TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JTOWER Inc. (“JTOWER”) and NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“DOCOMO”) jointly announced today that they have decided to form a capital and business alliance (“the Capital and Business Alliance”) with the aim of strengthening collaboration in the use of Infra-Sharing. DOCOMO plans to acquire part of JTOWER…
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Toni Bou Wins 30th Consecutive World Championship Title
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou has won his 15th consecutive FIM(1) X-Trial World Championship at the final round in Barcelona on November 21. With his 15 consecutive victories in the FIM Trial World Championship, Toni Bou has won an unprecedented 30 consecutive world championship…
Hitachi Selected by the University of Tsukuba for its Second Proton Therapy System as a PFI Project
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) announced today that it has been selected by the University of Tsukuba to provide Hitachi’s proton therapy solution including its design, manufacturing, construction, maintenance and operation as a PFI (Private Finance Initiative) project*. The parties have signed the contract on September…
Ogier, Ingrassia and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Crowned 2021 Champions
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has acheived a magnificent championship treble* at the iconic Monza circuit, clinching the manufacturers’ title with a one-two finish at the final round as Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia claimed their eighth drivers’ and co-drivers’ crowns in style…
Eisai Receives the ‘Most Liked!’ IR Award at The 2021 IR Award
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that it has been selected as the winner of the “Most Liked!” IR Award at the 2021 IR Award, hosted by the Japan Investor Relations Association. The “Most Liked!” IR Award has been newly created for commemorating the 25th anniversary…
Fujitsu’s Blockchain Solution Applied to New Water Trading Platform to Tackle Global Water Shortages
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With global water supplies under severe pressure from climate change and growing worldwide demand, Fujitsu and Botanical Water Technologies (BWT) signed an agreement and initiated the creation of a blockchain-based water trading platform, “Botanical Water Exchange” (BWX), on November 8, 2021. Fujitsu will help businesses…
SDK to Raise Prices of High-Purity Gases for Electronics
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE: 4004) decided to raise prices of its high-purity gases for electronics which are used for production of semiconductor integrated circuits and other electronic materials. Specifically, SDK will raise prices of high-purity gases for electronics by 20% or more as from delivery…
Fujitsu and RIKEN Claim 1st Place for MLPerf HPC Benchmark with Supercomputer Fugaku
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and RIKEN today announced that the supercomputer Fugaku took the first place for the CosmoFlow training application benchmark (1), one of the key MLPerf HPC benchmarks for large-scale machine learning processing tasks requiring capabilities of a supercomputer. Fujitsu and RIKEN leveraged approximately half of…
SoftBank Corp. and Honda Start Use Case Verification of Technologies to Reduce Collisions Involving Pedestrians and Vehicles Using 5G SA and Cellular V2X
TOKYO, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SoftBank Corp. and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. announced they have started a use case-based verification of technologies to reduce collisions between pedestrians and vehicles using a 5G standalone mobile communication system (“5G SA”)(1) and a cellular V2X communication system (“cellular V2X”)(2) in the effort to…
NEC to Release TIP-compliant Fully Disaggregated 400G Transponder Solution in 2022
TOKYO, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that it has joined the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) Phoenix initiative. Phoenix is managed by TIP’s Open Optical and Packet Transport (OOPT) Project Group and seeks to develop a 400G transponder for open and disaggregated high-capacity DWDM networks. NEC…
Hitachi Energy Launches IdentiQ Digital Twin for Sustainable, Flexible and Secure Power Grids
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Further to its press release on October 13, 2021, announcing its evolution to Hitachi Energy, the global technology and market leader in power grids today launched IdentiQ, its digital twin(1) solutions for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and power quality solutions. IdentiQ(2) will help to…
ITU-T Recommendation on Framework for a Cyber Defence Centre
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT Corporation (NTT), NTT Security Corporation (NTTS), NTT TechnoCross Corporation (NTT-TX) and NEC Corporation (NEC) have jointly developed an international standard for the concept of a Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) and its build, management and evaluation process for strategic and systematic responses to cyber risks….
Fujitsu and Ben-Gurion University Embark on Joint Research at New Center in Israel for Precise and Secure AI
BEER-SHEVA, Israel and Tokyo, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), have signed a three-year comprehensive joint research agreement to develop technologies and solutions to contribute to the realization of safe, real-world applications of AI and machine…
MHIEC Receives Order from Sendai City to Refurbish Matsumori Waste-to-Energy Plant
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Sendai City (Miyagi Pref.) for refurbishment of its Matsumori Waste-to-Energy Plant, an incineration plant for municipal solid waste. The order calls…
North American Mazda CX-50 Crossover SUV World Premiere
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda North American Operations today premiered the Mazda CX-50 crossover SUV soon to be released for the North American market. Mazda CX-50 The CX-50 is a crossover SUV that will be added to our North American lineup to meet the needs of local customers, especially…
Japan’s Fugaku Retains Title as World’s Fastest Supercomputer for Fourth Consecutive Terms
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The supercomputer Fugaku, jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, has successfully retained the top spot for fourth consecutive terms on all four of the major high-performance computer rankings. This includes the TOP500 list as well as the HPCG, a performance ranking for computing methods often…
Enablement of JCB Contactless payment acceptance at all OMNY contactless subway and bus validator screens in New York
LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. (JCBUSA), the US subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY MTA), the largest public transit authority in North America, are pleased to announce the enablement of…
Mazda to Participate in Motor Sports Race Powered by Next-Generation Biodiesel Fuel
TOKYO, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – In efforts to realize carbon neutrality, Mazda Motor Corporation aims to popularize the use of next-generation biodiesel fuels and participated in the Super Taikyu Race in Okayama held at the Okayama International Circuit on Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday Nov. 14, where Mazda entered a…
Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) achieves connectivity in trial conducted by Airbus and NTT DOCOMO
TOKYO, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Airbus and NTT DOCOMO, INC. have demonstrated the ability to use its solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) to deliver future wireless broadband connectivity. The trial took place in the United States in August, when the Zephyr S aircraft undertook approx. 18-day stratospheric flights…
DOCOMO Develops Blade-free Drone Fitted with High-res Camera and LEDs
TOKYO, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced that it has developed a blade-free, blimp-type drone equipped with a high-resolution video camera that captures high-quality video and full-color LED lights that glow in radiant colors. The drone, which uses helium to stay aloft and is propelled by ultrasonic vibrations,…