TOKYO, Nov 25, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received 2021 Minister of the Environment for Climate Action Award sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment for its “Q-ton Circulation,” an air-to-water heat pump […]
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Hirono IGCC Plant Construction Project Completed in Fukushima; Operations Launched on November 19
TOKYO, Nov 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – A consortium led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)(1) has completed construction of an integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant in the town of Hirono, in Fukushima Prefecture’s Futaba District, and the new plant was formally handed over to the customer, Hirono IGCC Power […]
Smart-City Driverless-Vehicle Pilot Project to Enhance Mobility and Healthcare in Kamakura & Fujisawa Areas
TOKYO, Nov 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has been in talks with Kamakura City’s municipal government about developing its urban core and surrounding region into a smart city. Recently, our partnership joined forces with four other interests to commence a pilot project that will combine autonomous-driving technologies and healthcare […]
The CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP 30th Anniversary and New ADV350 Headline Honda’s 2021 EICMA Line-up
TOKYO, Nov 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Following a long line of significant model announcements already this year including the Super Cub, Monkey, CB500F, CB500X, CBR500R and NT1100, Honda reveals its full 2022 European motorcycle line-up in Milan. The line-up includes a very special, limited edition super sports flag ship, a brand […]
Transgene and NEC Announce Positive Preliminary Data from Phase I Studies of TG4050, a Novel Individualized Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine
Strasbourg, France & Tokyo, Japan, Nov 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leader in IT, network and AI technologies, today announce positive preliminary immunogenicity and clinical data on […]
NEC Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)
TOKYO, Nov 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced it has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World Index (DJSI World) and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Asia Pacific Index, some of the most prestigious global indices of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment. DJSI is an […]
JTOWER and DOCOMO Decide to Form a Capital and Business Alliance
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JTOWER Inc. (“JTOWER”) and NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“DOCOMO”) jointly announced today that they have decided to form a capital and business alliance (“the Capital and Business Alliance”) with the aim of strengthening collaboration in the use of Infra-Sharing. DOCOMO plans to acquire part of JTOWER […]
Toni Bou Wins 30th Consecutive World Championship Title
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou has won his 15th consecutive FIM(1) X-Trial World Championship at the final round in Barcelona on November 21. With his 15 consecutive victories in the FIM Trial World Championship, Toni Bou has won an unprecedented 30 consecutive world championship […]
Hitachi Selected by the University of Tsukuba for its Second Proton Therapy System as a PFI Project
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) announced today that it has been selected by the University of Tsukuba to provide Hitachi’s proton therapy solution including its design, manufacturing, construction, maintenance and operation as a PFI (Private Finance Initiative) project*. The parties have signed the contract on September […]
Ogier, Ingrassia and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Crowned 2021 Champions
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has acheived a magnificent championship treble* at the iconic Monza circuit, clinching the manufacturers’ title with a one-two finish at the final round as Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia claimed their eighth drivers’ and co-drivers’ crowns in style […]
Eisai Receives the ‘Most Liked!’ IR Award at The 2021 IR Award
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that it has been selected as the winner of the “Most Liked!” IR Award at the 2021 IR Award, hosted by the Japan Investor Relations Association. The “Most Liked!” IR Award has been newly created for commemorating the 25th anniversary […]
Fujitsu’s Blockchain Solution Applied to New Water Trading Platform to Tackle Global Water Shortages
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With global water supplies under severe pressure from climate change and growing worldwide demand, Fujitsu and Botanical Water Technologies (BWT) signed an agreement and initiated the creation of a blockchain-based water trading platform, “Botanical Water Exchange” (BWX), on November 8, 2021. Fujitsu will help businesses […]
SDK to Raise Prices of High-Purity Gases for Electronics
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE: 4004) decided to raise prices of its high-purity gases for electronics which are used for production of semiconductor integrated circuits and other electronic materials. Specifically, SDK will raise prices of high-purity gases for electronics by 20% or more as from delivery […]
Fujitsu and RIKEN Claim 1st Place for MLPerf HPC Benchmark with Supercomputer Fugaku
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and RIKEN today announced that the supercomputer Fugaku took the first place for the CosmoFlow training application benchmark (1), one of the key MLPerf HPC benchmarks for large-scale machine learning processing tasks requiring capabilities of a supercomputer. Fujitsu and RIKEN leveraged approximately half of […]
SoftBank Corp. and Honda Start Use Case Verification of Technologies to Reduce Collisions Involving Pedestrians and Vehicles Using 5G SA and Cellular V2X
TOKYO, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SoftBank Corp. and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. announced they have started a use case-based verification of technologies to reduce collisions between pedestrians and vehicles using a 5G standalone mobile communication system (“5G SA”)(1) and a cellular V2X communication system (“cellular V2X”)(2) in the effort to […]
NEC to Release TIP-compliant Fully Disaggregated 400G Transponder Solution in 2022
TOKYO, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that it has joined the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) Phoenix initiative. Phoenix is managed by TIP’s Open Optical and Packet Transport (OOPT) Project Group and seeks to develop a 400G transponder for open and disaggregated high-capacity DWDM networks. NEC […]
Hitachi Energy Launches IdentiQ Digital Twin for Sustainable, Flexible and Secure Power Grids
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Further to its press release on October 13, 2021, announcing its evolution to Hitachi Energy, the global technology and market leader in power grids today launched IdentiQ, its digital twin(1) solutions for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and power quality solutions. IdentiQ(2) will help to […]
ITU-T Recommendation on Framework for a Cyber Defence Centre
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT Corporation (NTT), NTT Security Corporation (NTTS), NTT TechnoCross Corporation (NTT-TX) and NEC Corporation (NEC) have jointly developed an international standard for the concept of a Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) and its build, management and evaluation process for strategic and systematic responses to cyber risks. […]
Fujitsu and Ben-Gurion University Embark on Joint Research at New Center in Israel for Precise and Secure AI
BEER-SHEVA, Israel and Tokyo, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), have signed a three-year comprehensive joint research agreement to develop technologies and solutions to contribute to the realization of safe, real-world applications of AI and machine […]
MHIEC Receives Order from Sendai City to Refurbish Matsumori Waste-to-Energy Plant
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Sendai City (Miyagi Pref.) for refurbishment of its Matsumori Waste-to-Energy Plant, an incineration plant for municipal solid waste. The order calls […]