TOKYO, Dec 25, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) announces that it revises its forecast of year-end dividend payment as in below, taking the latest trend in its business performance into consideration. 1. Reasons for the revision of dividend payment forecast Based on its comprehensive consideration to the importance of the maintenance…
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Toyota’s Global Sales and Production Up Year-on-Year in November for Third Consecutive Month
TOKYO, Dec 25, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for November 2020 as well as the cumulative total from January to November 2020, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. Global Sales Results in November were driven primarily by sales…
Vietnam Pilot Project Utilizing TradeWaltz Platform Adopted Under Government’s Supply-Chain Diversification Scheme
TOKYO, Dec 24, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Five Japanese companies are pleased to announce that they will be collaborating on a digitalization pilot project for Vietnam-bound trade. Slated to begin in March 2021 with operations conducted by Mitsubishi Corporation Plastics Ltd. (MCP) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), the project will revolve around the TradeWaltz information-sharing…
Honda Cars India Realigns Production Operations, To Focus on Sustainable Business Efficiency
New Delhi, India, Dec 24, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) has announced the realignment of its manufacturing operations with the goal of improving business efficiency. To maintain sustainability of operations by leveraging production & supply chain efficiencies, HCIL has decided to consolidate the manufacturing operations for vehicles and components at…
Avaloq’s Acquisition by NEC Successfully Completed
TOKYO, Dec 23, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Avaloq, a Swiss-based global leader in digital banking solutions and wealth management technology, and Japan-based NEC Corporation today announced the closing of NEC’s acquisition of Avaloq. Each being a market leader in their own field, the combination of their shared vision, technological strengths, and global presence, will…
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Starts First Overseas Production of OUTLANDER PHEV in Thailand
TOKYO, Dec 23, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) started local production of the OUTLANDER PHEV, a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV), at the Laemchabang Factory of MITSUBISHI MOTORS THAILAND, a local production and sales company in Thailand. A ceremony to commemorate the line-off of the first local production OUTLANDER PHEV was held…
Toyota Shows e-Palette Geared Towards Practical MaaS Applications
Toyota City, Japan, Dec 22, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an operations management system to support the providing of services that will enable practical use of the e-Palette, a battery-electric vehicle for autonomous mobility as a service (Autono-MaaS) applications(1) that will realize future mobility services. In collaboration with a range…
Hitachi Automotive Systems Stereo Camera with Lane Keep Assist Adopted by Suzuki for their ‘XBEE’ with Enhanced Safety Devices
TOKYO, Dec 18, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that its stereo camera, with lane keep assist and nighttime pedestrian detection features, has been adopted by Suzuki Motor Corporation for their “XBEE”. Launched in October 2020, the “XBEE” is a mini passenger vehicle with enhanced safety features. In recent years,…
Eisai Completes Construction of the 5th Manufacturing Building at Kawashima Industrial Park in Japan
TOKYO, Dec 18, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that it has completed construction of the 5th manufacturing building at the Kawashima Industrial Park located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. External views of the 5th manufacturing building The 5th manufacturing building is a facility specifically designated for formulating anti-cancer drugs (total floor area:…
NEC Completes Submarine Cable System for BSNL Connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands
TOKYO, Dec 18, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation India (NEC India) today announced the successful completion of the flagship optical submarine cable system connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N Islands) for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a Government of India Enterprise. NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), the parent company of…
Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches all-new remote terminal unit to support grid modernization and renewables integration
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced the launch of the RTU530, an all-new Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) that builds on the established reliability and efficiency of the RTU500 series. The RTU introduces new advanced functionality, including faster processing capabilities and a simple and user-friendly interface. With its…
Arcelik and Hitachi Global Life Solutions Announce their Intention to Form a Joint Venture in the Global Home Appliances Business (excluding Japan)
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Today Arcelik A.S. (ARCLK:IST, “Arcelik”) and Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. (Hitachi GLS) have signed a share purchase agreement to establish a new joint venture company. As part of the transaction, Hitachi GLS will establish a new company into which it will transfer its global home appliances…
NEC Holds No.1 Position for 6 Years in a Row as Worldwide Leader in the Small and Medium-Sized Business Call Control (PBX-IP PBX) Market
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC, a global leader in Communications & IT solutions, today announced that it now, for six years in a row, is recognized as the global #1 for SMB (Small and Medium Business) Communications Systems. This success underscores the strength of NEC’s portfolio, the company’s commitment to expanding…
LENVIMA (lenvatinib) Plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Combination Demonstrated Statistically Significant Improvement in OS, PFS and ORR
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) today announced that the pivotal Phase 3 Study 309/KEYNOTE-775 trial evaluating the investigational use of LENVIMA, the orally available multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor discovered by Eisai,…
Fujitsu Develops Technology to Discover Characteristic Causal Relationships of Individual Data in Medicine, Marketing, and More
KAWASAKI, Japan, Dec 17, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. has successfully developed a technology that uses AI to discover the characteristic cause-and-effect relationships in various pieces of data relating to people and things in a variety of fields, with possible applications in medicine, marketing, manufacturing, and more. Image of the developed technology…
NEC Selected by Telefónica Germany as System Integrator for First Open RAN Pilot in Germany
TOKYO, Dec 16, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Telefónica Germany / O2 and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that NEC, working with its ecosystem of partners, has been selected by Telefónica Germany / O2 as its favored full-service system integrator for the first Open RAN pilot system in Germany. The system has already successfully…
Sharp Builds Mega Solar Power Plant in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Vietnam, Dec 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (SESJ)(3) announces the completion of a mega solar power plant in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam. The project was a collaboration with multiple partners, including power generating company Viet Nam Viet Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company(4) and local construction company as well as co-owner…
Osaka University to Start Operation of NEC’s Cloud-linked Supercomputer System
TOKYO, Dec 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – The Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, in cooperation with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), announced today it will introduce a new cloud-linked High Performance Computing (HPC) and High Performance Data Analysis (HPDA) supercomputer system from NEC. This will replace the existing system provided by NEC, and is scheduled…
NEC Accelerates Commercial-ready 5G Ecosystem Development at its CoE Open RAN Laboratory
TOKYO, Dec 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today its establishment of an Open RAN laboratory in India as a complement to its Center of Excellence (CoE) in the U.K. The facility will accelerate development of NEC’s 5G open ecosystem by pre-integrating partner Open RAN components to form end-to-end commercial-ready…
Toyota Moves Closer to Production with Next Generation Fuel Cell Electric Technology for Zero-Emissions Heavy Duty Trucks
Texas, Dec 11, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Using the same fuel cell system as the all-new 2021 Mirai sedan that goes on sale this month, the engineers at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development have…