TOKYO, Dec 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. today announced it has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the commercialization and distribution of filgotinib (generic name, product name: Jyseleca), an oral, JAK1 preferential inhibitor for indications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease in Asia […]
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today released the English-language version of its ESG DATABOOK 2021*, a compendium of information regarding the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of MHI Group. Divided into four chapters (Management, Governance, Environment, and Contributions to Society), the report includes a […]
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. today announced the adoption of its inverter by Geely Automobile Holdings Limited for the hybrid powertrain platform “Leishen Hi-X.” Our inverter adopted for Leishen Hi-X Geely is a major automaker under China’s Zhejiang Geely Group Holdings, and is actively promoting electrification […]
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the establishment of the “NEC Orchestrating Future Fund,” a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund aiming to drive the ecosystems required to create social value through collaboration with customers and partners, and to promote new external services, knowledge and technologies. […]
TOKYO, Dec 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the development of a secure biometric authentication technology that allows users to authenticate themselves with encrypted face information. This technology reduces the risk of misuse if face information is leaked and contributes to the expansion of safe and secure […]
TOKYO, Dec 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has shipped a total of three M701JAC gas turbines to the Fujairah F3 power plant in the UAE from its Takasago Machinery Works in Hyogo Prefecture. The plant will use an efficient combined […]
TOKYO, Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems) has received two awards in the Split System Air Conditioners* category from ProductReview, Australia’s foremost consumer product review site. The two “2022 ProductReview Awards,” which were received through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia, Pty. Ltd. (MHIAA), […]
TOKYO, JAPAN and WALTHAM, Mass., Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BostonGene Corporation and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a strategic global partnership agreement that will enable the companies to offer new windowBostonGene Tumor Portrait Tests in key international markets, including Japan as the first market outside of the U.S. BostonGene’s […]
TOKYO, Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd. Japan’s only international payment brand (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan) and Keychain GK (Head Office: Singapore) implement offline payments using near-field communication (NFC), self-sovereign identity, and blockchain technology. Figure 1. Offline Payment Concept With the spread of 5G and the development of Internet […]
TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have agreed to provide the design for “ROBOSHIP,” a standard hybrid electric propulsion vessel the two companies are seeking to promote as a vision for the future […]
TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – On December 14, Toyota held a press briefing on its battery EV (BEV) strategies and revealed 16 Toyota and Lexus BEV models that it is readying for market launch, including the all-new Toyota bZ4X due next year. During his presentation, President Akio Toyoda announced that […]
TOKYO & LONDON, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Planet, a global integrated payments leader, announced the expansion of their European partnership. This new deal ensures Planet will perform as a JCB acquirer across European territories for both face-to-face […]
TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today announced the Development of its Electron Beam Area Inspection System GS1000. This, newly developed tool, offers precise and fast e-beam inspection by using common platform, which is based on proven Hitachi High-Tech’s high-speed inspection SEM’s, Hitachi High-Tech’s expertise in market leading […]
TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has awarded a first contract from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) for manufacture of 6 units of divertor outer vertical target additional components for ITER(1,2), the experimental fusion reactor currently under construction in southern France. The […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Red Bull Racing Honda driver Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the 22nd round of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship and the 26 points he scored was enough for him to take the World Championship title. This is Verstappen’s first ever title […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Red Bull Racing Honda driver Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the 22nd round of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship and the 26 points he scored was enough for him to take the World Championship title. This is Verstappen’s first ever title […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Lawson, Inc. (Lawson) are pleased to announce a new collaboration in the supply of renewable energy to Lawson convenience stores. Details are explained below. Lawson will use renewables to power approximately 3,600 of its stores in the Kanto-Koshin District and the […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announces an ambitious Global Strategic Partner Academy program designed to address increasingly critical skills shortages. With a focus on Fujitsu employees, apprentices and new recruits, the Global Strategic Partner Academy program will offer training, re-training and experience-based development opportunities in collaboration with global […]
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced that the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) model of the all-new Outlander crossover SUV won the Technology Car of the Year in the 2021-2022 Car of the Year Japan(1) awarded to car with innovative technologies for eco-friendliness and safety. All-new […]
TOKYO, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that its joint venture with Macnica Inc. (Macnica) will be taking advantage of support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to carry out a proof-of-concept (PoC) autonomous-driving pilot project in Bumi Serpong Damai(BSD) City located in Tangerang, […]