TOKYO, Dec 4, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) launches the ECLIPSE CROSS plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and gasoline models in Japan. The new, redesigned model will be the second PHEV in the Mitsubishi lineup, marking the company’s dedication and investment in PHEV technology. Watch the digital launch of the new ECLIPSE CROSS […]

TOKYO, Dec 4, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and NEC Asia Pacific today announced their participation and NEC’s gold sponsorship of this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) x Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH) from December 7-11, 2020. During the five-day festival, NEC will be presenting on ‘Banks […]

TOKYO, JP & CENTER VALLEY, PA, Dec 4, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Olympus Corporation (TSE: 7733) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. (“VMT”)(CEO: Jason Pesterfield), a leading provider of advanced medical devices specializing in interventional pulmonology, for up to USD 340 million. The acquisition will […]

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – The innovative multi-chamber front passenger airbag technology in the all-new 2021 Acura TLX sport sedan has been awarded as a 2020 “Best of What’s New” for 2020 by Popular Science and was further distinguished as their “Grand Award” winner among all of the year’s automotive entrants. Representing […]

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has formally concluded a contract with the Kashima Regional Administration Association in Ibaraki Prefecture (comprising the cities of Kashima and Kamisu) to design and build a combustible waste management […]

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – 1. Overview of the program Fig. 1 SDGs to be achieved through the program Fig. 2 Example of a system to be developed in the social cooperation program Fig. 3 Open innovation and conventional research and development DENSO Corporation, The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at The […]

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Corporation (MHI-AC&R), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has developed a large-capacity 80 horsepower (HP) model to add to its series of “C-puzzle” fluorocarbon-free commercial refrigeration condensing units that use R744, a natural refrigerant of carbon dioxide (CO2). […]

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) launched its flagship plug-in hybrid SUV, the OUTLANDER PHEV at the 37th Thailand International Motor Expo 2020(1) and started taking orders. Following the launch in Indonesia and the Philippines, Thailand is the third country in the ASEAN region to introduce the model. “As […]

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that Lufthansa Airlines and Swiss International Airlines (SWISS), Lufthansa Group airline members of Star Alliance, launched the “Star Alliance Biometrics” identity verification platform utilizing NEC’s facial recognition technologies at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport. NEC and Star Alliance have been cooperating […]

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NanoBridge Semiconductor, Inc. (NBS), which designs and manufactures advanced circuits and conducts IP-licensing sales using NanoBridge(1), a resistance-change switching technology for semiconductors, today announced that it has issued series A preferred stock to Japan Industrial Partners, Inc., NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), and other companies to raise approximately […]

TOKYO, Dec 1, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – TRENDE Inc., a renewable energy retailer in Japan, has been selected to join 11 other ground breaking growth stage ventures at the 2020 Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific program. With the global pandemic continuing to have an enormous impact on all aspects of life, including the global workforce, […]

TOKYO, Dec 1, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu today announced that its O-RAN compatible 5G Radio Unit was selected by KDDI Corporation for the construction of virtualized base station(1) for 5G commercial services in Japan, planned delivery in the second half of FY2021. Fig. Conceptualization of Virtualized Base Station Configuration Features of the Radio […]

Tokyo and London, Dec 1, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – The UK Government and NEC Corporation today announced the launch of the NEC “NeutrORAN” project, which will showcase the latest innovations in the Open Radio Access Network (RAN) space. The project will be used to test and demonstrate a multiple operator, neutral host solution using […]

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) decided at its Board of Directors meeting today on changes in corporate management (directors, corporate officers and councilors). Hisashi Maruyama (President and CEO, Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.) will be elected Director of SDK at the General Meeting of Shareholders in late March […]

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed a capital investment in Monolith Materials, Inc. (Monolith), a U.S. company with innovative technology enabling the production of hydrogen and carbon black from methane, which is abundant in natural gas, by the process of methane pyrolysis. The investment has been […]

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Wren Therapeutics Ltd. today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive research collaboration agreement aiming to advance the discovery of novel small molecules that target alpha-synuclein for the potential treatment of synucleinopathies including Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Wren […]

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company will present the latest data on its in-house discovered and developed anti-epileptic agent (AED) perampanel (product name: Fycompa), at the 74th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (AES2020), to be held virtually from December 4 to 8, 2020. A total […]

Toyota City, Japan, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for October 2020 as well as the cumulative total from January to October 2020, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. Global Sales Results in October were driven primarily […]

TOKYO, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that the company was selected for the fourth consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) serve as one of the key benchmarks for socially responsible investing*. The DJSI […]

TOKYO, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of October 2020. World Production – Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.– Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year […]