MHI Thermal Systems Receives “The Energy Conservation Center, Japan Chairman’s Award” at the 2021 Energy Conservation Grand Prize

TOKYO, Dec 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has won the Energy Conservation Center, Japan Chairman’s Award in “Best Practice Category” at the 2021 Energy Conservation Grand Prize sponsored by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ), […]

NEC Contributes to NTT DOCOMO’s 5G Standalone (SA) Services Launch with Packet Core

TOKYO, Dec 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced it has provided packet core (5GC) and base stations (5G RUs, CU/DU) for the 5G standalone (SA)-based services that NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) launched commercially on December 13, 2021. NEC’s 5G Core for SA enables flexible operation for a […]

Mitsubishi Motors to Reveal Two Concept Cars at Tokyo Auto Salon 2022 – The Kei EV Concept and the Ralliart Concept Car

TOKYO, Dec 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will reveal a kei EV concept(1) and a Ralliart concept car at Tokyo Auto Salon 2022, which will be held from January 14 to 16 next year(2). Kei EV Concept Ralliart Concept Car The kei EV concept(3) is a new generation all-electric […]

NEC Successfully Demonstrates Open RAN Leadership in O-RAN Global PlugFest 2021

TOKYO, Dec 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that it has successfully demonstrated its leading Open RAN massive MIMO capabilities for the PDFO-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest 2021 at five of its venues, hosted by leading operators and the new windowTelecom Infra Project (TIP). PlugFests are aimed at […]

Biogen Announces Reduced Price for Aduhelm to Improve Access For Patients With Early Alzheimer’s Disease In The United States

TOKYO, Dec 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that, effective January 1, 2022, Biogen will reduce the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of ADUHELM (aducanumab-avwa) 100 mg/mL injection for intravenous use in the United States by approximately 50%. For a patient of average weight (74 kg), the yearly cost […]

Eisai Enters into Commercialization and Distribution Agreement with Gilead for JAK Inhibitor Filgotinib in Asia

TOKYO, Dec 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. today announced it has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the commercialization and distribution of filgotinib (generic name, product name: Jyseleca), an oral, JAK1 preferential inhibitor for indications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease in Asia […]

MHI Publishes “ESG DATABOOK 2021”

TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today released the English-language version of its ESG DATABOOK 2021*, a compendium of information regarding the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of MHI Group. Divided into four chapters (Management, Governance, Environment, and Contributions to Society), the report includes a […]

Hitachi Astemo’s Inverter Adopted by Geely for the “Leishen Hi-X” Hybrid Powertrain Platform

TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. today announced the adoption of its inverter by Geely Automobile Holdings Limited for the hybrid powertrain platform “Leishen Hi-X.” Our inverter adopted for Leishen Hi-X Geely is a major automaker under China’s Zhejiang Geely Group Holdings, and is actively promoting electrification […]

NEC Establishes New US$150 Million CVC Fund

TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the establishment of the “NEC Orchestrating Future Fund,” a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund aiming to drive the ecosystems required to create social value through collaboration with customers and partners, and to promote new external services, knowledge and technologies. […]

NEC Develops Secure Biometric Authentication Technology to Enable Certification with Encrypted Face Information

TOKYO, Dec 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the development of a secure biometric authentication technology that allows users to authenticate themselves with encrypted face information. This technology reduces the risk of misuse if face information is leaked and contributes to the expansion of safe and secure […]

Mitsubishi Power Ships Natural Gas-fired GTCC Power Generation System to the UAE

TOKYO, Dec 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has shipped a total of three M701JAC gas turbines to the Fujairah F3 power plant in the UAE from its Takasago Machinery Works in Hyogo Prefecture. The plant will use an efficient combined […]

MHI Thermal Systems Receives Two “ProductReview Awards” for its Split System Air Conditioners, for Second Consecutive Year

TOKYO, Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems) has received two awards in the Split System Air Conditioners* category from ProductReview, Australia’s foremost consumer product review site. The two “2022 ProductReview Awards,” which were received through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia, Pty. Ltd. (MHIAA), […]

BostonGene and NEC Announce Global Partnership

TOKYO, JAPAN and WALTHAM, Mass., Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BostonGene Corporation and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a strategic global partnership agreement that will enable the companies to offer new windowBostonGene Tumor Portrait Tests in key international markets, including Japan as the first market outside of the U.S. BostonGene’s […]

JCB and Keychain Implement Offline Payments using NFC

TOKYO, Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd. Japan’s only international payment brand (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan) and Keychain GK (Head Office: Singapore) implement offline payments using near-field communication (NFC), self-sovereign identity, and blockchain technology. Figure 1. Offline Payment Concept With the spread of 5G and the development of Internet […]

e5 Lab and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to Provide Design for Standard Hybrid Electric Propulsion Vessel “ROBOSHIP” for Use in a Biomass Fuel Carrier

TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have agreed to provide the design for “ROBOSHIP,” a standard hybrid electric propulsion vessel the two companies are seeking to promote as a vision for the future […]

JCB expands partnership with Planet to deliver more choice for European merchants accepting payments both in-store and via digital channels

TOKYO & LONDON, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Planet, a global integrated payments leader, announced the expansion of their European partnership. This new deal ensures Planet will perform as a JCB acquirer across European territories for both face-to-face […]

Hitachi High-Tech Develops the Electron Beam Area Inspection System GS1000 to Meet Increased Demand for Inspection and Massive-Metrology in EUV Applications

TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today announced the Development of its Electron Beam Area Inspection System GS1000. This, newly developed tool, offers precise and fast e-beam inspection by using common platform, which is based on proven Hitachi High-Tech’s high-speed inspection SEM’s, Hitachi High-Tech’s expertise in market leading […]

MHI Awarded Contract for Six Units of the Outer Vertical Target for the Divertor Used in the ITER in Southern France

TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has awarded a first contract from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) for manufacture of 6 units of divertor outer vertical target additional components for ITER(1,2), the experimental fusion reactor currently under construction in southern France. The […]