Hitachi establishes its fourth Corporate Venture Capital Fund to capture technology turning points and future growth opportunities
Hitachi establishes its fourth Corporate Venture Capital Fund to capture technology turning points and future growth opportunities

TOKYO, Feb 6, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) today announced the establishment of the fourth fund of the corporate venture capital(hereinafter referred to as “CVC”) fund”HV Fund” with a purpose to identify startups with the potential to create or disruptlarge attractive markets, anticipate the next technological and social... » read more

Approval in Principle (AiP) Acquired from Classification Society for Low-Pressure Type Coastal Liquefied CO2 Carrier
Approval in Principle (AiP) Acquired from Classification Society for Low-Pressure Type Coastal Liquefied CO2 Carrier

– Low-pressure Type Liquefied CO2 carriers are under development in pursuit of transportation from domestic emission sites to base site for overseas shipping, or domestic storage sites– Preparation is accelerating toward early market launch of LCO2 carriers, including applications in future CCS projects underway by the Japanese Government TOKYO, Feb 5, 2025 – (JCN Newswire... » read more

Toyota Powers On New North Carolina Automotive Battery Plant
Toyota Powers On New North Carolina Automotive Battery Plant

Toyota City, Japan, Feb 5, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Toyota’s first in-house battery manufacturing plant outside Japan, is ready to begin production and will start shipping batteries for North American electrified vehicles in April. The nearly $14 billion battery facility, Toyota’s 11th manufacturing plant in the... » read more

Toyota to Form Comprehensive Partnership on Carbon Neutrality with Shanghai and Establish a Company to Develop and Produce BEVs and Batteries
Toyota to Form Comprehensive Partnership on Carbon Neutrality with Shanghai and Establish a Company to Develop and Produce BEVs and Batteries

Toyota City, Japan, Feb 5, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it will sign a comprehensive partnership agreement with the Shanghai municipal government in China regarding carbon neutrality. In addition, Toyota has decided to establish a new wholly-owned company in Jinshan District in southwest Shanghai to develop... » read more

Fujitsu to highlight AI-powered network technologies at MWC Barcelona 2025
Fujitsu to highlight AI-powered network technologies at MWC Barcelona 2025

KAWASAKI, Japan, Feb 5, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announces its participation in Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025 (MWC25). Under the theme “Boundless Potential,” Fujitsu will unveil its latest advancements in network technologies and enterprise solutions, and highlight how AI is revolutionizing networks and driving business transformation. At booth 2G60... » read more

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Launches Evolved GR Corolla in Japan
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Launches Evolved GR Corolla in Japan

– TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will introduce the evolved GR Corolla to Japan, with orders accepted from February 4 ahead of the March 3 launch.– The evolved GR Corolla leverages insights, gained by competing in motorsports events such as the Super Taikyu Series, for improved high-speed cornering, acceleration, and cooling performance.– It is also available with... » read more

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieves Double-Digit Order Intake and Profit Growth in First Three Quarters, Raises Full-Year Guidance
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieves Double-Digit Order Intake and Profit Growth in First Three Quarters, Raises Full-Year Guidance

– Order intake increased YoY in Energy Systems and Plants & Infrastructure Systems, with largest contributions from GTCC and Aero Engines in Energy Systems and Metals Machinery in Plants & Infrastructure Systems.– Revenue grew YoY in all segments, with largest gains in Aircraft & Missile Systems within Defense & Space.– Business profit achieved strong YoY... » read more

MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA Opens in Minami-Aoyama
MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA Opens in Minami-Aoyama

TOKYO, Feb 4, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – On Thursday, February 6, Mazda Motor Corporation (“Mazda”) is set to open MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA, an all-new concept showroom offering the Mazda brand experience in Minami-Aoyama – hub of cultural innovation – in the Minato ward of Tokyo. “TRANS” in “MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA” connotes “change... » read more

Fujitsu launches gen AI software analysis and visualization service to support optimal modernization planning
Fujitsu launches gen AI software analysis and visualization service to support optimal modernization planning

KAWASAKI, Japan, Feb 4, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of a software analysis and visualization service. Available in Japan from February, this service will support enterprise and organizational modernization by investigating and analyzing software, visualizing black-box application structures and characteristics, and generating design documents using generative AI. This... » read more

Eisai to Provide Guidance on Reducing the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Nutrition, and Development Guidelines for Home Delivery Meals/Meal Kits to Food-Related Companies
Eisai to Provide Guidance on Reducing the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Nutrition, and Development Guidelines for Home Delivery Meals/Meal Kits to Food-Related Companies

TOKYO, Feb 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that Eisai has created the “Guidance on Reducing the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Nutrition” (hereinafter “the guidance”) and the “Handbook for Developing Home Delivery Meals/Meal Kits that Contribute to Reducing the Risk... » read more

MHI Group Presents “Best Innovation 2024” Awards for Products and Activities that Contribute to Solving Social Issues
MHI Group Presents “Best Innovation 2024” Awards for Products and Activities that Contribute to Solving Social Issues

TOKYO, Feb 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has presented its “Best Innovation 2024” awards to 21 products, technologies and services that recognize efforts related to the development and practical application of solutions to help resolve social issues. These awards have been handed out annually since 2003, with... » read more

Fujitsu and Tokai National Higher Education and Research System leverage explainable AI to enhance space weather prediction in collaboration with JAXA
Fujitsu and Tokai National Higher Education and Research System leverage explainable AI to enhance space weather prediction in collaboration with JAXA

Kawasaki and Nagoya, Japan, Feb 3, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, which operates Gifu University and Nagoya University, today announced the commencement of joint research with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the “Development of explainable AI-based prediction model for solar energetic... » read more

TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Launches Visi Fine(R): A Group of Precious Metal Materials for Medical Device Components
TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Launches Visi Fine(R): A Group of Precious Metal Materials for Medical Device Components

TOKYO, Jan 31, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), a company engaged in the industrial precious metals business of TANAKA, announces the launch of its Visi Fine® series, a group of highly radiopaque precious metal materials, including platinum (Pt)... » read more

Lexus Announces Global Sales Results for 2024
Lexus Announces Global Sales Results for 2024

TOKYO, Jan 30, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Lexus announced today its 2024 global sales results as described below. The global sales results for the period from January to December 2024 reached a record high of 851,214 units (a 103.3% increase compared to the previous year). This growth was attributed to strong demand,... » read more

MHI Thermal Systems Receives 2024 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner’s Award from ECCJ for TEJ35AM Electric-Driven Transport Refrigeration Unit Integrated with Isuzu’s ELF EV
MHI Thermal Systems Receives 2024 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner’s Award from ECCJ for TEJ35AM Electric-Driven Transport Refrigeration Unit Integrated with Isuzu’s ELF EV

TOKYO, Jan 30, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner’s Award (Transportation Field) in the Best Products and Business Models category of the Energy Conservation Center, Japan’s (ECCJ)... » read more

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Order for an Offshore Patrol Vessel from the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Order for an Offshore Patrol Vessel from the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency

TOKYO, Jan 30, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a contract with the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA) for the construction of an offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The vessel will be built at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi... » read more