DENSO Invests in Lambda:4 to Enhance Passive Digital Key, Increasing its Positional Accuracy and Security
DENSO Invests in Lambda:4 to Enhance Passive Digital Key, Increasing its Positional Accuracy and Security

KARIYA, JAPAN, Nov 13, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – DENSO has invested in Lambda:4, a German company that develops wireless positioning technologies for short-range applications using Bluetooth Low Energy. The investment will strengthen DENSO’s passive digital key, increasing its location accuracy and user authentication capabilities. This improves safety and security for those using the key... » read more

NEC Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS — a first-of-its-kind in Japan
NEC Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS — a first-of-its-kind in Japan

TOKYO, Nov 13, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has become the first Japanese company to sign a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). With the support of the AWS Professional Services team (new windowProServe), NEC will develop a framework of ready-to-deliver cloud services, including migration, integration, consulting and... » read more

Fujitsu Receives Order for “AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure” Supercomputer System from Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Fujitsu Receives Order for “AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure” Supercomputer System from Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

TOKYO, Nov 13, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu has received an order from Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) for the “AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure” supercomputer system, which aims to accelerate AI research and development in industry, government, and academia. Next-generation model of Fujitsu Server PRIMERGY GX2570 The new... » read more

Fujitsu: Establishment of Joint Venture Aimed at the Development of Therapeutics for the Treatment of Coronavirus Disease
Fujitsu: Establishment of Joint Venture Aimed at the Development of Therapeutics for the Treatment of Coronavirus Disease

TOKYO, Nov 13, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – PeptiDream Inc., a public Kanagawa-based biopharmaceutical company (TSE:4587), Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd. which is a consolidated subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Takenaka Corporation and KISHIDA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. have agreed today to establish PeptiAID Inc., a joint venture company that will research and... » read more

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Participating in “ROBOSHIP Joint Value Creation Project: PoC in Tokyo 2020” Exploring the Future of Marine Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Participating in “ROBOSHIP Joint Value Creation Project: PoC in Tokyo 2020” Exploring the Future of Marine Vessels

TOKYO, Nov 11, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, is participating in an inter-business project to explore the potential of the “ROBOSHIP” as the marine vessel of the future. A proof of concept (PoC) test using two actual surface vessels was jointly conducted on... » read more

DENSO: Commence of a Study of an Energy Management System for Full-scale Deployment of EV Buses for Fixed Route Bus Services
DENSO: Commence of a Study of an Energy Management System for Full-scale Deployment of EV Buses for Fixed Route Bus Services

TOKYO, Nov 10, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Michinori Holdings, Inc. (Michinori HD), Aizu Bus Co., Ltd. (Aizu Bus), DENSO Corporation (DENSO), ABB Bailey Japan Ltd. (ABB Bailey), DAIHEN Corporation (DAIHEN), and Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC (Deloitte Tohmatsu) were awarded a contract for the R&D and Demonstration Project Toward Realization of Logistics MaaS (Mobility... » read more

MITSUBISHI MOTORS Releases Full Specifications for the Restyled ECLIPSE CROSS – New Design and Drive Performance Lead the Changes
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Releases Full Specifications for the Restyled ECLIPSE CROSS – New Design and Drive Performance Lead the Changes

TOKYO, Nov 10, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) today announced the full pricing and specifications of gasoline model(1) for the new-look and better-handling ECLIPSE CROSS. Australia and New Zealand will be the first countries to launch the vehicle, with Japan and North America markets to follow. The redesign gives a more... » read more

DOCOMO Licenses Lens Production for VR Headset to NTKJ
DOCOMO Licenses Lens Production for VR Headset to NTKJ

TOKYO, Nov 9, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Nihon Tokushu Kogaku Jushi Co., Ltd. (NTKJ) announced today that they have reached a licensing agreement to manufacture advanced lenses for DOCOMO’s virtual reality (VR) headset, which pairs with smartphones for ultra-wide-angle VR experiences. Scheme of licensed manufacture and sale of lenses The... » read more

Fujitsu Develops New Tech for Quantum-Inspired “Digital Annealer”, Achieving Megabit-class Performance for Large-Scale Combinatorial Optimization Problems
Fujitsu Develops New Tech for Quantum-Inspired “Digital Annealer”, Achieving Megabit-class Performance for Large-Scale Combinatorial Optimization Problems

KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov 9, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, in collaboration with the University of Toronto, has successfully developed a new parallel search technology to help achieve megabit-class performance for large-scale problems, representing an important technical milestone for its Digital Annealer. Fujitsu’s Digital Annealer is a unique computing architecture that rapidly solves... » read more

NEC Opens “NEC Mobility Test Center” for Demonstrating Private 5G and Video Analysis
NEC Opens “NEC Mobility Test Center” for Demonstrating Private 5G and Video Analysis

TOKYO, Nov 6, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation announced today the opening of the “NEC Mobility Test Center,” a demonstration facility that utilizes advanced technologies such as private 5G and video analysis for evaluating automated driving technologies, coordinating infrastructure, and co-creating solutions with partner companies. The NEC Mobility Test Center, based in Gotemba... » read more

Showa Denko Announces 2020 Third Quarter Financial Results
Showa Denko Announces 2020 Third Quarter Financial Results

TOKYO, Nov 5, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) today announced its 2020 third quarter financial results. – 2020 Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Statements and summaryhttps://www.sdk.co.jp/assets/files/english/ir/library/fss2020-3q.pdf About Showa Denko K.K. Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004, ADR:SHWDY) is a major manufacturer of chemical products serving from heavy industry to computers and electronics.... » read more

NEC Selected as a Vendor for NTT DOCOMO’s Standalone 5G Mobile Core
NEC Selected as a Vendor for NTT DOCOMO’s Standalone 5G Mobile Core

TOKYO, Nov 5, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced its selection by NTT DOCOMO, Inc. as a vendor of a 5G mobile core network (5GC) compatible with Standalone (SA) 5G that NTT DOCOMO plans to launch in 2021. NEC 5GC Use Case Contribution to NTT DOCOMO’s core network In addition... » read more

Hitachi Announces Lumada Alliance Program to Drive Economic, Social, Environmental and Quality of Life Innovation
Hitachi Announces Lumada Alliance Program to Drive Economic, Social, Environmental and Quality of Life Innovation

TOKYO, Nov 4, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501), today announced a new global partner program, the Lumada Alliance Program, that will bring together industry-leading partners from the domains of information technology, operational technology, vertical industries, academia, and government to collaborate on digital solutions that deliver economic growth as well as social, environmental,... » read more