TOKYO, Apr 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the all-new Honda Civic Type R has set a new lap time record for a front-wheel drive car(1) at the Suzuka Circuit (Suzuka International Racing Course) during testing conducted for the model […]
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BostonGene Announces $150 Million Series B Funding at a Multi-Billion Dollar Valuation, Propelling the Company to Unicorn Status
Waltham, MA, Apr 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BostonGene today announced the completion of $150 million in Series B funding. NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) led the financing with participation from Impact Investment Capital and Japan Industrial Partners. The capital will be […]
GM and Honda Will Codevelop Affordable EVs Targeting the World’s Most Popular Vehicle Segments
DETROIT / TOKYO, Apr 6, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) today announced plans to expand the two companies’ relationship to a new chapter by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architec […]
Fujitsu Launches “Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS),” Delivering Customers Access to World-leading Computing Technologies via the Public Cloud
TOKYO, Apr 6, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of its new service portfolio “Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS)” to accelerate digital transformation (DX) and empower customers globally by offering access to some of the worldR […]
MHI Thermal Systems to Launch New Series of Large-Capacity Centrifugal Chillers Adopting Low-GWP Refrigerant
TOKYO, Apr 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – In June, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd., a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), will launch a new series of large-capacity centrifugal chillers adopting the CFC-free(1) HFO-1234yf refrigerant […]
Hitachi Energy Launches OceaniQ – Innovative Solutions for the Offshore Environment
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Apr 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy today launched its OceaniQ portfolio for the offshore energy environment, which will be showcased this week at the annual WindEurope event in Bilbao, Spain. The global technology and market leader in pow […]
Fujitsu delivers new technology to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for mapping and analyzing space debris
TOKYO, Apr 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the development and deployment of a new analysis system to calculate orbital courses of space debris for use with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) “Space Situational Awareness Syste […]
DOCOMO Launches Carbon-neutrality Website to Encourage Climate Action
TOKYO, Apr 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has launched the Caboneu Community website (https://caboneu.jp/) where the general public, opinion leaders, companies and nonprofit organizations can share information on implementing eco-fri […]
Eisai Announces Acquisition of Arteryex Shares (Making Arteryex a Subsidiary) to Strengthen and Rapidly Expand the Foundation of its Digital Solution Business
TOKYO, Apr 1, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that Eisai has acquired a majority of the shares issued by Arteryex Inc., a company that plans and develops software related to digital solutions such as provision of medical information platforms, th […]
Marubeni, OPExPARK, Beyond Next Ventures and DENSO Collaborate to Promote DX in the Healthcare Industry
TOKYO, Apr 1, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”), OPExPARK Inc. (“OPExPARK”), Beyond Next Ventures Inc. (“BNV”) and DENSO CORPORATION (“DENSO”) have agreed for Marubeni to invest with BNV andin OPExP […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Premieres GR Corolla
Toyota City, Japan, Apr 1, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) held the world premiere of the all-new GR Corolla in Long Beach, California, USA, on March 31 (local time), on the eve of the opening round of the Formula Drift(1) season. The GR Corolla is sch […]
Fujitsu and Teikoku Databank to Conduct Joint Trial of “Japanese electronic seal” to Deliver Verified Digital Documents Between Multiple Companies FP
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Teikoku Databank, Ltd. (hereinafter TDB) today announced Japan’s first trials on the application of a Japanese version of an electronic seal (Japanese electronic seal)(1) to verify the authenticity of comp […]
Mitsubishi Power Receives Order for Two H-25 Gas Turbines for District Heating Use in Uzbekistan
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for two H-25 gas turbines with capacity of 32-megawatt (MW)/unit for a natural gas-fired cogeneration plant being built in T […]
Mitsubishi Power Presents Proposal on Biomass Co-firing Adoption in Indonesia
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has presented a policy proposal to the Government of Indonesia to promote the adoption of biomass co-firing at the country’s thermal power […]
Mazda Production and Sales Results for February 2022
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for February 2022 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic ProductionMazda’s domestic production volume in February 2022 decreased 16.7% year on year due to […]
Toyota Announces Sales, Production, and Export Results for February 2022
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for February 2022, as well as the cumulative total from January to February, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. […]
Fujitsu Achieves Major Technical Milestone with World’s Fastest 36 Qubit Quantum Simulator
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu has successfully developed the world’s fastest quantum computer simulator capable of handling 36 qubit quantum circuits on a cluster system featuring Fujitsu’s “FUJITSU Supercomputer PRIMEHPC FX 700” […]
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to Build LNG Bunkering Vessel
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) Group based in Yokohama, has concluded a contract with KEYS Bunkering West Japan Co., Ltd. for construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunke […]
MHIENG to Perform CO2 Capture Demonstration Test at Operating Cement Plant in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tokuyama Corporation, one of Japan’s leading chemicals/ce […]
DOCOMO’s Okayama Building to be Powered 100% with Renewable Energy
TOKYO, Mar 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC., and NTT Anode Energy Corporation (NTT AE) announced today that they will sign an off-site corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) to power DOCOMO’s Okayama building which houses network facilities fully wit […]
Hitachi’s IoT Service Hitachi Global Data Integration is Adopted by Sullair USA for its Connected Services
TOKYO, Mar 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced that Hitachi Global Data Integration (“HGDI”)(1), an IoT service that supports the expansion of companies’ global IoT businesses, has been adopted by Sullair, LLC (“ […]
Eisai: Announcement About an Approval for Additional Indication of Jyseleca, JAK inhibitor
TOKYO, Mar 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Gilead Sciences K.K., Eisai Co., Ltd. and EA Pharma Co., Ltd. announced that Gilead acquired an approval of additional indication of Jyseleca (Generic name: Filgotinib, “Jyseleca”), Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor, for the […]
MHI Group to Conduct Feasibility Study for Applying CO2 Capture Technology at Aluminium Smelting Plant in Bahrain
TOKYO, Mar 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA, Ltd. (MHI-EMEA), MHI’s regional headquarters for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Indus […]
Showa Denko Launches Mass Production of 6-inch SiC Single Crystal Wafers
TOKYO, Mar 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) has launched mass production of silicon carbide single crystal wafers (SiC wafers) with a diameter of 6 inches (150 mm), which are used as materials for SiC epitaxial wafers*1 to be processed an […]
JTOWER and DOCOMO Agreed to the Master Transaction Agreement for Infra-Sharing of Existing Telecommunications Towers
TOKYO, Mar 25, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JTOWER Inc. (“JTOWER”) and NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“DOCOMO”) have announced today that the companies have decided to enter into the master transaction agreement with the aim of promoting Infra-Sharing of DOCOMO […]
Innovative AI Technology Aids Personalized Care for Diabetes Patients Needing Complex Drug Treatment
Tokyo and Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Mar 25, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), University of Utah Health (U of U Health), and Regenstrief Institute, Inc. (Regenstrief) today announced the development of an AI method to improve care for patients with […]
Toyobo and MC Agree to Establish New Joint Venture in Functional Materials
TOKYO, Mar 24, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyobo Co., Ltd. (Toyobo) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are pleased to announce our agreement to establish a new joint venture company(1) that will specialize in the planning, development, manufacturing and sales of functional ma […]
MHIET Launches MGS-R Series, New Standby Generator Set
TOKYO, Mar 24, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET), a part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, launched a new MGS-R Series of diesel generator sets. Developed to support the growing needs of the digital […]
Joint Research Shows that DENSO’s Microalga, Coccomyxa sp. KJ Has Virucidal Effect against COVID-19
TOKYO, Mar 24, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Chubu University, Tokai University, Tohoku University School of Medicine and DENSO Corporation have found that monogalactosyl diacylglyceride (MGDG), a component contained in the chloroplasts of a microalga called Coccomyxa sp. KJ( […]
Value Research Center (VRC) develops Value Model integrating ESG and Sustainability Measures
KYOTO, Japan, Mar 24, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Value Research Center (VRC) has launched an integrated Value Model of ESG and Sustainability measures in a new white paper issued today. With the shift from short term, profit-focused thinking towards long-term, sustaina […]