Sumitomo Heavy Industries and NEC to develop system capable of identifying and reporting near-miss incidents

TOKYO, Mar 25, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) and NEC Corporation (NEC) will begin joint development in April 2026 of a system that automatically identifies near-miss incidents at construction sites and generates reports as part of promoting safety. The system utilizes camera footage and sensor…

NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Invests in U.S.-based AGI7, Provider of “Alpha Vision” Platform for Autonomous Operations of AI Agents in Physical Spaces

TOKYO, Mar 25, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - NEC Corporation's (NEC; TSE: 6701) ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, NEC Orchestrating Future Fund (NOFF), has invested in AGI7, Inc. (AGI7), provider of the Physical AI platform "Alpha Vision." This platform enables AI agents to understand physical spaces and to automatically execute effective…

Fujitsu and The University of Osaka develop new technologies for chemical material energy calculations on early-FTQC quantum computers

Kawasaki, Osaka, Japan, Mar 25, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Fujitsu Limited and the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology at The University of Osaka today announced the development of a new technology designed to accelerate the industrial application of quantum computers in the era of early…

HIES introduces plant-based lubricant that reduces air compressor lifecycle CO(2) emissions by 40%

TOKYO, Mar 24, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter HIES, part of Hitachi, Ltd. Connective Industries (CI) Sector) has launched “GREEN SCREW OIL”, a plantbased lubricant for oil-flooded screw air compressors. Because the plant-derived raw materials absorb CO₂ during growth, the new…

Fujitsu and Umios conduct joint pilot project for electronic traceability system to visualize seafood distribution

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, Mar 24, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Fujitsu Limited and Umios Corporation today announced the successful completion of a joint pilot project for an electronic traceability system to trace and visualize seafood distribution information. This initiative, conducted on February 1, 2026, aims to support…

Fujitsu-developed traffic simulation system utilized in Maebashi City’s public transportation planning

KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 23, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that its comprehensive traffic simulation system, developed under contract for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)-led regional transportation DX promotion project COMmmmONS, has been adopted for the Maebashi City Regional Public Transportation…

Results from Real-World, Long-Term Treatment Persistence with LEQEMBI(R) (lecanemab-irmb) in the United States Presented at AD/PD(TM) 2026

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 23, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that new real‑world findings from an analysis of long‑term treatment persistence and baseline characteristics among people receiving intravenous (IV) lecanemab (generic name, brand name LEQEMBI®), an anti‑amyloid‑β (Aβ) protofibril…

NEC Completes Design of Equipment for Technology Demonstration Satellite Aimed at Creating Japan’s First Optical Communication Satellite Constellation

TOKYO, Mar 19, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) will develop a small technology demonstration satellite to conduct in-orbit verification of key technologies essential for realizing future optical communication satellite constellations, including optical communications, high-speed network routing design, and high-capacity millimeter-wave band communications. The design…

MHI Commends Outstanding Examples of Implementing its New Management Policy “ITO”

TOKYO, Mar 18, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has recognized 23 initiatives that achieved outstanding results by conferring the President's Award, including exemplary cases demonstrating the implementation of its new management policy, Innovative Total Optimization (ITO).MHI Group announced its new management policy, ITO,…