Toyota to Invest $500 Million in Joby Aviation

TOKYO, Japan, and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 3, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota; NYSE: TM) and Joby Aviation, Inc. (Joby; NYSE: JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced that Toyota will invest an additional $500 million to support the certification and commercial production […]

Spa IZUMI Launches “YON-KA Phyto Sleep Ritual”

Hakone, Japan, Oct 3, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hyatt Regency Hakone Resort and Spa is delighted to announce the debut of its latest wellness offering, the “YON-KA Phyto Sleep Ritual.” Launching on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the hotel’s Spa IZUMI, this innovative program is designed to provide guests with a transformative spa […]

Fujitsu and Supermicro announce strategic collaboration to develop green AI computing technology and liquid-cooled datacenter solutions

Kawasaki, Japan and San Jose, California, Oct 3, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), today announced they will collaborate to establish a long-term strategic engagement in technology and business, to develop and market a platform with Fujitsu’s future Arm-based “FUJITSU-MONAKA” processor that is designed for high-performance and […]

Eisai Commences Business Activities At New Pharma Sales Subsidiary In Saudi Arabia

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that fully-fledged operations and business activities have begun at Eisai Pharmaceuticals Single Person Limited Liability Company (Eisai Saudi Arabia), a pharmaceutical sales subsidiary recently established in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia). Eisai Saudi Arabia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eisai’s European regional headquarters, Eisai Europe Ltd. […]

IOWN All-Photonics Network with Optical Fiber Sensing Functions Achieves Wide-Area Traffic Flow Monitoring

TOKYO, Oct 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NTT Corporation, NTT EAST Corporation, NTT WEST Corporation and NEC Corporation have jointly devised a connection configuration to add optical fiber sensing functions to the IOWN All-Photonics Network (APN)(1). By applying this configuration to multiple routes of optical fiber for communication already laid underground (in the […]

Release of Mazda Integrated Report 2024

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation today released on the company’s official website the Mazda Integrated Report 2024*1, which summarizes Mazda Group’s value creation initiatives over the medium- and long-term from both financial and non-financial perspectives. The Integrated Report is a comprehensive compilation of Mazda’s medium- and […]

DENSO and ROHM Agree to Start Consideration of Strategic Partnership in the Semiconductor Field

KARIYA, JAPAN, Oct 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION and ROHM Co., Ltd. hereby announce that the two companies have agreed to start consideration of strategic partnership in the semiconductor field. As the development and spread of electric vehicles accelerate toward the realization of carbon neutrality, the demand for electronic components […]

Olympus Launches VISERA S, a New Imaging Platform

TOKYO, Sept 30, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global MedTech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, today announced the launch of VISERA S1, the all-in-one imaging platform with stroboscopy. The new video platform integrates advanced diagnostic capabilities, including NBI (Narrow Band Imaging) technology2, and forms […]

Fujitsu launches “Takane” – A large language model for enterprises offering the highest Japanese language proficiency in the world

KAWASAKI, Japan, Sept 30, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of Takane, a large language model (LLM) designed for enterprise use in secure private environments. Developed in collaboration with Cohere Inc., (1) Takane represents a significant leap forward in generative AI capabilities, offering world-class Japanese language capabilities. Fujitsu will […]

DENSO Announces Changes of Executive Responsibility and Executive Officers

KARIYA, JAPAN, Sept 30, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION, a leading mobility supplier, today announced changes in responsibility for a Member of the Boardand Executive Officers, effective October 1, 2024. About DENSO CORPORATION Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO is a $47.2 billion leading mobility supplier that develops advancedtechnology and components […]

Mitsubishi Corporation: JOGMEC Commissioned Feasibility Study for Overseas CCS Value Chain

TOKYO, Sept 30, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has officially been awarded two overseas CCS projects jointly submitted by the Japan Energy and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) with another company in the FY 2024 Public Offering for Research on Implementation of Advanced CCS Projects (Public Offering). The projects officially accepted […]

Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2024

Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for August 2024 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production Mazda’s domestic production volume in August 2024 decreased 14.0% year on year due to decreased production of passenger vehicles. [Domestic production of key models in August 2024] CX-5: 14,220 units (down 39.7% year on year) MAZDA3: 7,748 […]

Honda Issues Integrated Report – “Honda Report 2024”

TOKYO, Sept 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today issued the company’s integrated report, the “Honda Report 2024,” and made it available on the company website. The annual Honda Report summarizes the medium- to long-term initiatives Honda pursues in order to enhance its future corporate value. This report also […]

Hitachi Becomes First Oracle Partner in Japan to Win Regional Best in Class Award in the Customer Success Category in the 2024 Oracle Partner Awards

TOKYO, Sept 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. won the Regional Best in Class Award(1) in the Customer Success category at the “2024 Oracle Partner Awards(2)”, becoming the first company from Japan(3) to win this accolade. This award is given to the best-of-the-best vendor within Oracle’s global partner ecosystem, and it […]

Mitsubishi Corporation Strengthens the Partnership with PETRONAS, Reinforcing Confidence in LNG Operations in the Region

TOKYO, Sept 27, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – PETRONAS and Mitsubishi Corporation strengthen their 46-year long partnership through the signing of agreements, which further solidify the trust in PETRONAS’ capabilities to deliver Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to the international market primarily LNG customers in Japan. United by a vision for a cleaner and […]

Osaka Gas and MHI to Implement the CO2NNEX Digital Platform for Managing and Transferring the Environmental Value of e-Methane at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

TOKYO, Sept 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced their agreement to implement CO2NNEX®, the city gas industry’s first digital platform for visualizing traded carbon dioxide (CO2) at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (the Expo). In addition to using this […]

Hitachi Rail Unveils the ‘HMAX’ AI Solution, Accelerated by NVIDIA, to Optimize Trains, Signaling and Infrastructure

LONDON, Sept 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Rail’s digital asset management suite – powered by NVIDIA AI technology – launches today and is transforming the way transport operators run and maintain railways. The HMAX (Hyper Mobility Asset Expert) suite is an all-in-one digital asset management platform that providestransport operators with an […]