Honda’s First Formula 1 World Championship Title for 30 years Max Verstappen Wins the 2021 Drivers’ World Championship

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Red Bull Racing Honda driver Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the 22nd round of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship and the 26 points he scored was enough for him to take the World Championship title. This is Verstappen’s first ever title […]

Mitsubishi Corporation and Lawson to Supply Lawson Stores with Renewable Energy Through Off-site PPA

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Lawson, Inc. (Lawson) are pleased to announce a new collaboration in the supply of renewable energy to Lawson convenience stores. Details are explained below. Lawson will use renewables to power approximately 3,600 of its stores in the Kanto-Koshin District and the […]

Fujitsu Launches Global Strategic Partner Academy Program to Tackle Global IT Skills and Experience Shortage

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announces an ambitious Global Strategic Partner Academy program designed to address increasingly critical skills shortages. With a focus on Fujitsu employees, apprentices and new recruits, the Global Strategic Partner Academy program will offer training, re-training and experience-based development opportunities in collaboration with global […]

All-New Outlander PHEV Model Wins Technology Car of the Year in 2021-2022 Car of the Year Japan Awards

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced that the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) model of the all-new Outlander crossover SUV won the Technology Car of the Year in the 2021-2022 Car of the Year Japan(1) awarded to car with innovative technologies for eco-friendliness and safety. All-new […]

MC JV Launches PoC Autonomous-Driving Pilot Project in Jakarta’s BSD City

TOKYO, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that its joint venture with Macnica Inc. (Macnica) will be taking advantage of support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to carry out a proof-of-concept (PoC) autonomous-driving pilot project in Bumi Serpong Damai(BSD) City located in Tangerang, […]

Showa Denko Develops HD Media for MAS-MAMR Technology

TOKYO, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE: 4004) has developed hard disk (HD) media for hard disk drives (HDDs) which support data recording with Microwave Assisted Switching-Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (MAS-MAMR) technology, which is a next-generation data-recording technology based on a new data recording principle suggested by […]

Hitachi Energy Partners with National Grid on World’s First Replacement of SF6 in Existing High-voltage Equipment

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy and National Grid have successfully energized a pilot project replacing SF6 in installed high-voltage gas-insulated lines with an eco-efficient fluoronitrile based gas mixture. This retrofill solution, in Richborough, UK is part of Hitachi Energy’s EconiQTM(1) portfolio which is designed to deliver a […]

Hitachi: Two New FE-SEM Models Launched to Support Data-Driven R&D

TOKYO, Dec 9, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (“Hitachi High-Tech”) announced today the launch of two cutting-edge FE-SEM(1) models, the SU8600 and SU8700 (hereinafter, “this product line”), that feature new detectors, capabilities, advanced automation, and more. This class of instrumentation is used to observe, measure, define and analyze microstructures across […]

JCB and Datachain Start Demonstration Experiment to Build a “Digital Currency Exchange Platform”

TOKYO, Dec 9, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Datachain has started a demonstration experiment on interoperability between different blockchains(*1) to build a “digital currency exchange platform”. In the near future, various digital currency and circulation platforms are expected to be launched, including those issued […]

Brewin Dolphin Reaches Key Milestone in its Digital Transformation Journey with Avaloq’s SaaS Solution

London, UK, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s largest wealth managers, has gone live with a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution from Avaloq, an NEC subsidiary and global leader in digital banking solutions and wealth management technology. The partnership is part of Brewin Dolphin’s […]

Hitachi Achieves CDP’s Highest Score of “Grade A” in Climate Change and Water Security

TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) has been awarded the highest score of “Grade A” by global environmental non-profit charity CDP, in the categories of climate change and water security. CDP evaluated Hitachi’s pioneering initiatives and disclosure of information for tackling climate change, as well as acting […]

NEC Named to the CDP “A List” for Advanced Climate Change and Water Security Initiatives Three Years in a Row

TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP(1), securing a place on its prestigious “A List” three years in a row for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect water security. In 2017, NEC […]

NEC Becomes First Global Reseller of D-Wave’s Leap Quantum Cloud Service

Tokyo and Vancouver, Dec 7, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, and D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the only provider building both annealing and gate model quantum computers, today announced that NEC […]

Toyota Selects North Carolina for New U.S. Automotive Battery Plant

Toyota City, Japan, Dec 7, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor North America announced today that North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph Megasite has been chosen as the location for Toyota’s new $1.29 billion automotive battery manufacturing plant, to be named, Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC). When it comes online in 2025, TBMNC will […]

Eisai to Present Abstracts on Oncology Products And Pipeline at 44th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

TOKYO, Dec 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that presentations on a series of abstracts highlighting updates on its in-house discovered eribulin mesylate (product name: Halaven, halichondrin class microtubule dynamics inhibitor, “eribulin”), MORAb-202, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC), and H3B-6545 (selective estrogen alpha receptor covalent antagonist), discovered by […]

Fujitsu Launches ‘Global Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer’ Program to Accelerate Global Business, Technology, and Human Resources Strategies with Leading Engineers

TOKYO, Dec 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the launch of the Global Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer (Global FDE) program, which recognizes the contributions of top-tier engineers that not only possess exceptional world class technical capabilities but have also proven to create value to strategies and customers in Fujitsu’s growth technology […]

DENSO Announces Organizational Changes in Pursuit of Green, Peace of Mind Causes

KARIYA, JAPAN, Dec 3, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, today announced changes to its organization, executive structure and personnel, effective January 1, 2022. The changes will help DENSO:– Achieve its Long-term Policy 2030, which includes the concept of “Bringing hope for thefuture for our plants, society and all […]