Olympus to take a significant equity stake in Swan EndoSurgical with a combined initial investment of at least $65 million. Swan EndoSurgical to develop an innovative endoluminal robotic system for less invasive therapeutic treatments. The total combined funding could reach up to $458 million if pre-agreed milestones are met and the program reaches term. TOKYO, […]
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Eisai Listed for 24th Consecutive Year in FTSE4Good Index Series, an Index for Socially Responsible Investment
TOKYO, July 25, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that it has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 24th consecutive year since its initial inclusion in 2002. The FTSE4Good Index Series is a global index series for socially responsible investment. The […]
Fujitsu and Nagoya University develop simulation tech to combat transportation gaps
Kawasaki and Nagoya, Japan, July 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Nagoya University, a member of the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (THERS), have jointly developed a technology to encourage the use of new transportation services and eliminate transportation gaps. The “social acceptance model-based simulation (SAMSIM)” simulates how […]
Prototype divertor outer vertical target for the ITER fusion experimental reactor is completed and the sample has passed the ITER Organization’s certification test
– Rationalization of domestic production technologies and strengthening of the system in Japan for manufacturing divertor outer vertical targets for ITER– Seeking to contribute to the ITER Project and provide components for the prototype reactor for fusion energy and startup machines TOKYO, July 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) […]
Sharp Exhibits at the 2nd SPEXA – International Space Business Expo
Showcasing a prototype LEO satellite communication terminal (*1) enabling high-speed, high-capacity communication in areas with limited cellular coverage TOKYO, July 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sharp Corporation (herein after “Sharp”) will exhibit at the 2nd SPEXA – International Space Business Expo, held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo) from Wednesday, July 30 to […]
Launch of Beova(R) Tablets in Thailand for Overactive Bladder
TOKYO, July 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.(Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yutaka Ogihara, “KYORIN”) announced today that Eisai (Thailand) Marketing Co., Ltd. (“Eisai Thailand”), a subsidiary of Eisai, has launched overactive bladder treatment Beova® Tablets (generic name vibegron) […]
Crown Bioscience San Diego Achieves CLIA Certification to Enhance Clinical Trial Support
SAN DIEGO, July 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Crown Bioscience, a global contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in the United States and part of JSR Life Sciences and Japan-based JSR Corporation, announced today that its San Diego laboratory has received Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification. This significant milestone enables Crown Bioscience to […]
Mitsubishi Motors to Terminate Its Joint Venture Partnership with Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing
TOKYO, July 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced the termination of its engine business operation at Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, SAME) in China and has terminated the joint venture partnership. Established in August 1997, SAME began engine production in 1998 and […]
Eisai To Present Four-Year Efficacy And Safety Data On Continuous Treatment With Lecanemab At The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2025
Latest findings from Eisai’s robust Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pipeline include results from lecanemab longterm data, an immunoassay for measuring amyloid-B protofibrils in cerebrospinal fluid, and asubcutaneousl form of lecanemab for continued treatment of AD AD is a progressive, relentless disease caused by a continuous underlying neurotoxic process that begins before and continues after plaque deposition […]
Anime Tokyo Station TV Anime “SPYxFAMILY” Special Exhibition
TOKYO, July 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Anime Tokyo Station, an anime exhibition center that utilizes Japanese anime content with a strong fan base around the world, serves as a facility enjoyed by children and adults alike. Since opening, it has welcomed 190,624 visitors from both Japan and overseas (as of July 6, […]
Sapient Intelligence Open-Sources Hierarchical Reasoning Model, a Brain-Inspired Architecture that Solves Complex Reasoning Tasks with 27 Million Parameters
SINGAPORE, JULY 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – AGI research company Sapient Intelligence today announced the open-source release of its Hierarchical Reasoning Model (HRM), a brain-inspired architecture that leverages hierarchical structure and multi-timescale processing to achieve substantial computational depth without sacrificing training stability or efficiency. Trained on just 1000 examples without pre-training, with […]
ShrimpTech JIRCAS and IMT Engineering Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Land-Based Aquaculture
TOKYO, July 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ShrimpTech JIRCAS, Inc. (Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, CEO: Dr. Marcy Wilder) and IMT Engineering Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Mr. Motoki Okada) today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to pursue strategic collaboration in the field of land-based re-circulating aquaculture. Through mutual trust […]
Honda Koraidon First Showrun during Suzuka 8 Hours
TOKYO, Japan, July 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda will exhibit Honda Koraidon, a future mobility concept, at the 2025 FIM*1 Endurance World Championship “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race 46th Event*2, to be held from Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3 at Suzuka Circuit (Mie Prefecture). On August 1 (Fri) […]
SJC2 optical submarine cable in operation
TOKYO, July 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The SJC2 consortium (*1) announced today with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) the completion of construction and the start of operations for the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2), a high-capacity optical submarine cable connecting the Asia region. – Group photo at the launch ceremony – […]
MHI-AP Awarded Long-term Service Contract for the Garabogazkarbamid Fertilizer Plant in Turkmenistan
MHI-AP signs three-year service contract for Turkmenistan’s largest fertilizer operation plant MHI-AP will deliver comprehensive after-sales support to enhance the plant’s long-term reliability Garabogazkarbamid Fertilizer Plant internal facade TOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., has successfully […]
Mitsubishi Motors Premieres the All-New Destinator in Indonesia
All-New Destinator TOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) today unveiled the all-new Destinator midsize SUV in Indonesia. The Destinator will be showcased at the 32nd GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show1, which opens on July 23, with sales to begin the same day. The new model […]
Hitachi, global investment firm Brookfield, and global commodities trading firm Hartree Begin to Explore a Funding Scheme in the Environmentally-friendly Digital Infrastructure Sector
TOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (hereafter “Hitachi”), Brookfield Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (the Japanese subsidiary of global investment firm Brookfield, hereafter “Brookfield”), and Hartree Partners Singapore Pte. Limited (hereafter “Hartree”), known for its strength in commodity trading, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 17 to jointly explore […]
“TOKIO Exciting Anime Workshop” Confirmed – Enjoy “Summer Festival at Anime Tokyo Station” This Summer Vacation
TOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Anime Tokyo Station, an exhibition center for Japanese anime operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Association of Japanese Animations, has welcomed 187,602 visitors from Japan and overseas (as of June 29, 2025) as a facility that promotes the appeal of Japanese anime to the […]
International Land Alliance Unveils New Revenue Model Featuring 100 Rental Homes in Cabo Oasis
SAN DIEGO, CA, July 16, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – International Land Alliance, Inc. (OTCQB: ILAL), (“ILAL” or the “Company”), an international land investment and development firm, today announced a new planned phase at its Cabo Oasis development. With the engineering and interior roads already completed, the Company plans to begin offering this […]
Eisai Awarded “The 9th Bioindustry Award” for Drug Discovery Research for Anti- Amyloid B Monoclonal Antibody Lecanemab
TOKYO, July 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that the drug discovery research for Lecanemab (product name: “LEQEMBI®”), a humanized anti-human soluble amyloid B (AB)protofibril monoclonal antibody indicated for early Alzheimer’s disease (early AD*), which was co-developed by Eisai and BioArctic AB (Headquarters: […]
New Trains for Singapore’s Sengkang-Punggol LRT Begin Commercial Operation
Retain the exterior design, while optimizing equipment and providing for faster maintenance Two new trains began commercial operation, with a total of 25 trains scheduled to be delivered sequentially by 2028 New Trains on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (Photo courtesy of SBS Transit LTD) TOKYO, July 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy […]
AUG East Consortium and NEC to develop high-capacity submarine cable system across East Asia
SINGAPORE, 16 July 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Singtel and a group of leading telecommunications and tech companies today announced the signing of a contract with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) to build the Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) submarine cable system connecting Singapore and Japan, with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South […]
Anime Tokyo Station: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Special Exhibition – New Designs Added for Admission Bonus Illustration Cards
TOKYO, July 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Anime Tokyo Station is an anime exhibition site focused on Japanese anime content, which has developed a devout fan base around the world. Under the motto, “Make ANIME more interesting, Bringing ANIME far into the future,” it regularly hosts special exhibitions for popular anime and attracts […]
All Nippon Airways and Hitachi Unveil Japan’s First Airline “Operations Brain” System, Enabling Rapid, Optimal Flight Schedule Revisions During Disruptions
• All Nippon Airways, in partnership with Hitachi, developed a new system that can automatically formulate fast and optimal revision plans for flight schedules to address disruptions from bad weather and other challenges.• By combining All Nippon Airways’ operational expertise with Hitachi’s planning optimization technology, the partners developed and began operating the system in July.• […]
Fujitsu’s AI-powered supply chain solution selected as transformative example of applied-AI technology by World Economic Forum
KAWASAKI, Japan, July 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that one of its Fujitsu Uvance solutions that optimizes customers’ global supply chains using specialized AI agents has been selected by the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) AI Governance Alliance as one of 18 global advanced AI solutions that are transforming […]
“URECE” (Dotinurad) Launched in China as a treatment for Gout
TOKYO, July 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that it has launched “URECE®” (brand name in China: “Youlesi®”, generic name: dotinurad) in China as a treatment for Gout. URECE was approved by the National Medical Products Administration in China as a treatment […]
All-New MAZDA CX-5 Debuts in Europe
HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 10, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that Mazda Motor Europe, the company responsible for Mazda’s European operations, unveiled the all-new MAZDA CX-5 crossover SUV on July 10, 2025, at the local time. All-new MAZDA CX-5 Debut (European specification model) The CX-5 was introduced in 2012 […]
Sharp Signs Official Partnership with Tottenham Hotspur FC Pre-season Tour 2025 with Its AQUOS Brand
Osaka, Japan, July 10, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sharp Corporation (hereinafter “Sharp”) has established an official partnership with Tottenham Hotspur FC (hereinafter “Spurs”), a professional football club in the English Premier League, for their Pre-season Tour 2025. This partnership will be effective from July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025, under the […]
Hitachi develops “Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants” to enhance efficiency in construction and maintenance operations
Combined Hitachi Group’s expertise in the nuclear energy business with its digital technologies to develop a platform utilizing a metaverse and AI solution. Streamlines operations from design, on-site construction and maintenance to asset management by enabling the sharing of site conditions with electric utilities and partners such as constructors through a high-precision digital twin of […]
“Development of Integrated Simulation Platform for Sustainable and Competitive Maritime Industry” has been selected as a R&D project under K Program
TOKYO, July 8, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – MTI Co., Ltd. (a NYK Group company), Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd., Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan Marine United Corporation, Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd., National Maritime Research Institute, TSUNEISHI AKISHIMA LABORATORY Co., Ltd. (formerly Akishima Laboratory Inc.), Graduate School […]