TOKYO, Sep 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Orchestrating Future Fund (NOFF), an ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, has made an investment in Sakana AI, a Japan-based company that gathers technical talent from around the world to conduct research and development of generative AI. While the use of AI is essential […]

KAWASAKI, Japan, Sep 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – IHI Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. today announced that as of September 16, 2024, the three companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding a joint business venture to provide the J-Credit (1) Creation Total Support Service. This service will optimize […]

TOKYO & BAKU, Sept 17, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Azer Turk Bank OJSC, Azerbaijan state-owned bank with state participation in authorized capital, are delighted to announce the launch of JCB merchant acquiring operations across the Republic […]

Toyota City, Japan, Sept 17, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s winning run on home ground came to an end despite a valiant effort in a dramatic 6 Hours of Fuji, the penultimate round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). An intense team effort, committed driving and bold strategy […]

The largest exhibition in Japan for 663 companies/organizations!Exhibitor information is now available on the web!Pre-registration and admission ticket sales begin on September 3 (Tue.) October 16 (Wed.) to October 19 (Sat.), 2024,at the West Exhibition Hall, Tokyo Big Sight*Trade Days: October 16 (Wed.) to 18 (Fri.), Trade & Public Day: October 19 (Sat.) TOKYO, Sept […]

TOKYO and RAHWAY, N.J., Sept 17, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai and Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (known as MSDoutside of the United States and Canada) today announced results from the first interim analysis of the Phase 3 LEAP-012 trial evaluating LENVIMA® (lenvatinib), the orally available multiple receptor tyrosine kinase […]

KARIYA, JAPAN, Sept 16, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION today announced that DENSO Group employees won the gold medal for the “Industrial Mechanics” (representing Japan), silver medal for the “Manufacturing Team Challenge” (representing Japan), “CNC Turning” (representing Thailand), and bronze medal for the “CNC Milling” (representing Vietnam) at the 47th WorldSkills […]

TOKYO, Sept 13, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) have signed a Project Framework Agreement for Mitsubishi Corporation’s participation in ExxonMobil’s facility in Baytown, Texas which is expected to produce virtually carbon-free hydrogen with approximately 98% of carbon dioxide (CO2) removed and low-carbon ammonia. Under the […]

TOKYO, Sept 13, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Team HRC, a Honda factory team(1) operated by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), will compete with the RTL ELECTRIC trial bike in the International A Super (IAS) Class of the MFJ(2) All Japan Trial Championship series beginning with Round 6, Yuasa, Wakayama. The RTL ELECTRIC is […]

TOKYO, Sept 13, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) is developing a technology that uses AI to analyze the trustworthiness of information on the Internet from multiple perspectives and support fact-checking. This is being carried out as part of a project under Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications […]

KARIYA, JAPAN, Sept 13, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO Corporation today announced it has decided to transfer all its shares in NiPPA Co., Ltd. (NiPPA), a DENSO group company, to a special purpose company called NiPPA Holdings. NiPPA Holdings’ entire stake is held by a fund operated by Nippon Mirai Holdings Co., […]

LONDON, Sept 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Transport for Wales (TfW) has selected Hitachi to help digitally transform publictransport within Wales, making it easier for customers to plan, book and pay for different modes of travel. Highlights: Five-year partnership to digitallyconnect public transport journeysacross Wales through a single app. Applying knowledge and […]

TOKYO, Sept 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has published the ESG Databook 2024, a report on its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives from April 2023 onwards. NEC ESG Databook 2024URL: www.nec.com/en/global/sustainability/report/index.html  As outlined in its Mid-term Management Plan 2025 (*), NEC aims to create social and […]

TOKYO, Sept 11, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda(1) today announced that it has begun joint research on AI technologies with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), more specifically, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), to further advance Honda CI (Cooperative Intelligence, CI(2)), original […]

TOKYO, Sept 10, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TRENDE Inc., a renewable energy company that develops and provides renewable energy solutions to residential customers in Japan, today announced the launch of its commercial peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading service in collaboration with the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA Group) and ITOCHU Corporation. This […]

KARIYA, JAPAN, Sept 9, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION today announced that it will build a new plant by expanding the site of the Zenmyo Plant in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture. Construction will start in the first half of FY2025 and will be completed in January 2027, with production slated to […]

TOKYO, Sept 7, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) announces that its Board of Directors tentatively decided, at a meeting held on August 19, 2024, the appointment of executives for TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP CO., LTD., which will be newly established on September […]

Toyota City, Japan, Sept 6, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that the development and production plans for its next-generation batteries (performance version) and all-solid-state batteries were certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as part of the Japanese government’s “Supply Assurance Plan for Batteries.” […]

Toyota City, Japan, Sept 6, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and the BMW Group (BMW) signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration in the hydrogen sector, with a view to creating a hydrogen society and achieving overall carbon neutrality. Both companies will work together on the development of fuel cells […]

KARIYA, JAPAN, Sept 5, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO Corporation will start inverter production at DENSO Fukushima Co., Ltd., to reinforce its manufacturing capability in Japan and enhance the DENSO Group’s competitiveness in the electrification field. DENSO Fukushima is a DENSO Group company that manufactures automotive thermal products, such as air conditioners […]