KYOTO, Japan, Mar 4, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kyoto’s Chiseikan Dojo (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Director: Yoshie Sugai) will hold a special “Grand Opening Seminar” on Saturday, April 3, 2021, to help teach children & adults the art of self-defense. Event Details On April 3, 2021 as part of the grand opening […]
TOKYO, Mar 3, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. has announced that it has developed the Hitachi Electronic Signature Service, which implements secure electronic contracts based on blockchain (distributed ledger) technology. The Service digitizes the signatures and seals of paper documents such as contracts exchanged between companies, and promotes to eliminate personal […]
KARIYA, JAPAN, Mar 3, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO Corporation and KDDI Corporation have begun researching 5G’s use in automated driving to achieve safe and secure mobility, free from traffic accidents and congestion. In the verification project, DENSO and KDDI will build a 5G environment in a test course at Global R&D […]
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it plans to issue “Woven Planet Bonds” to raise funds for projects that contribute to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The maximum issuance amount is planned to be a combined total of approximately 500 billion […]
TOKYO, Mar 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) have signed a joint collaboration agreement to extend their partnership utilizing NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT). The companies are also finalizing a licensing agreement with a multi-year option. Across the space domain, Lockheed Martin is applying AI […]
TOKYO, Mar 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary Eisai (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. has obtained approval for the in-house-discovered and developed orexin receptor antagonist DAYVIGO (generic name: lemborexant) for the treatment of adults with insomnia, characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance. This approval […]
TOKYO, Mar 1, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has commenced development of a 40-megawatt (MW) class gas turbine that is fueled by 100% ammonia (NH3). The project was started in response to the increasing global focus on decarbonization. As firing of ammonia produces no carbon […]
TOKYO, Mar 1, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd., a Shiga-based part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) Group, has newly developed the “SE25FR Plus,” a gear shaping machine dedicated to making high-precision small-module(1) gears used in robots. The company has simultaneously developed a small-module cutting tool specifically for […]
TOKYO, Feb 25, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – DENSO Corporation and Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. have co-developed D-mobico,(1) a compact mobile refrigerator. Yamato Transport began using D-mobico in its delivery trucks in February 2021. DENSO will market the product more broadly through DENSO Solution Japan Corporation by summer 2021. As e-commerce grows, there is increasing […]
TOKYO, Feb 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., Inc. (Chubu Miraiz) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are pleased to announce their decision today to establish a new joint-venture company that will specialize in providing assisted-living services across Japan. Named Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Connect Co., Inc., the new company will commence […]
TOKYO, Feb 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of a new AI-powered physical rehabilitation solution in Japan, the “FUJITSU Healthcare Solution HOPE ROMREC”, offering medical institutions like hospitals and clinics a powerful new tool for rehabilitation and orthopedic therapies. The solution leverages a new AI technology to automatically measure the […]
Toyota City, Japan, Feb 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (Woven Planet), the Toyota Group company responsible for a wide range of mobility development projects, anchored in software, held a groundbreaking ceremony (Jichinsai) for the construction of Woven City at 11:00 a.m. on February 23 at […]
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received orphan drug designation for a prospective indication for unresectable biliary tract cancer with FGFR2 gene fusion by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (MHLW) for its in-house discovered fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor (FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3) […]
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received the 18th Corporate Philanthropy Award (FY 2020) of the Japan Philanthropic Association. The presentation ceremony was held on February 19, 2021 (Friday) at the GakushiKaikan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). Award ceremony (left: Ms. Yoko Takahashi, director, the Japan Philanthropic Association, […]
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Northgate Public Services (NPS) today announced a name change that means from July 2021, NPS will become NEC Software Solutions UK. The new name brings NPS under the global NEC brand, strengthening the company’s position as a market leader in the development […]
TOKYO, Feb 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – After making a near-perfect start to the 2021 season on Rallye Monte-Carlo last month, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will target another strong result on Arctic Rally Finland on 26-28 February. Making its debut in the FIA World Rally Championship, the event takes the place […]
TOKYO, Feb 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that at a meeting of the company’s Board of Directors held today, Toshihiro Mibe, currently the company’s Senior Managing Director, was named the next President and Representative Director, effective April 1, 2021. Mibe will succeed Takahiro Hachigo, the current President and Representative […]
TOKYO, Feb 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) started operation of a 5-megawatt (MW(1)) capacity rooftop solar power system at the Laemchabang Factory of Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MMTh), a production and sales company in Thailand. Combined this solar power system with the 2-MW capacity system, which is scheduled to […]
TOKYO, Feb 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) announced that the OUTLANDER PHEV has closed out 2020 as Europe’s best-selling plug-in hybrid SUV. A total of 26,673 units were sold across Europe in 2020, and the OUTLANDER PHEV became the second best-selling plug-in hybrid across all segments(1). The OUTLANDER PHEV is […]
TOKYO, Feb 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has announced the development of a technology that automatically detects different work elements–for instance, “removing a part,” “tightening a screw,” or “installing a cover” – from video data consisting of a series of tasks from manufacturing lines and other places of manual work. Fig.1: […]