TOKYO, Mar 12, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has achieved rated operation (435kW/1,500min-1) using 100% hydrogen fuel in a trial run of a 500kW-class hydrogen engine generator set(1) at the company’s Sagamihara Plant. Following safety and reliability […]
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MOL and Fujitsu leverage AI for efficient crew replacement planning
Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Mar 12, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) and Fujitsu Limited today announced the commencement of the operational application phase of an AI-powered optimization system for crew replacement planning. Full-scale operation is scheduled to begin as a trial in Japan […]
JCB Now Available on Google Play in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, and Hong Kong
TOKYO, Mar 12, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced that JCB is now available on Google Play in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Hong Kong. Through these years, JCB Cardmembers in Asia have experienced significant growth. In addition to the […]
TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Develops Miniaturized Micro Profile, a Next-Generation Contact tape for Fifth-Generation Signal Relays
TOKYO, Mar 12, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), a company engaged in the industrial precious metals business of TANAKA, announces the development of its miniaturized micro profile tape, a next-generation contact for fifth-generation signal relays. It has achieved a […]
JCB Announced Premier Sponsorship for the 10th Edition of Sakura 2025 at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay
SINGAPORE, Mar 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand announced premier sponsorship for the 10th edition of Sakura 2025 at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. The event was opened by Mr. Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State, […]
Hitachi Energy invests additional $250 million USD to address global transformer shortage
More than 40 percent of the total investment dedicated to the U.S. underpins commitment to scale up the industry to meet surging transformer demand The U.S. investment includes hiring more than 100 people to expand domestic key component manufacturing to strengthen local supply chain Builds on the $6 billion USD investment announced in 2024 – […]
Eisai Recognized as “2025 Kenko Investment for Health” for the First Time and Certified as “Outstanding Organization Of Kenko Investment for Health Program (White 500)” for the Sixth Time
TOKYO, Mar 10, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has been recognized as the 2025 KENKO Investment for Health by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, for the first time as a company strategically carrying out efforts with regard to […]
CEPI funds Nagasaki University to develop innovative vaccines using Nanoball platform and NEC’s AI
TOKYO, Mar 10, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has announced that it will partner with the Nagasaki University DEJIMA Infectious Disease Research Alliance (Director: Prof. Kouichi Morita) for a research and development (R&D) project with support from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The CEPI funding, of […]
Japan’s Telecommunications Carriers Enhance Disaster Response with On-site Training for Joint Use of Marine Vessels
TOKYO, Mar 7, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Japan’s eight telecommunications companies — Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT East, NTT West, NTT DOCOMO and NTT Communications (the NTT Group), KDDI Corporation, SoftBank Corp. and Rakuten Mobile — conducted on-site training for the joint use of marine vessels from March 4 to 7, […]
NEC improves the energy efficiency and floor space density of 5G Mobile Core systems
TOKYO, Mar 6, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has improved the performance-to-power ratio of 5G mobile core systems (5GC) by more than 6 times, as well as floor space density by 10 times. This was accomplished using Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-Cores under a traffic load and […]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Being Developed by MHI Used in Demonstration of Automated Transport and Unloading of Heavy Cargo in Disaster Areas
– Demonstration of the ability to automatically unload heavy cargo using a winch while in a hovering state, in a presumed isolated area– Demonstration of the ability to use the onboard camera to confirm the status of disaster victims and the damaged areas following a disaster TOKYO, Mar 5, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) […]
Eisai: Update on the Co-Promotion of the Oral Antifungal Agent Nailin Capsules 100mg in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 5, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that they will conclude their co-promotion based on the co-promotion agreement in Japan regarding the orally-administered antifungal agent NAILIN® Capsules 100 mg (generic name: fosravuconazole) which is manufactured and marketed by Sato Pharmaceutical, as of […]
MHI-MS Completes Domestic Development of Vehicle Transport Robot
Smaller “head” than the existing model, more efficient for handling subcompact mini vehicles・ Domestic production allows for more focused after-sale…
Eisai Receives Regulatory Review Outcome for Lecanemab as a Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s Disease in Australia
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 4, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia has confirmed the initial decision to decline the approval of humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody lecanemab (generic name) as a treatment for early Alzheimer’s […]
Prideone Entertainment announces concept for post-war film to mark 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
TOKYO, March 4, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Prideone Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Yasushi Akutagawa) has announced the concept for a new film tentatively titled “Fellers” to mark the 80th anniversary of the post-war era. Akutagawa said, “Fellers is an epic historical spectacle that looks behind the scenes of history […]
NTT and DOCOMO Successfully Demonstrates On-Demand Unified Control of Computing Services Through Network and Service Integration
TOKYO, Mar 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NTT Corporation (NTT) and NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that they have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness and feasibility of In-Network Computing (INC),*1 an architecture that integrates and coordinates computing resources for services such as AI and mobile networks to enable end-to-end quality control, ensuring low […]
Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO Successfully Demonstrate Data Connectivity to 4G Devices via HAPS at 20 km Above Kenya
TOKYO, Mar 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO, INC. jointly announced today that they have successfully completed data connectivity tests between the LTE base station and smartphones using high-altitude platform stations (HAPS)(1) from the stratosphere (altitudes of around 20km) in Laikipia County, Kenya. In this test, a communication […]
TOPPAN and DOCOMO Agree to Innovate Next-Generation 6G Services Using FEEL TECH Communication Technology
TOKYO, Mar 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOPPAN Inc. and NTT DOCOMO, Inc. announced today that they have signed a basic agreement that will allow them to jointly develop groundbreaking communication services for the forthcoming 6G era. TOPPAN is drawing on its expertise in information processing and computer graphics to deliver a […]
Rakuten Mobile Partners with Fujitsu to Accelerate 5G Network Expansion
Kawasaki and Tokyo, Mar 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s newest and most modern mobile network, today announced it will begin deploying base stations utilizing radio units (RU) developed by Fujitsu Limited, as it accelerates the expansion of its 5G (Sub6) network area in 2025. Leveraging its expertise in building […]
Fujitsu unveils 1FINITY 800G ZR/ZR+ coherent pluggable transceivers
KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of the Fujitsu Network 1FINITY™ P300 800G ZR/ZR+ coherent pluggable transceiver, an open, high-performance and sustainable key component for optical networking solutions. The transceivers, globally available from the second half of 2025, are compatible with third-party routers, Fujitsu’s Edge Networking […]
Fujitsu’s Oyama plant achieves top CSR score for sustainability in global telecom audit
KAWASAKI, Japan, Feb 28, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu’s Oyama plant, home to its photonics product manufacturing and management division, has achieved a perfect score of 100 (Class A-Excellent) in a supply chain CSR audit conducted by the Joint Alliance for CSR (JAC), demonstrating Fujitsu’s strict adherence to global CSR standards across […]
Eisai Enters into License Agreement for the Development and Distribution of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Receptor Selective Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Tasurgratinib in Greater China Region (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) with SciClone
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company has entered into a license agreement granting the exclusive development and distribution rights for the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor tasurgratinib succinate (generic name, development code: E7090, Japan brand name: TASFYGO®, “tasurgratinib”) in […]
NEC introduces solution to enhance the security of Open vRAN
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has developed vRAN that supports the interfaces and components newly specified by the O-RAN Alliance for enhancing the security of Open vRAN. The NEC vRAN platform is now being used to verify the performance of SecureRAN (*) provided by CTOne, […]
Mazda Production and Sales Results for January 2025
Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for January 2025 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production Mazda’s domestic production volume in January 2025 increased 22.6% year on year due to increased production of passenger vehicles. [Domestic production of key models in January 2025] CX-5: 25,266 units (down 2.0% year on year) MAZDA3: 8,479 […]
Toyota Submits Second Progress Report on Measures to Prevent Recurrence
Toyota City, Japan, Feb 27, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has announced that it has submitted a progress report on measures to prevent recurrence of model certification application issues to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) today in light of the correction order the ministry issued […]
Mazda Conducts Demonstration Operation of Cupola Melting Furnace using Biomass Fuel 100%
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Feb 27, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) has announced that it conducted a demonstration operation of a cupola melting furnace (cupola), the core casting facility installed at its Hiroshima Plant, by fully replacing fossil fuels that emit CO2 during combustion with bio-coal briquettes, a biomass fuel derived […]
Honda Selected as a CDP “Climate Change A List” Company for Second Consecutive Year
TOKYO, Feb 27, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the company has been selected for the CDP’s “2024 Climate Change A List” for the second consecutive year. The CDP is an international non-profit organization that facilitates environmental information disclosure, and Honda was selected based on its initiatives […]
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Australia Expands Business Activities in Canberra
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Australia, Pty. Ltd. (MHI-AUS), the Australian subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), is expanding its business activities in Canberra to focus on providing support for the country’s next general purpose frigate program and to strengthen its business network with related agencies and companies. MHI-AUS will prioritize measures to respond to requests […]
NEC establishes new policy to strengthen corporate governance with the aim of continuously enhancing corporate value
As part of its corporate governance reform, NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) shifted to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc. in fiscal 2023, and has been promoting the separation of oversight and execution and the clarification of the roles of each. In order to further strengthen the monitoring function of the Board of Directors […]
Olympus Announces Milestone for iTind(TM) Device with Expanded Availability Across Major APAC Markets
SINGAPORE, Feb 26, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Olympus Corporation of Asia Pacific Limited (Olympus APAC), the regional headquarters of Olympus Corporation in Asia and Oceania, today announced a milestone for its iTind™ device with expanded availability across major markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, a move in line with its commitment and purpose […]