Fujitsu AI supports Toyota GAZOO Racing’s real-time driving analysis during World Endurance Championship

TOKYO, May 11, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today revealed that it leveraged AI technology to support the development of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s (TGR)(1) new video analysis system, which debuted in competition at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps event, held from April 27 to 29 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. TGR’s […]

TMF Starts Supporting the Sustainable Expansion of “Good Driver Lessons” that Leverage Knowledge and Skills Developed Through Motorsports for Safe Driving

Toyota City, Japan, May 11, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) has started supporting the sustainable expansion of Good Driver Lesson (GDL), a Sapporo-based non-profit contributing to the prevention of traffic accidents through safe driving lessons conducted by professional drivers. GDL Website: https://gooddriver.jp/ With the percentage of traffic accidents […]

DENSO and USJC Announce Mass Production Shipment of Automotive IGBT, Targeting Expanding Electric Vehicle Market

Kariya, Kuwana, Japan/Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 10, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO CORPORATION (DENSO), a leading mobility supplier, and United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd. (“USJC”), a subsidiary of global semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC”), today announced a joint collaboration to produce insulated gate bipolar transistors* (IGBT), which have […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieves Large YoY Orders and Profit Increases and Plans Higher Year-End Dividend Payout in FY2022, Pursues 7% Business Profit Margin in FY2023

TOKYO, May 10, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI, TSE Code: 7011) announced that order intake rose 10.7% year-over-year to YEN4,501.3 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. Revenue rose 8.9% to YEN4,202.7 billion year-over-year, resulting in profit from business activities (business profit) of YEN193.3 billion, a 20.6% […]

DENSO Accepts IEEE Corporate Innovation Award at Ceremony for Developing and Spreading Use of QR Code

TOKYO, May 9, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO Corporation accepted the IEEE Corporate Innovation Award during a May 5 ceremony in Atlanta. IEEE,(1) the largest international association for electrical and electronic engineering, awarded DENSO for developing the QR Code(2) and spreading its use globally, enabling the world to benefit from its numerous […]

MHI Receives Follow-up Order for 8 Two-Car Trains for Sengkang-Punggol LRT (SPLRT)

TOKYO, May 9, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received a follow-up order from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) for an additional 8 two-car trains (16 cars) for the Automated Guideway Transit (AGT)(1) used on the Sengkang Punggol Light Rapid Transit (SPLRT)(2) network. The additional order, which was […]

TANAKA Launches New Alloy “TK-FS” for Probe Pins

TOKYO, May 9, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which operates the TANAKA Precious Metals manufacturing business, announced the launch of TK-FS, a new allow for probe pins of probe cards and test sockets used in the testing process of […]

Eisai Enters Into Joint Development Agreement with Blissbio for Antibody Drug Conjugate BB-1701 with Option Rights for Strategic Collaboration

TOKYO, May 8, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has entered into a joint development agreement with Bliss Biopharmaceutical (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., for BB-1701, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) with option rights for a strategic collaboration. BB-1701 is an ADC that is composed of Eisai’s in-house developed anticancer […]

TANAKA Precious Metals to Exhibit at “PCIM Europe 2023,” the Industry’s Largest International Trade Fair Specializing in Power Electronics

TOKYO, May 8, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which develops the manufacturing business of TANAKA Precious Metals, and TANAKA Denshi Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Kanzaki-gun, Saga Prefecture; Representative Director & CEO: Toshiya Yamamoto), is pleased to announce that it […]

Spectacular Spa one-two for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

Toyota City, Japan, May 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing won an exciting one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps after a spectacular third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Belgium. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez won the race from pole position […]

GR Supra GT4 Hits 100-unit Production Mark

TOKYO, Apr 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that the cumulative production of its GR Supra GT4(1) customer motorsports(2) vehicle has hit the 100-unit mark. Thanks to the support of customers around the world, the model reached the milestone in approximately three years since its sales launch […]

Mitsubishi Electric’s Swedish Subsidiary Signs Share Transfer Agreement to Wholly Acquire Norwegian Elevator Distributor UNIHEIS

TOKYO, Apr 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that Motum AB, a Sweden-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric, formally agreed on April 27 to wholly acquire Norway-based UNIHEIS AS, which operates an elevator business mainly in Norway as a distributor of Mitsubishi Electric products. Mitsubishi Electric […]

MHI Agrees to Collaborate with Saipem, One of Europe’s Leading Engineering Companies on CO2 Capture Technologies

TOKYO, Apr 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a General License Agreement (GLA) with Saipem S.p.A., one of major engineering companies in Italy, under which MHI will provide Saipem with its proprietary “KM CDR Process” and “Advanced KM CDR Process” technologies for use in CO2 capture […]

JCB Plaza Lounge Guam reopens after renovation

TOKYO, Apr 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, will reopen the JCB Plaza Lounge Guam after renovation on April 28, 2023. To celebrate the reopening of the JCB Plaza Lounge Guam, JCBI will be running […]

NextGen, a South Pole/Mitsubishi Corporation joint venture, establishes world’s largest diversified portfolio of permanent carbon dioxide removals to scale the market

TOKYO, Apr 26, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), together with South Pole, global climate project developer and solutions provider, has established NextGen CDR Facility (NextGen) to scale up carbon removal technologies and catalyze the market for high-quality carbon removals. NextGen is the first global facility specialized for innovative carbon removal […]

Hitachi: Demonstration Operation of Optimized Performance Enabling Network for Volt/Var(Q) (OPENVQ) of Power Transmission Network Commences in Thailand

TOKYO, Apr 26, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand (MoEN) are carrying out a demonstration project with the aim of achieving low carbonization and enhancements in power system operations. Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi), contractor of the project, […]