Olympus Appoints New CEO

TOKYO, Apr 25, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global MedTech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, today announces the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) aimed at accelerating its ongoing transformation efforts in the medtech space.  The Board of Directors has decided unanimously […]

DENSO and DELPHY Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Develop Data-Driven Smart Horticulture

KARIYA, JAPAN, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION and DELPHY GROEP BV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at developing and promoting data-driven smart horticulture(1). From left: DELPHY GROEP BV Managing Partner Horticulture Aad van den Berg,DENSO CORPORATION Food Value Chain Business Development Division Executive Officer Yasushi Mukai Recently, […]

MyJCB App Wins “iF DESIGN AWARD 2025”

TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only global payment brand, is proud to announce that MyJCB App, its cardmembers-only mobile app, has won the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 in the Communication UX category of the User Experience (UX) division. The service design and UI/UX design were developed in […]

MHIEC Completes Renovation of Core Facilities for Arita Municipal Recycle Plaza in Saga Prefecture

Renovation of main equipment provides for long-term stable operation, with improvements in energy efficiency to reduce CO2 emissions by 4% or more Processed branches and grass to be used for compost, fertilizer for home gardens, and bedding for livestock TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering […]

NEC invests in U.S.-based “Geodesic Alliance Fund” aiming to strengthen economic security business

TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has announced an investment in the “Geodesic Alliance Fund, L.P.” (hereafter, “the Fund”), a fund managed by the U.S. venture capital (VC) firm “Geodesic Investments, L.L.C.” (hereafter, “Geodesic”), with the aim of strengthening its business in the area of economic […]

Fujitsu expands strategic collaboration with Supermicro to offer total generative AI platform

Kawasaki, Japan and San Jose, California, Apr 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Super Micro Computer, Inc. are deepening their strategic collaboration in AI computing to facilitate the secure application of generative AI within dedicated environments. As a result, the two companies, alongside the wider Fujitsu Group, today announced the […]

MHI Thermal Systems Wins German Red Dot Design Award 2025

TOKYO, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received the Red Dot Design Award 2025, an international design competition in Germany, for its RC-ES1 remote control unit for air-conditioners for overseas markets.(1) The Red Dot […]

ULVAC Develops Dilution Refrigerator for Quantum Computers

Chigasaki, Japan, Apr 24, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ULVAC, Inc. and ULVAC CRYOGENICS INC. have successfully developed a dilution refrigerator*1 designed for quantum computing applications. On April 4, 2025, the unit was installed at a leading quantum research institute*2 in Japan. This achievement marks a critical milestone in the development of the country’s […]

Furuya Metal and Asahi Kasei Embark on Demonstration Trial Regarding Recycling of Metals for Chlor-alkali Electrolysis Cells and Electrodes

TOKYO, Apr 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Furuya Metal Co., Ltd. (Head office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President: Takahito Furuya; “Furuya Metal”) and Asahi Kasei Corp. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Koshiro Kudo; “Asahi Kasei”) have, in collaboration with Nobian Industrial Chemicals B.V. (Head office: Amersfoort, the Netherlands; Chief Executive Officer: […]

A Decade of Olympus India’s Commitment to Community Welfare

DELHI, Apr 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Olympus Medical Systems India Pvt. Ltd. (OMSI), an Olympus Group company, today announces the successful inauguration of newly constructed washrooms at eight government schools across major locations in India. This milestone is part of OMSI’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) […]

Leqembi (lecanemab) is the First Medicine that Slows Progression of Early Alzheimer’s Disease to be Authorized in the European Union

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted the amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi® (lecanemab)  Marketing Authorization (MA) in the European Union (EU). This makes the medicine the first therapy that targets an underlying cause […]

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Launches Next-Generation Inverter System to Support Stable, Resilient Power Grids

TOKYO, Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) has begun operating a next-generation power conditioner(1) called a Grid Forming Inverter (GFM), at its Narashino Works facility in Chiba Prefecture. This cutting-edge system helps stabilize electric power systems as global transition to renewable energy, by simulating the […]

MHIEC Receives Order from the Bureau of Sewerage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Rebuilding of Sewage Sludge Incineration Facility

TOKYO, Apr 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order from the Bureau of Sewerage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (the Bureau of Sewerage) to rebuild the sewage sludge incineration facility at the […]

Fujitsu collaboration with Supermicro and Nidec to reduce data center energy consumption

KAWASAKI, Japan, Apr 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced a collaboration with Supermicro Inc. and Nidec Corporation to improve data center energy efficiency. As part of this collaboration, the three companies will combine Fujitsu’s liquid-cooling monitoring and control software, Supermicro’s high performance GPU servers, and Nidec’s high-efficiency liquid-cooling system to […]

Fujitsu’s Japanese language enhanced LLM Takane offering now available on Nutanix Enterprise AI solution

KAWASAKI, Japan, Apr 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing today announced the validation of Fujitsu’s Takane, a largescale language model (LLM) with world-class Japanese language capabilities designed for enterprise utilization on the Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) solution – which supports the […]

Isuzu and Fujitsu sign partnership agreement to commercialize software defined vehicles

Yokohama and Kawasaki, Japan, Apr 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Isuzu Motors Limited and Fujitsu Limited today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to strengthen the development of competitive software-defined vehicles (SDVs) for commercial mobility. Through this partnership, Isuzu and Fujitsu aim to solve issues in the logistics industry such as […]

MHI Awarded a Study on CO2 Capture Modules for FPSOs

TOKYO, Apr 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”) announced the signature of a study with Single Buoy Moorings Inc., the subsidiary of SBM Offshore (“SBM”), for the application of CO2 capture modules on future Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels(1) (“FPSOs”) for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). This study […]

Collaboration to Make Engine-Equipped Vehicles Carbon Neutral Using Synthetic Fuel

Toyota City, Japan, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD., Toyota Motor Corporation, and Mazda Motor Corporation are pleased to announce they will provide passenger vehicles that use a fuel mixture containing synthetic fuel during the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan event […]

TGR to Launch Evolved GR Yaris

Toyota City, Japan, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) has announced that orders are being accepted from today for its evolved GR Yaris at Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan, with sales to commence on May 6. Also announced today was the GR Yaris factory-installed option Aero Performance Package […]

Mitsubishi Corporation makes DennoKotsu an equity-method affiliate company, strengthening efforts to address regional transportation challenges

TOKYO, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce its participation in a Series D round of funding, involving a third-party allotment of shares underwritten by 12 companies, conducted by DennoKotsu Inc. As a result of this acquisition, DennoKotsu, which promotes the digital transformation of taxi dispatch […]

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Acquired Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society for the Basic Design of an Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System

TOKYO, Apr 10, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has acquired Approval in Principle (AiP)* from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for its Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage system (OCCS) developed to capture and store CO2 emitted from ships. The OCCS subject to […]

JCB Enhances Customer Experience with Expanded Payment Acceptance for App Store and Apple Services in Asia

TOKYO, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only global payment brand, is excited to announce that JCB Cards are now available as a payment method for the App Store and Apple Services in Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Hong […]

Fujitsu and Headwaters trial on-device generative AI solution to streamline JAL cabin crew workflows

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and AI solutions provider Headwaters Co., Ltd. today announced the successful completion of field trials utilizing a generative AI solution to improve the efficiency of handover report creation for Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) cabin crew. The field trials, conducted from […]

SinoMab BioScience Limited Breakthrough Phase 1b POC Results for SM17 in Atopic Dermatitis

HONG KONG, Apr 9, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – SinoMab BioScience Limited (Stock Code: 3681.HK, “SinoMab” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce our breakthrough topline results from the completed Phase 1b clinical study evaluating SM17, a novel investigational therapy targeting the IL-25 (IL-17E) receptor pathway in moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). […]

Honda NC750X Named Winner in 2025 Red Dot Design Award: Product Design Category, EM1 e: Wins 2025 iF Design Award: Product Design Category

TOKYO, Apr 10, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda announced that Honda’s NC750X large sport model has been named winner of the Red Dot Design Award(1) Product Design category, and the EM1 e: electric motorcycle won the iF Design Award(2) in the Product Design category. Both awards are one of the most respected […]

Mitsubishi Corporation to Participate in Demonstration Project for New Hydrogen-Based Ironmaking

TOKYO, Apr 9, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) has agreed to participate in a demonstration project (“the Project”) for the development of a hydrogen-based fluidized bed fine ore reduction process (“HYFOR”) and electric smelting furnace (“Smelter”) as a strategic partner of Primetals Technologies (“Primetals”) (Headquarters: UK, steel machinery company), along […]