Category: JCN Newswire

SAN DIEGO, July 23, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Crown Bioscience, a global contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in the United States and part of JSR Life Sciences and Japan-based JSR Corporation, announced today that its San Diego laboratory has received Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification. This significant milestone enables Crown Bioscience to deliver clinical-grade testing, further strengthening its support for clients’ clinical and translational drug development efforts.CLIA, regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), sets rigorous federal standards for accuracy, reliability, and quality laboratory operations. With this designation, Crown Bioscience’s San Diego facility affirms full compliance, providing clients with increased confidence in the biomarker data used for clinical decision-making and regulatory submissions.”Achieving this marks a crucial step in our commitment to delivering high-quality, compliant laboratory servic…

TOKYO, July 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Anime Tokyo Station, an anime exhibition center that utilizes Japanese anime content with a strong fan base around the world, serves as a facility enjoyed by children and adults alike. Since opening, it has welcomed 190,624 visitors from both Japan and overseas (as of July 6, 2025), and regularly hosts special exhibitions featuring popular anime series.We are pleased to announce that the TV Anime “SPYxFAMILY” Special Exhibition will be held from August 16 to November 9, 2025, featuring the series that has gained popularity not only in Japan, but worldwide.The special exhibition will look back on various memorable scenes while exploring the appeal of each character from the series. Visitors can enjoy an AR experience where character dialogue appears when they hold up their smartphones, photo spots for taking pictures while being immersed in the world of the series, and other features that allow them to experience the characters’ appeal firsthand.We invi…

SINGAPORE, JULY 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – AGI research company Sapient Intelligence today announced the open-source release of its Hierarchical Reasoning Model (HRM), a brain-inspired architecture that leverages hierarchical structure and multi-timescale processing to achieve substantial computational depth without sacrificing training stability or efficiency. Trained on just 1000 examples without pre-training, with only 27 million parameters, HRM successfully tackles reasoning challenges that continue to frustrate today’s large language models (LLMs).Beyond LLM Reasoning LimitsCurrent LLMs depend heavily on Chain-of-Thought prompting, an approach that often suffers from brittle task decomposition, immense training data demands and high latency. Inspired by the hierarchical and multi-timescale processing in the human brain, HRM overcomes these constraints by embracing three fundamental principles observed in cortical computation: hierarchical processing, temporal separation, and recurrent …

TOKYO, July 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ShrimpTech JIRCAS, Inc. (Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, CEO: Dr. Marcy Wilder) and IMT Engineering Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Mr. Motoki Okada) today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to pursue strategic collaboration in the field of land-based re-circulating aquaculture.Through mutual trust and a shared history of over 20 years of joint R&D as co-inventors of the Indoor Shrimp Production System “ISPS”, the two companies plan to contribute expertise and resources to support the advancement of sustainable fisheries production. This collaboration will focus on both basic and applied research, feasibility studies, and the commercialization of new technologies to promote the growth of land-based shrimp aquaculture in Japan and internationally.Key aspects of the partnership include:IMT Engineering will provide technical support, including site surveys and facility design.ShrimpTech JIRCAS will focus on research and technology c…

TOKYO, Japan, July 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda will exhibit Honda Koraidon, a future mobility concept, at the 2025 FIM*1 Endurance World Championship “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race 46th Event*2, to be held from Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3 at Suzuka Circuit (Mie Prefecture). On August 1 (Fri) and 2 (Sat), Honda Koraidon will be exhibited at the Honda Racing Gallery (HRG) within the circuit grounds. On August 3 (Sun), Honda Koraidon will make its debut on-road appearance, showcasing its “Sprinting Build” during the pre-race ceremony for the Suzuka 8 Hours race.*1 FIM: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme*2 Suzuka 8 Hours ticket or special passport required to enter Suzuka Circuit between August 1 (Fri) and 3 (Sun).Honda KoraidonHonda Koraidon Exhibit OverviewDates: August 1 (Fri) – 2 (Sat), 2025Venue: Honda Racing Gallery (within Suzuka Circuit)7992 Inoucho, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, 510-0295Time: August 1 (Fri) 8:15 AM – 6:00 PM, August 2 (Sat) 9:00 AM – 8:00…

TOKYO, July 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The SJC2 consortium (*1) announced today with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) the completion of construction and the start of operations for the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2), a high-capacity optical submarine cable connecting the Asia region.- Group photo at the launch ceremony –SJC2’s main trunk links Singapore, Hong Kong China, and Japan, with additional branches covering other key Asia-Pacific countries and regions. Constructed by NEC, the cable spans a total length of approximately 10,500 kilometers and employs the latest optical wavelength division multiplexing technology, which is capable of transmitting more than 126 terabits per second (Tbps) (*2).SJC2 enhances submarine cable infrastructure in the region with additional capacity, route diversity, and resilience by strengthening the redundancy of the network to meet the increasing demand for connectivity within Southeast Asia and East Asia. This will contribute to a more stable communic…

MHI-AP signs three-year service contract for Turkmenistan’s largest fertilizer operation plantMHI-AP will deliver comprehensive after-sales support to enhance the plant’s long-term reliabilityGarabogazkarbamid Fertilizer Plant internal facadeTOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., has successfully entered into a three-year service contract with the State Concern “Turkmenhimiya” (TH), the operator of Turkmenistan’s largest fertilizer operation plant, also known as the Garabogazkarbamid Fertilizer Plant.MHI-AP is an after-sales services hub for chemical plants delivered by MHI Group all over the world. Under this contract, MHI-AP will deliver spare parts for critical rotating equipment, such as gas turbine generators, heavy duty compressors and pumps from MHI Group companies, as well as other spare parts and consumables. Services will be provided in partnership with Mitsubishi Corpor…

All-New DestinatorTOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) today unveiled the all-new Destinator midsize SUV in Indonesia. The Destinator will be showcased at the 32nd GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show1, which opens on July 23, with sales to begin the same day. The new model will also be introduced in other ASEAN markets, including Vietnam and the Philippines, as well as in South Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.The all-new Destinator is manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia2 (Bekasi Regency, West Java). Developed under the product concept of a “Confidence Booster for Energetic Families,” the all-new Destinator is a seven-seat midsize SUV featuring a spacious three-row layout. It was named the Destinator in the hopes that it will empower drivers and their beloved families to pursue new destinations with confidence. The Destinator combines a refined, authentic SUV design with a spacious, pre…

TOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (hereafter “Hitachi”), Brookfield Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (the Japanese subsidiary of global investment firm Brookfield, hereafter “Brookfield”), and Hartree Partners Singapore Pte. Limited (hereafter “Hartree”), known for its strength in commodity trading, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 17 to jointly explore the development of digital infrastructure in Japan.Image of environmentally-friendly digital infrastructureUnder this MoU, the three companies will jointly explore funding schemes to meet capital needs for the development of grid-scale storage batteries to support grid stabilization and large-scale digital infrastructure that require substantial amounts of electricity in Japan.In this consideration, they will combine Hitachi’s comprehensive engineering capabilities in designing, building, and operating infrastructure in the energy and digital sectors, as well as the expertise of Lumada*1 in accelerating digital inn…

TOKYO, July 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Anime Tokyo Station, an exhibition center for Japanese anime operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Association of Japanese Animations, has welcomed 187,602 visitors from Japan and overseas (as of June 29, 2025) as a facility that promotes the appeal of Japanese anime to the world under the motto “Making ANIME more interesting, Bringing ANIME far into the future.”This time, Anime Tokyo Station will be holding “Summer Festival at Anime Tokyo Station,” featuring various special events during summer vacation.As one of the events for Summer Festival at Anime Tokyo Station, we are pleased to announce the “TOKIO Exciting Anime Workshop.”The TOKIO Exciting Anime Workshop is an anime production workshop for elementary and junior high school students to be held over two days on August 23 and 24. In this workshop, participants will learn about stop-motion animation, the mechanics of animation, sound expression, and the production process, then wor…

SAN DIEGO, CA, July 16, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – International Land Alliance, Inc. (OTCQB: ILAL), (“ILAL” or the “Company”), an international land investment and development firm, today announced a new planned phase at its Cabo Oasis development.  With the engineering and interior roads already completed, the Company plans to begin offering this rental property product in the next 45 days.“The market for rentals in Baja is in high demand and we will be meeting that demand with this new phase,” said ILAL president Frank Ingrande. “Not only is this a natural conduit for subsequent sales but will provide recurring rental revenues in addition to management fees.  We have added a new marketing team with offices in Las Vegas and Northern California to focus on the new rental and sales phases.  We have worked with this team that will now be operating in Las Vegas and Northern California for over 20 years and are excited to add this new inventory to their product offering.  We have already started ou…

TOKYO, July 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that the drug discovery research for Lecanemab (product name: “LEQEMBI®”), a humanized anti-human soluble amyloid B (AB)protofibril monoclonal antibody indicated for early Alzheimer’s disease (early AD*), which was co-developed by Eisai and BioArctic AB (Headquarters: Sweden; herein after, BioArctic), has received “The 9th Bioindustry Award” from the Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA).The Bioindustry Award, now marking its 9th year, recognizes achievements that have significantly contributed to the development of the bioindustry or are expected to contribute to its future growth. This award acknowledges that “based on the amyloid cascade hypothesis proposed in 1992, which is a leading theory for the cause and progression mechanism of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the successful development of lecanemab—designed specifically to target highly neurotoxic AB protofibrils, beginni…

Retain the exterior design, while optimizing equipment and providing for faster maintenanceTwo new trains began commercial operation, with a total of 25 trains scheduled to be delivered sequentially by 2028New Trains on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (Photo courtesy of SBS Transit LTD)TOKYO, July 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed delivery of the first trains for a project to enhance the transport capacity of the Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system(1) used on the Sengkang-Punggol Light Rapid Transit (SPLRT)(2) network serving the northeast area of Singapore, based on an order received jointly with MHI’s regional subsidiary Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) in 2022 from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore.(3)First two new trains were delivered and began commercial operation on July 15. On the same day, LTA hosted a ceremony to commemorate the commencement of commercial operations…

SINGAPORE, 16 July 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Singtel and a group of leading telecommunications and tech companies today announced the signing of a contract with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) to build the Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) submarine cable system connecting Singapore and Japan, with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan. Targeted for completion by the third quarter of 2029, the 8,900 km high-capacity cable system will support the demand for more bandwidth across this route, enhancing digital connectivity in the region.The consortium, chaired by Singtel, includes Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, ARTERIA Networks, Chunghwa Telecom, DREAMLINE, Globe Telecom, Telekom Malaysia and Unified National Networks.Mr Alan Tan, Chairperson of the Asia United Gateway Cable Management Committee and Director, Submarine Cable Planning at Singtel, stated, “With the surge in demand for high-speed connectivity and bandwidth needed for AI innovation in the region, th…

TOKYO, July 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Anime Tokyo Station is an anime exhibition site focused on Japanese anime content, which has developed a devout fan base around the world. Under the motto, “Make ANIME more interesting, Bringing ANIME far into the future,” it regularly hosts special exhibitions for popular anime and attracts 187,602 visitors (as of June 29, 2025) from both Japan and overseas as a facility that communicates the appeal of Japanese anime to the world.From May 2025, Anime Tokyo Station will be holding a special exhibition of the theatrical pre-release of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, the latest installment of the Gundam series directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and the first-ever collaboration between studio khara, known for the Evangelion series, and SUNRISE, the studio behind the Gundam series.It has been decided that two new designs will be added to the illustration cards, which are distributed as an admission bonus. The second design is based on the teaser visual…

• All Nippon Airways, in partnership with Hitachi, developed a new system that can automatically formulate fast and optimal revision plans for flight schedules to address disruptions from bad weather and other challenges.• By combining All Nippon Airways’ operational expertise with Hitachi’s planning optimization technology, the partners developed and began operating the system in July.• The system shortens flight schedule revision times by several hours, helping minimize customer impact during irregularities.TOKYO, July 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – To reduce disruption impacts on customers, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi), in collaboration with Hitachi Consulting Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Consulting), launched a system that automatically and rapidly generates optimized flight schedule revisions during disruptions affecting ANA’s domestic flight operations. This system was jointly developed by combining ANA’s operational expertise with Hitachi’s technological capabilities. This …

KAWASAKI, Japan, July 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that one of its Fujitsu Uvance solutions that optimizes customers’ global supply chains using specialized AI agents has been selected by the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) AI Governance Alliance as one of 18 global advanced AI solutions that are transforming business. An independent, cross-industry group of AI leaders worldwide participated in selecting the solutions for the MINDS Programme from hundreds of applications. Applications were anonymized, and the final selection was based on cases that were implemented in actual settings and that have already achieved concrete results. The MINDS Programme (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions) was launched by WEF to spotlight AI applications already delivering real impact across critical sectors like healthcare, energy and financial services.Developed on the “Fujitsu Data Intelligence PaaS (1)” all-in-one operation platform offered under the Fujitsu Uv…

TOKYO, July 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that it has launched “URECE®” (brand name in China: “Youlesi®”, generic name: dotinurad) in China as a treatment for Gout. URECE was approved by the National Medical Products Administration in China as a treatment for gout patients with hyperuricemia in December 2024.URECE is a new therapeutic medicine for gout and hyperuricemia discovered by FUJI YAKUHIN. It suppresses uric acid reabsorption and lowers blood uric acid levels by selectively inhibiting the urate transporter (URAT1) related to reabsorption of uric acid in the kidney.Eisai concluded a license agreement with FUJI YAKUHIN for China and five ASEAN member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand, granting exclusive development and distribution rights in these countries. This approval in China is based on the results of a multicenter, active controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, rand…

TOKYO, July 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) has been added to the FTSE4Good Index Series(*1) and FTSE Blossom Japan Index(*2) for six consecutive years, and to the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index(*2) for four consecutive years in recognition of the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.The FTSE4Good Index Series is a globally recognized index that measures the performance of companies in their ESG practices and adds superior companies to their index. It is regarded as one of the important criteria for investors to evaluate companies’ ESG initiatives when deciding where to invest.The FTSE Blossom Japan Index was designed to reflect the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices.In addition, the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, designed in 2022, tracks the performance of Japanese companies that, relative to their sector, demonstrate prominent approaches to ESG issu…

HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 10, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that Mazda Motor Europe, the company responsible for Mazda’s European operations, unveiled the all-new MAZDA CX-5 crossover SUV on July 10, 2025, at the local time.All-new MAZDA CX-5 Debut (European specification model)The CX-5 was introduced in 2012 as the first model to fully adopt Mazda’s design theme, “KODO – Soul of Motion” that imbues soul into the car, and SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY, which delivers outstanding driving performance and environmental performance. Since then, it has grown to become Mazda’s best-selling model*1, with sales in more than 100 countries and regions around the world and the cumulative global sales exceeding 4.5 million units*2. The CX-5 has been chosen by many customers for its sporty and urban design, “Jinba-Ittai” driving experience that allows the driver to control the car at one’s will, and the carefully crafted interior.The development concept for the new CX-5, now in its thi…