Lexus Presents the Theme of Diversification and Electrification Aiming to Deliver New Value to Customers

TOKYO, Sep 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Lexus International President Takashi Watanabe x Lexus LM (Prototype) / Lexus LBX (Prototype) / Lexus GX (Prototype) TOKYO, Sept 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – On September 15th (Friday) and 16th (Saturday), Lexus hosted the LEXUS SHOWCASE event for global media, where they shared insights into the diversification and electrification efforts of the …

Hitachi Industrial Products to Launch High-capacity Multi-port EV Charger that Contributes to the Expansion of Charging Infrastructure and Growth of EVs towards the Realization of a Decarbonized Society

TOKYO, Sep 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOKYO, Sept 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd. (“Hitachi Industrial Products”) today announced that Hitachi Industrial Products will launch a large-capacity multi-port EV charger that enables fast charging of electric vehicles (EV) from October 2023.

Honda and Toray Begin Joint Demonstration of Closed-loop Recycling of Nylon Resin

TOKYO, Sep 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOKYO, Sept 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda) and Toray Industries, Inc. (Toray) have begun a joint demonstration related to closed-loop recycling(1) of the Nylon 6 resin(2) (“Nylon resin”) recovered from End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs). This joint demonstration is certified by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) as …

Fujitsu launches new offering to support sustainable enterprise transformation as Japan’s first premium supplier for RISE with SAP

TOKYO, Sep 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will develop and launch a comprehensive cloud ERP solution that supports sustainable transformation of enterprises as the first premier supplier from Japan. This announcement makes Fujitsu the first SAP ® partner from Japan to offer business transformation, technical managed services, and infrastructure in connection with RISE with SAP. As …

Fujitsu strengthens DX consulting capabilities with plans to acquire Australian consultancy MF & Associates – investing for government and healthcare customer success

Tokyo and Sydney, Sep 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokyo and Sydney, Sept 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Australia Limited today announced plans to acquire Australian digital transformation (DX) consultancy, MF & Associates. The acquisition will strengthen Fujitsu’s management, technology and cyber security consulting capabilities, particularly within the public sector and healthcare industries in Australia. …

Nanofiber Quantum Technologies secures $8.5m funding from leading VC Investors

Palo Alto, CA & Tokyo, Sep 18, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Palo Alto, CA & Tokyo, Sept 18, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Nanofiber Quantum Technologies, Inc. (“NanoQT”) raised $8.5m from leading venture capital investors. Phoenix Venture Partners (PvP) in the US, and Japan’s JAFCO Group Co Ltd, SPARX Group Co Ltd, Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc. (KII), and Waseda University …

SBM Offshore and MHI Sign Partnership Agreement for FPSO CO2 Capture Solution

TOKYO, Sep 15, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) are pleased to announce the signing of a Partnership Agreement that will offer a CO2 capture solution for Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) as they are producing oil and gas from offshore reservoirs. The agreement follows a successful engineering and design study between the companies …

Fujitsu and the Linux Foundation launch Fujitsu’s automated machine learning and AI fairness technologies as Linux Foundation hosted open source projects

TOKYO, Sep 15, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and the Linux Foundation today marked the official launch of Fujitsu’s automated machine learning and AI fairness technologies as open source software (OSS) ahead of “Open Source Summit Europe 2023,” running in Bilbao, Spain, from September 19-21, 2023. The two projects will offer users access to software that automatically generates code for new …

A New Era: Challenges in Lunar Exploration and Manned Lunar Orbital Base Development

TOKYO, Sep 14, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is advancing the development of mankind’s lunar exploration by participating in a series of domestic and international space programs. Through the contributions of these programs, which are based on our unparalleled heritage in space technologies, built over many years of space development, MHI will help launch a new era in …

MHI Becomes a Full Member of the Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights (JaCER)

TOKYO, Sep 14, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has become a full member of the Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights (JaCER) and started utilizing the Engagement and Remedy Platform provided and operated by JaCER. JaCER supports its member companies in redressing grievances related to human rights in a professional capacity through its …

Fujitsu and Baptist Health South Florida transform operating room scheduling with newly launched solution to boost utilization rates and the financial health of the surgical discipline

TOKYO, Sep 14, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of an innovative solution to its Uvance Healthy Living portfolio to transform surgical capacity utilization with a new approach in the market by targeting the root cause of surgical block time inefficiencies. Fujitsu’s Surgical Capacity Optimization, refined and improved in intensive field trials through a collaboration with Baptist Health Doctors …

NEC selected by AMED for design of a universal vaccine that is effective against influenza virus strains

TOKYO, Sep 14, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been selected to participate in a vaccine/new modality research and development project beginning in FY2023. NEC was selected following its submission of a research project titled “Development of universal vaccine design technology using computational science” in response to a public call for proposals by the Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced …

BMW, Ford and Honda Agree to Create ChargeScape, a New Company Focused on Optimizing Electric Vehicle Grid Services

Torrance, Calif., Sep 13, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new equally-owned company that will create a single, cost-effective platform connecting electric utilities, automakers and interested electric vehicle customers. Benefiting both EV customers and the electric utility industry in …

MHI Thermal Systems Launches New “TEJ35GAM” Electric-Driven Transport Refrigeration Units

TOKYO, Sep 13, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has launched sales in the domestic market of the TEJ35GAM, an electric-driven transport refrigeration unit exclusively for small and mid-size trucks. Ryoju Coldchain Co., Ltd. (RCC), the Company’s’ comprehensive sales and service arm for truck and trailer refrigeration …

Fujitsu pioneering supply chain CO2 visualization with successful participation in WBCSD PACT Implementation program

TOKYO, Sep 13, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it has succeeded in visualizing CO2 emissions throughout its supply chain through participation in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT) Implementation program (1), the world’s first social implementation program to enable business-to-business data integration for product carbon footprint (PCF) information. Fig. Program diagram For its …

Global Combat Air Programme Industry Partners Agree Next Steps on Collaboration to Deliver Next Generation Combat Aircraft

TOKYO, Sep 12, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Defence industry leaders in the UK, Japan and Italy have agreed a trilateral Collaboration Agreement to deliver the concept phase requirements of a next generation combat aircraft for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). GCAP is a strategically important partnership between the UK, Japan and Italy, which brings together the three nations and their respective …

Eisai Establishes Theoria Technologies Co., Ltd., A New Digital Business Company To Build A Dementia Ecosystem

TOKYO, Sep 12, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has established a digital business company Theoria technologies Co., Ltd. (“Theoria technologies”) which will accelerate the development of a dementia ecosystem. Theoria technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eisai. With the aim of relieving the anxieties of people with dementia and their families and addressing social issues, …

MHI-MS Receives an Order for Millimeter-Wave Suppression Equipment from the Japan Automobile Research Institute

TOKYO, Sep 12, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd. (MHI-MS), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order for millimeter-wave suppression equipment from the Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI) for installation in the Specific Environment Area in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture within JARI’s Automated Driving Test Center (Jtown)(1). The order was received through a …

Aflac, Hitachi, and GlobalLogic Collaborate to Create an Ecosystem to Support Employees with Cancer

TOKYO, Sep 12, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. (“Aflac”), Hitachi, Ltd. (“Hitachi”), and GlobalLogic Japan, Ltd. (“GlobalLogic”)(1) start full-scale collaboration to establish a Cancer Ecosystem(2) (“Workplace Cancer Ecosystem”) to provide comprehensive support for employees and their families facing societal issues surrounding cancer. Photos of Preliminary Idea Workshops The three companies have been working together since December 2022 on …