MHIEC Receives Order to Construct Waste-to-Energy Plant with Capacity of 230 tonnes per day in Kamisu City of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
MHIEC Receives Order to Construct Waste-to-Energy Plant with Capacity of 230 tonnes per day in Kamisu City of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has formally concluded a contract with the Kashima Regional Administration Association in Ibaraki Prefecture (comprising the cities of Kashima and Kamisu) to design and build a combustible waste management... » read more

DENSO, Others Establish Social Cooperation Program at The University of Tokyo to Spur, Mobility Innovations, Meet United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
DENSO, Others Establish Social Cooperation Program at The University of Tokyo to Spur, Mobility Innovations, Meet United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – 1. Overview of the program Fig. 1 SDGs to be achieved through the program Fig. 2 Example of a system to be developed in the social cooperation program Fig. 3 Open innovation and conventional research and development DENSO Corporation, The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at The... » read more

MHI -AC&R to Add 80HP Model to Lineup of “C-puzzle” Refrigeration Condensing Units that Use Natural Refrigerant (CO2)
MHI -AC&R to Add 80HP Model to Lineup of “C-puzzle” Refrigeration Condensing Units that Use Natural Refrigerant (CO2)

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Corporation (MHI-AC&R), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has developed a large-capacity 80 horsepower (HP) model to add to its series of “C-puzzle” fluorocarbon-free commercial refrigeration condensing units that use R744, a natural refrigerant of carbon dioxide (CO2).... » read more

NEC facial recognition adopted by “Star Alliance Biometrics” platform
NEC facial recognition adopted by “Star Alliance Biometrics” platform

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that Lufthansa Airlines and Swiss International Airlines (SWISS), Lufthansa Group airline members of Star Alliance, launched the “Star Alliance Biometrics” identity verification platform utilizing NEC’s facial recognition technologies at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport. NEC and Star Alliance have been cooperating... » read more

NanoBridge Semiconductor, Inc. secures series A financing from Japan Industrial Partners and NEC for launching full-scale business
NanoBridge Semiconductor, Inc. secures series A financing from Japan Industrial Partners and NEC for launching full-scale business

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NanoBridge Semiconductor, Inc. (NBS), which designs and manufactures advanced circuits and conducts IP-licensing sales using NanoBridge(1), a resistance-change switching technology for semiconductors, today announced that it has issued series A preferred stock to Japan Industrial Partners, Inc., NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), and other companies to raise approximately... » read more

Fujitsu to Deliver O-RAN standard compliant Radio Units for KDDI’s 5G Commercial Service in Japan Using Virtualized Base Stations
Fujitsu to Deliver O-RAN standard compliant Radio Units for KDDI’s 5G Commercial Service in Japan Using Virtualized Base Stations

TOKYO, Dec 1, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu today announced that its O-RAN compatible 5G Radio Unit was selected by KDDI Corporation for the construction of virtualized base station(1) for 5G commercial services in Japan, planned delivery in the second half of FY2021. Fig. Conceptualization of Virtualized Base Station Configuration Features of the Radio... » read more

Showa Denko Announces Changes in Corporate Management
Showa Denko Announces Changes in Corporate Management

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) decided at its Board of Directors meeting today on changes in corporate management (directors, corporate officers and councilors). Hisashi Maruyama (President and CEO, Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.) will be elected Director of SDK at the General Meeting of Shareholders in late March... » read more

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Invests in Monolith Materials
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Invests in Monolith Materials

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed a capital investment in Monolith Materials, Inc. (Monolith), a U.S. company with innovative technology enabling the production of hydrogen and carbon black from methane, which is abundant in natural gas, by the process of methane pyrolysis. The investment has been... » read more

Eisai and Wren Therapeutics Enter Into Research Collaboration Agreement for Drug Discovery for Synucleinopathies
Eisai and Wren Therapeutics Enter Into Research Collaboration Agreement for Drug Discovery for Synucleinopathies

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Wren Therapeutics Ltd. today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive research collaboration agreement aiming to advance the discovery of novel small molecules that target alpha-synuclein for the potential treatment of synucleinopathies including Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Wren... » read more

Honda Added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Honda Added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

TOKYO, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that the company was selected for the fourth consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) serve as one of the key benchmarks for socially responsible investing*. The DJSI... » read more

Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production in Asia and China
Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production in Asia and China

TOKYO, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of October 2020. World Production – Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.– Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year... » read more

AbbVie and Eisai Announce an approval for additional indication of HUMIRA
AbbVie and Eisai Announce an approval for additional indication of HUMIRA

TOKYO, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – AbbVie GK and Eisai Co., Ltd. today announced an approval of additional indication of HUMIRA (generic name: adalimumab [recombinant], hereafter “HUMIRA”), a fully human anti-TNFalpha monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum (hereafter “PG”). HUMIRA was granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of PG in... » read more

Mitsubishi Power Concludes Licensing Agreement with Aubert & Duval, Leading Manufacturer of Additive Manufacturing Metal Powders
Mitsubishi Power Concludes Licensing Agreement with Aubert & Duval, Leading Manufacturer of Additive Manufacturing Metal Powders

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded an agreement with Aubert & Duval, a leading European manufacturer of special alloys and metal powders, on technology licensing related to the specific composition and manufacturing of metal powders used as materials for... » read more

Mazda Production and Sales Results for October 2020
Mazda Production and Sales Results for October 2020

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Nov 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for October 2020 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic ProductionMazda’s domestic production volume in October 2020 increased 2.8% year on year due to increased production of passenger vehicles. [Domestic production of key models in October 2020]CX-5: 40,806 units... » read more