Fujitsu signs agreement with Andalusian Regional Government to advance regional healthcare cybersecurity ecosystem

Fujitsu today announced that Fujitsu Spain has signed a General Action Protocol with the Regional Government of Andalusia to establish a framework for collaboration and institutional cooperation, with the ambition to establish Malaga as a center of knowledge on cybersecurity in the field of healthcare and, in particular, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) at […]

UNIQLO Creates Over 1,000-Square-Meter ‘LifeScape’ Booth for China International Import Expo 2023

Shanghai and Tokyo, Nov 6, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Global apparel retailer UNIQLO has officially launched its more than 1,000-square-meter LifeScape booth at the 2023 China International Import Expo (CIIE), taking place from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai. LifeScape presents a new vision for lifestyles and retail, showcasing the technological advances […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Delivers Large YoY Increases to Order Intake, Revenue, and Profit in Remarkable First Half, Raises FY2023 Order Intake Guidance

TOKYO, Nov 6, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI, TSE Code: 7011) announced that order intake rose 55.4% year-over-year to ¥3,137.0 billion in the half-year ended September 30, 2023. Revenue rose 10.3% to ¥2,069.2 billion year-over-year, resulting in profit from business activities (business profit) of ¥100.9 billion, an 84.1% increase […]

Toyota Reaches Global Production of 300 Million Cars

Toyota City, Japan, Nov 6, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has reached a cumulative global production total of 300 million cars, Including production numbers for September 2023. This number was achieved 88 years and two months after Toyota’s very first cars, the Model G1 truck, was produced by the […]

Title-deciding Bahrain win for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

Toyota City, Japan, Nov 6, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing brought the curtain down on a thrilling 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with a one-two victory in the 8 Hours of Bahrain to decide the destination of the drivers’ title. Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa won […]

Fujitsu strengthens Salesforce Marketing Cloud business through share purchase agreement with Japanese market-leader toBe Marketing

Fujitsu today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of all shares of toBe Marketing, Inc. (toBe Marketing), a company with market-leading experience in Salesforce marketing automation in Japan. Fujitsu plans to complete the acquisition of the shares in December 2023 following the successful completion of all necessary procedures. […]

Hitachi to transfer Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device shares to MinebeaMitsumi for further growth and corporate value enhancement of Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device

TOKYO, Nov 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) has signed an agreement today to transfer all shares of its wholly owned subsidiary, Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, to MinebeaMitsumi Inc. for further growth and corporate value enhancement ofHitachi Power Semiconductor Device. Reason for the Share Transfer Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device was […]

Japan and U.S.-based TerraPower expand SFR development partnership to support carbon neutrality efforts

TOKYO, Nov 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR), and TerraPower have expanded their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) technologies. In January 2022, TerraPower, JAEA and MHI signed a MOU to collaborate on SFR […]

MHIET Achieves Stable Combustion of up to 50 vol% Hydrogen on Single Cylinder Test Engine

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, confirmed stable combustion of hydrogen admixture through a testing of a single cylinder engine. The test achieved stable combustion with up to 50 vol% hydrogen admixture without losing the rated output. In preparation for targeted commercialization in FY2025, MHIET […]

JCB expands partnership with Stripe to boost e-commerce merchant acceptance in Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong

TOKYO, SAN FRANCISCO and DUBLIN, Nov 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced that they will expand partnership for Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong. The collaboration will provide new growth opportunities for […]

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony of New Roll-on/Roll-off Ship FUGAKU MARU in Shimonoseki

TOKYO, Nov 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a christening and launch ceremony for the FUGAKU MARU, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship under construction for FUJITRANS Corporation. The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki […]

MHI Receives Order for Two Automated People Mover (APM) Systems at Orlando International Airport

TOKYO, Oct 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for the replacement of two existing Automated People Mover (APM)* lines at Orlando International Airport (MCO) in Orlando, Florida. Orlando International Airport APM The contract, which also includes APM Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services, was awarded […]

Mitsubishi Power and Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy Sign Upgrade and Reliability Agreement Extension for Sidi Krir and El-Atf Power Plants

CAIRO, Oct 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solution brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced a contract agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, for the upgrade and reliability of the Sidi Krir and El-Atf power plants, extending the previous agreement signed in […]

KDDI, Cisco, and Fujitsu start full-scale operation of telecommunications network to reduce power consumption by approximately 40%

TOKYO, Oct 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – KDDI Corporation, Cisco Systems G.K, and Fujitsu Limited announced that on Oct 1st, 2023 they have started full-scale operations of the metro network, a regional network that combines the IP layer network and optical transmission layer network for streamlined operations. The metro network features a […]

Bahrain title showdown for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

Toyota City, Japan, Oct 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to bring the curtain down on the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with another title-winning celebration in the 8 Hours of Bahrain. The team secured the manufacturers’ World Championship in the penultimate race, on home ground at […]

Japanese joint research group achieves a world record of 1.2Tbps for optical signal transmission with over 1Tbps data transfer in field trial

TOKYO, Oct 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – A Japanese consortium of joint research partners including the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT EAST), and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they have constructed the world’s longest transmission link at 1.2 Tbps […]