited (Keppel Infrastructure), through its wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Energy, has reached final investment decision (FID) to develop a 600MW state-of-the-art, advanced combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant, and has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to a consortium comprising Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific and Jurong Engineering for the …

Newly-established Center of Excellence hosts specialists to guide customers in seamless shift to modernized platforms

TOKYO, Sep 1, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced a comprehensive update to bolster its modernization services offerings, boldly reimagining its approach for customers’ existing information systems to realize their digital transformation (DX). Fujitsu will work with customers to visualize their current assets including business processes, data, applications, and IT infrastructure to design the ideal DX platform, while providing guidance in …

Toyota to Invest Up to 730 Billion Yen in Japan/U.S. Battery Production

TOKYO, Aug 31, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has decided to invest up to 730 billion yen (approximately $5.6 billion) in Japan and the United States toward supplying automotive batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), for which demand is growing, and aims to begin battery production between 2024 and 2026. This investment is aimed at enabling Toyota to flexibly …

Virgin Media O2, NEC and Rakuten Symphony drive multi-vendor Open RAN innovation in the UK

London & Tokyo, Aug 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Virgin Media O2, NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Rakuten Symphony have announced their joint multi-vendor Open RAN deployment is entering the field phase, commencing with the activation of the first live sites in Virgin Media O2’s commercial network. This successful multi-vendor Open RAN system deployment on macro-sites in the UK is notable for …