TOKYO, Oct 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Seven Japanese enterprises are pleased to announce that they have agreed to jointly invest in TradeWaltz Inc. (TradeWaltz), the company that manages the trade data sharing platform that operated by the same name. Partaking in the investment are NTT DATA Corporation (NTT DATA), Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Toyota…
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MHI Opens “Yokohama Hardtech Hub”
TOKYO, Oct 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has opened Yokohama Hardtech Hub (YHH) in the Honmoku area of Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefecture) as a space for venture firms, manufacturing companies, local government bodies, educational institutions, and other organizations to come together for co-creation and development. It is intended as a…
Hitachi Named a Leader in 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms
TOKYO, Oct 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and its digital infrastructure and solutions subsidiary Hitachi Vantara today announced that Hitachi was named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms based on Gartner Inc.’s evaluation of the company and its Lumada IoT software. Hitachi also received…
Eisai and Cogstate Expand Agreement for Global Development and Commercialization of Digital Cognitive Assessment Technologies
TOKYO, Oct 26, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Cogstate, Ltd. announced today that the companies have entered into a collaboration whereby Eisai has secured the global development rights and exclusive commercialization rights of all cognitive function tests developed by Cogstate, including the “Cogstate Brief BatteryTM” (CBB) for use in healthcare and…
NEC and Realeyes Jointly Develop Emotion Analysis Service in Support of Video Communications
TOKYO, Oct 26, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Realeyes have jointly developed a new emotion analysis service that combines NEC’s biometric identification and video analytics technologies with Realeyes’ emotion analysis technology. This is part of a collaboration announced in July 2020, and NEC will launch this service in January…
NEC and Analog Devices Collaborate to provide a 5G O-RAN Massive MIMO Radio for Rakuten Mobile
TOKYO, Oct 23, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced today that they have teamed up to design a 5G Network Massive MIMO Antenna Radio Unit for Rakuten Mobile. The radio unit adopts ADI’s fourth-generation wideband RF transceiver solution to achieve high precision Massive MIMO and possesses…
Mitsubishi Power Receives Follow-up Order from Serbia for Two Sets of World’s Largest Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct 22, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order for two sets of one of the world’s largest flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems for the Nikola Tesla B coal-fired power plant in Serbia. This is the second order from Serbia for…
MHI Thermal Systems Opens New Development and Testing Facility for Commercial-Use Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Systems
TOKYO, Oct 22, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MHI Thermal Systems, Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed construction of a new development and testing facility for commercial-use air conditioning & refrigeration systems at its Biwajima Works (Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture), the core research and development facility among centers throughout the…
MHI Again Receives EcoVadis Silver Rating for Overall Sustainability
TOKYO, Oct 20, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – For the second consecutive year, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has been awarded a Silver rating for overall sustainability from EcoVadis, the independent French platform that regularly assesses corporate supply chains. At a time when the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has become a global…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Approval in Principle for LNG Fuel Gas Supply System from Bureau Veritas
The FGSS comprises an LNG fuel tank, gas supply unit, control systems and other relevant equipment. The FGSS to which the AIP was granted this time was developed mainly to be installed on coastal ferries and small to mid-sized cargo ships, based on not only experience and knowledge obtained through shipbuilding of LNG carriers for…
Supercomputer Fugaku Wins the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC 2020 ONLINE
TOKYO, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Riken and Fujitsu today announced that the Supercomputer Fugaku(1), jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, was awarded the highest prize: the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC AWARD 2020. Supercomputer Fugaku (in development and preparation) Both RIKEN and Fujitsu will attend the CEATEC 2020…
Toyota’s GR Yaris Makes Its Dynamic Debut at the Goodwood Speedweek
Toyota City, Japan, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) drove the GR Yaris and GR Supra(1) at the Goodwood SpeedWeek(2), held from October 16 through 18 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in England, and posted images of the experience. GR Yaris at the Goodwood SpeedWeek The Goodwood Festival of Speed…
Fujitsu Commences Full-Scale Operation of HOKUSAI – SailingShip, RIKEN’s New Data Science Infrastructure
TOKYO, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu today announced that, together with RIKEN, it has completed deployment of a new data science infrastructure, HOKUSAI – SailingShip. RIKEN procured and implemented this system with the goal of facilitating the processing and utilization of enormous and high-quality research data generated through research activities. After a…
New ECLIPSE CROSS Reveals Radical New Styling and Expands Plug-In Hybrid Option
TOKYO, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) today revealed the restyled ECLIPSE CROSS with a sleek sporty SUV appearance, driving confidence and improved comfort. Also, the model will add a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain in select markets to fulfil the diversifying needs of customers who are looking for a more…
Honda Announces Completion of the Tender Offer for Shares in Keihin, Showa and Nissin
TOKYO, Oct 16, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – As announced in the press release issued on October 30, 2019, Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7267, “Honda”), Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. (“Hitachi Automotive Systems”), Keihin Corporation (TSE: 7251, “Keihin”), Showa Corporation (TSE: 7274, “Showa”), and Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7230,…
Showa Denko Markets PNVA(TM) ‘GE191 Series’ for Use as Binder to Form Heat-resisting Ceramic Layer in Separators for LIBs
TOKYO, Oct 16, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) starts full-swing marketing of Poly-N-vinylacetamide (PNVA(TM)) optimized for use as a binder to form heat-resisting ceramic layer in separators to be used in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), under the trade name of “GE191 Series.” PNVA is a water-soluble polymer synthesized through polymerization of N-vinylacetamide,…
Eisai: Supplementary New Drug Applications for Anti-Epileptic Drug Fycompa as Monotherapy for Partial-Onset Seizures
TOKYO, Oct 16, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the supplementary new drug applications for its in-house discovered and developed anti-epileptic drug (AED) Fycompa (generic name: perampanel) as monotherapy for partial-onset seizures and pediatric indication for partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy 4 years or older have been accepted…
Fujitsu Verifies Effectiveness of Private 5G in Manufacturing Sites in Collaboration with Microsoft Japan
TOKYO, Oct 16, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with Microsoft Japan Ltd., it has recently verified the effectiveness of a system that uses private 5G to visualize real-time data within the facility, with a view toward manufacturers’ digital transformation (DX). Figure 1. system image diagram Figure 2. Visualization image…
Mitsubishi Power Signs MOU with Indonesia’s PLN Group and Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) on Joint Policy Proposal to Promote Biomass Co-firing at Thermal Power Plants in Indonesia
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct 15, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider PT. PLN (Persero) (PLN) and two of its subsidiaries (PT. Indonesia Power and PT. Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali), and Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) on…
Hitachi ABB Power Grids Wins $6.6 Million Projects to Digitalize High-Speed Rail in the UK
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids, as part of its ongoing work with UK Power Networks Services to help manage existing traction power assets on High Speed 1 (HS1), has been awarded a contract worth around $6.6 million to upgrade the Static Var Compensator (SVC) Control systems and…