Hitachi: Compact, Lightweight Direct-Drive System to Make In-Wheel Electric Vehicles Closer to a Production Reality
Hitachi: Compact, Lightweight Direct-Drive System to Make In-Wheel Electric Vehicles Closer to a Production Reality

TOKYO, Sep 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. today jointly announced the development a compact, lightweight direct-drive(1) system for the increasingly popular EV segment,(2) which combines the motor, inverter, and brake into a single unit (Fig. 1). This enables the installation of the entire system... » read more

Mitsubishi Power’s TOMONI Intelligent Digital Solutions Adopted for Unit 1 of the Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Niigata Prefecture
Mitsubishi Power’s TOMONI Intelligent Digital Solutions Adopted for Unit 1 of the Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Niigata Prefecture

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sep 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a contract with Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. for the utilization of TOMONI intelligent digital solutions for Unit 1 of the Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Joetsu city, Niigata Prefecture, scheduled to... » read more

Stereo Camera Adopted in Suzuki’s New Wagon R Smile
Stereo Camera Adopted in Suzuki’s New Wagon R Smile

TOKYO, Sep 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. has announced the adoption of its stereo camera by Suzuki Motor Corporation for the New Wagon R Smile city car, launched in September 2021. In a first for Suzuki, the New Wagon R smile adopts a passing assist(1) function to aid in... » read more

NEC and Netcracker Launch 5G xHaul Transport Network Automation Solution Working with ADVA and Juniper Networks
NEC and Netcracker Launch 5G xHaul Transport Network Automation Solution Working with ADVA and Juniper Networks

TOKYO and HAMBURG, Sep 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and its subsidiary Netcracker have today announced an integrated multi-vendor solution that includes ADVA and Juniper Networks for packet optical automation, combining their respective best-in-class technologies in support of streamlined 5G transport. With this solution, ADVA delivers secure optical... » read more

Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2021
Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2021

TOKYO, Sep 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for August 2021 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic ProductionMazda’s domestic production volume in August 2021 decreased 53.7% year on year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles. [Domestic production of key models in August... » read more

Toyota Announces Sales, Production, and Export Results for August 2021
Toyota Announces Sales, Production, and Export Results for August 2021

Toyota City, Japan, Sep 29, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for August 2021 as well as the cumulative total from January to August, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. Global Sales Japan (112,000 units, up 7.0... » read more

Pajero Sport and Outlander Won SUV of the Year 2021 in Russia
Pajero Sport and Outlander Won SUV of the Year 2021 in Russia

TOKYO, Sep 29, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the 2020 Pajero Sport(1) and the 2021 Outlander won SUV of the Year 2021(2) in Russia. Pajero Sport won in the mid-size SUV category chosen by expert jury, while Outlander won in the mid-size crossover category chosen by the... » read more

Fujitsu Introduces AI technology Enabling Highly Accurate Prediction of Vessel Collision Risks on Complex Maritime Routes
Fujitsu Introduces AI technology Enabling Highly Accurate Prediction of Vessel Collision Risks on Complex Maritime Routes

TOKYO, Sep 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced the introduction of a highly-accurate AI technology to predict vessel collision risks on complex sea routes including bay areas. Field trials were conducted between November 2020 and September 2021 under an outsourcing contract with the Japan Coast Guard to demonstrate the... » read more

Showa Denko Concludes Long-Term Contract to Supply SiC Epitaxial Wafers for Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
Showa Denko Concludes Long-Term Contract to Supply SiC Epitaxial Wafers for Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation

TOKYO, Sep 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) concluded a long-term supply contract with Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba), a Japanese electronic device manufacturer providing highly efficient SiC-power-semiconductor based power devices for the global market, to supply SiC epitaxial wafers for power semiconductors (SiC epi-wafers) for... » read more

Fujitsu and KDDI Leverage 5G Technologies in Partnership to Solve Social Issues
Fujitsu and KDDI Leverage 5G Technologies in Partnership to Solve Social Issues

TOKYO, Sep 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and KDDI Corporation today announced an agreement to collaborate on creating new services that enrich the customer experience and contribute to the resolution of social issues by utilizing Fujitsu’s private 5G and KDDI’s au 5G technologies, with the ultimate aim of realizing a... » read more

Eisai Initiates Rolling Submission to the U.S. FDA for Biologics License Application of Lecanemab (BAN2401) for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Under the Accelerated Approval Pathway
Eisai Initiates Rolling Submission to the U.S. FDA for Biologics License Application of Lecanemab (BAN2401) for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Under the Accelerated Approval Pathway

TOKYO, Sep 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. today announced that Eisai has initiated a rolling submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for lecanemab (BAN2401), the company’s investigational anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) protofibril antibody, for the treatment of early... » read more

GlobalLogic Launches Collaborative Hub Based In Lumada Innovation Hub Tokyo
GlobalLogic Launches Collaborative Hub Based In Lumada Innovation Hub Tokyo

TOKYO, Sep 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and GlobalLogic(1), a Hitachi Group Company, today announced the launch of a collaborative hub to promote digital transformation (DX) services in the Japanese market. Based in the Lumada Innovation Hub Tokyo(2), a co-creation base for Hitachi, this collaboration hub combines capabilities... » read more

MHI is Participating in “The Group of Vienna,” an IAEA Initiative to Discuss and Promote Nuclear Technology’s Roles in Addressing Social Challenges
MHI is Participating in “The Group of Vienna,” an IAEA Initiative to Discuss and Promote Nuclear Technology’s Roles in Addressing Social Challenges

TOKYO, Sep 27, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is participating in “The Group of Vienna,” a collaborative initiative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) working with 13 leading companies in the nuclear industry from around the world. The Group was established at the suggestion of IAEA Director... » read more

Participation in Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering Center
Participation in Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering Center

TOKYO, Sep 27, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Five Japanese automobile manufacturers (SUBARU CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Mazda Motor Corporation) and five parts manufacturers (AISIN CORPORATION, JATCO Ltd, DENSO CORPORATION, Panasonic Corporation, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) will be filling the role of executive member... » read more

Toyota Yaris WRC Returns to Home Roads for an Autumn Rally Finland
Toyota Yaris WRC Returns to Home Roads for an Autumn Rally Finland

Toyota City, Japan, Sep 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will compete on home roads for the first time in more than two years when the spectacular Rally Finland returns with a new autumn look on October 1-3. 2021 Yaris WRC Developed at the team’s headquarters... » read more

Xilinx and NEC Accelerate Next-Generation 5G Radio Units for Global Deployment
Xilinx and NEC Accelerate Next-Generation 5G Radio Units for Global Deployment

SAN JOSE, CA and TOKYO, JAPAN, Sep 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Xilinx, Inc., a leader in adaptive computing, and NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that the companies are collaborating on NEC’s next-generation 5G radio units (RUs) expected to be available for global deployment in 2022. Xilinx 7nm Versal AI... » read more