Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, confirmed stable combustion of hydrogen admixture through a testing of a single cylinder engine. The test achieved stable combustion with up to 50 vol% hydrogen admixture without losing the rated output. In preparation for targeted commercialization in FY2025, MHIET […]
TOKYO, SAN FRANCISCO and DUBLIN, Nov 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced that they will expand partnership for Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong. The collaboration will provide new growth opportunities for […]
TOKYO, Nov 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a christening and launch ceremony for the FUGAKU MARU, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship under construction for FUJITRANS Corporation. The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki […]
Hitachi Rail has been given clearance to proceed with its EUR1,660 million acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems business on 30 October 2023. The publication of the European Commission’s (EC) approval means that the deal has now received clearance from all 13 competition authorities which reviewed the acquisition. Prior to the European Commission’s clearance, the […]
TOKYO, Oct 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for the replacement of two existing Automated People Mover (APM)* lines at Orlando International Airport (MCO) in Orlando, Florida. Orlando International Airport APM The contract, which also includes APM Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services, was awarded […]
CAIRO, Oct 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solution brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced a contract agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, for the upgrade and reliability of the Sidi Krir and El-Atf power plants, extending the previous agreement signed in […]
DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, today announced global financial results for its second quarter, ending September 30, 2023, for its 2024 fiscal year, ending March 31, 2024: Consolidated revenue totaled 3,513.5 billion yen (US$23.5 billion), a 16.3 percent increase from the previous year. Consolidated operating profit totaled 211.8 billion yen (US$1.4 billion), a 36.3 percent […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that total production volume of rotary engine vehicles has surpassed two million units.* The rotary engine is an engine with a unique structure that uses rotational movement of triangular rotors to generate power. The first vehicle Mazda equipped with […]
TOKYO, Oct 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – KDDI Corporation, Cisco Systems G.K, and Fujitsu Limited announced that on Oct 1st, 2023 they have started full-scale operations of the metro network, a regional network that combines the IP layer network and optical transmission layer network for streamlined operations. The metro network features a […]
Toyota City, Japan, Oct 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to bring the curtain down on the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with another title-winning celebration in the 8 Hours of Bahrain. The team secured the manufacturers’ World Championship in the penultimate race, on home ground at […]
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – A Japanese consortium of joint research partners including the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT EAST), and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they have constructed the world’s longest transmission link at 1.2 Tbps […]
TOKYO, Oct 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading international payment brand held the 17th JCB World Conference in Okinawa, Japan on October 25 and 26. The conference brought together over 300 participants from 186 companies, primarily JCB Card issuers and merchant acquirers, representing 21 countries and regions. The […]
KARIYA, JAPAN, Oct 26, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION hosted a press conference at JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2023 held at Tokyo Big Sight on October 26. Shinnosuke Hayashi, President and COO introduced the strategy to maximize our contributions to “Green” and “Peace of Mind.” Shinnnouke Hayashi, President and COO of DENSO […]
TOKYO, Oct 26, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, in collaboration with Kandenko Co., Ltd., Kyudenko Corporation, SHINRYO CORPORATION, Taikisha Ltd., Dai-Dan Co., Ltd., Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd., Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Tonets Corporation, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd., will […]
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation held the world premiere of the Mitsubishi D:X Concept1 electrified crossover MPV at the Japan Mobility Show 20232. In addition, a prototype of the all-new Triton3 pickup truck, scheduled for launch in Japan in early 2024, also made its Japanese debut. At the press conference, Takao Kato, president and chief executive officer, […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation today unveiled the MAZDA ICONIC SP, a new concept car for the first time at Japan Mobility Show 2023.(1) MAZDA ICONIC SP is a new type of compact sports car concept, designed to adopt to the new era and respond to […]
TOKYO, Oct 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co. Ltd. announced today that TIME has selected Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatment LEQEMBI® (lecanemab-irmb) as one of THE BEST INVENTIONS of 2023 in the Medical Care category. TIME’s annual list of THE BEST INVENTIONS features “200 extraordinary innovations changing lives.” To compile the list, […]
At the inaugural Japan Mobility Show 2023, Lexus introduced a range of concept models under the theme “Pushing the Boundaries of the Electrified Experience”, envisioning new possibilities for mobility through electric cars. The Lexus booth hosted the global debut of the next-generation Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) concept car LF-ZC, set for release in2026, along with […]
TOKYO, Oct 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, marked a new milestone in its Power Station 5 (PS5) Block 4 Project with the arrival of Mitsubishi Power’s M701JAC Gas Turbine (GT) on 16 October 2023. The M701JAC GT is the first-of-its-kind in […]
TOKYO, Oct 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced today its investment in Ampere, an EV and software company to be established by the Renault Group. For Mitsubishi Motors, the investment comes as an ambitious step forward in its mid-term management plan announced in March 2023, where […]
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, announced today that it has acquired a controlling stake of eks Energy, a leading supplier of power electronics and energy management solutions for storage and renewables integration, based in […]
TOKYO, Oct 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), are pleased to announce the agreement between Oman government to extend MC’s interest in Oman LNG Businesses. Following the agreement, commemorative ceremony was held in Oman on 23rd October, 2023 and each shareholder has signed the Shareholders Agreement of the respective LNG […]
TOKYO, Oct 23, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) will expand the eligibility for participation in its new business creation program, IGNITION, from the current “Honda associates in Japan” to “any individuals and businesses in Japan,” and begin accepting applications in November 2023. IGNITION is a new business creation […]
TOKYO, Oct 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – We, the joint venture partners of the Tangguh LNG Project led by bp, the project operator, are pleased to announce that the new liquefaction train (Train 3) of the Tangguh Expansion Project in Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, has started commercial operation and first shipment of […]
PLANO, Texas, Oct 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) today announced it has reached an agreement with Tesla, Inc. to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) on its battery electric vehicles (BEVs) beginning in 2025. In line with Toyota’s vehicle electrification strategy that offers a plethora […]
KARIYA, JAPAN, Oct 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. and DENSO CORPORATION announced today they have begun collaborating to develop a system to improve the object recognition rate of vehicle image sensors by coordinating lamps and image sensors, with the aim of improving driving safety at night. Each company […]
TOKYO, Oct 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Cruise, General Motors Company (GM) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to establish a joint venture which will begin a driverless ridehail service in Japan in early 2026. The three companies aim to […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation today released on the company’s official website the Mazda Integrated Report 2023(1), a structured presentation from both financial and non-financial perspectives of Mazda Group’s value creation over the medium- and long-term. The Integrated Report is a comprehensive compilation of Mazda’s medium- […]
TOKYO, Oct 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) will exhibit at the Japan Mobility Show 2023(1) with the booth theme of “Awaken the adventurous spirit within you. Adventures for all – anytime and anywhere” to inspire drivers’ spirit of adventure in a variety of settings, from everyday […]
TOKYO, Oct 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the launch of “FireDucks”(1), a free software program designed to accelerate the table data analysis library “pandas,” which is used for analysis with Python—the most widely used programming language in the world today. Capable of carrying out the data […]