TOKYO, Apr 1, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) announced that the operations of the Hida-Shinano frequency conversion facility have commenced, enabling the Shin-Shinano Substation of TEPCO Power Grid, Inc. (TEPCO) to be connected to the Hida Converter Station of Chubu Electric Power Grid Co.,…
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Honda announced that its Forza750 flagship scooter, Jazz and Jazz Crosstar compact cars were named Red Dot winners in the Product Design category of the Red Dot Design Award,(1) one of the most respected design awards in the world. Forza750…
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of KYORIN Holdings, Inc., and Eisai Co., Ltd. have entered into a license agreement for development and distribution of vibegron, a therapeutic agent for overactive bladder, in four ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)…
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. and MSD K.K. a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A., (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) announced today that Eisai has submitted an application in Japan for the additional indication of…
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and B Medical Systems S.a r.l. announced today that the vehicle with a dedicated refrigerator for transporting vaccines at the appropriate temperatures developed jointly by the three companies has obtained Performance, Quality…
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have agreed to begin demonstration testing of the world's first(1) fuel cell electric vehicle mobile clinic (FCEV mobile clinic) that uses hydrogen to generate electricity, by the summer…
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the establishment of Fujitsu Ventures Fund LLC, a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund totaling 10 billion yen, under the management by the subsidiary Fujitsu Ventures Limited. The new fund will target investments in promising tech companies…
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a research and prototype production contract with Japan's Ministry of Defense for next-generation mine-countermeasure technology, a France-Japan joint research project being conducted based on agreement between defense authorities in the two countries.OZZ-5, autonomous…
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Lexus announced initiatives for the transformation of the Lexus brand through its "Lexus Concept Reveal Show".LF-Z ElectrifiedWith an unyielding spirit of innovation and support from buyers around the world, Lexus has continued to evolve as a luxury lifestyle…
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for February 2021 are summarized below.I. Production1. Domestic ProductionMazda's domestic production volume in February 2021 decreased 4.9% year on year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles.[Domestic production of key models…
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed it has accepted for review applications for the use of its in-house discovered multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, lenvatinib mesylate (product name: LENVIMA / Kisplyx, "lenvatinib"), in…
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has developed a multilingual speech translation system with a simultaneous message broadcast function in cooperation with SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION CO, LTD. (Sumitomo Mitsui Construction) to support communications in environments where different languages are used, such as…
TOKYO, Mar 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has reached a final agreement with Mitsui E&S Holdings Co., Ltd. under which MHI will take over the Naval and Governmental Ships business of Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. A formal agreement on the transfer…
TOKYO, Mar 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On April 1st (Thursday), the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum (Nishi-Ku, Yokohama City), operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, will introduce measures for dealing with the spread of Covid 19. In addition to the hands-on exhibitions and events that have…
TOKYO, Mar 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the successful development of an AI technology for image inspection that enables highly precise detection of a wide variety of external abnormalities on manufactured goods, including scratches and production errors. The technology leverages an AI model…
TOKYO, Mar 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles (Consortium) has reached an agreement to standardize swappable batteries and replacement systems, allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan.The Consortium was established by Honda Motor…
Saudi Arabia, Mar 27, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Having hosted multiple high-level conferences across the globe, World Cloud Show (WCS) has established itself as one of the world's biggest and elite cloud show series. While it has proven itself as the quintessential cloud event, World Cloud Show…
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - In 2018, the Fujitsu Group joined the international initiative "RE 100"(1) and aims to increase its use of renewable energy in the electricity used in its domestic and international properties to 40% or more by 2030 and 100% by 2050.…
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that drug discovery research conducted on perampanel (brand name: FYCOMPA, "perampanel"), the AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist discovered by Eisai, has been honored with The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (PSJ) Award for Drug Research and Development…
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Mar 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has presented certificates of appreciation to three companies that, among its many suppliers, made especially noteworthy contributions to its business operations during 2020.The three companies receiving the 2020 "Mitsubishi…