Category: JCN Newswire

TOKYO and NEW YORK, NY., Mar 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”), a human-centered global leading research-based pharmaceutical company working in the neurology and oncology therapeutic areas, and Nuvation Bio Inc. (NYSE: NUVB, Corporate Headquarters: New York, NY, CEO: David Hung, M.D., “Nuvation Bio”), a global oncology company focused on tackling some of the toughest challenges in cancer treatment, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for taletrectinib for the treatment of advanced ROS1-positive (ROS1+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The filing will follow a standard review timeline.Taletrectinib (marketed as IBTROZI® in the U.S. and Japan) is a highly selective, next-generation oral treatment for patients living with advanced ROS1+ NSCLC.1 In January 2026, Eisai and Nuvation Bio announced they had entered into an exclusi…

The Frst New Leo Liner “L00 Series”TOKYO, Mar 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed delivery of the first trainsets L00 Series (“Leo-kei”) trains (4 cars per trainset, total 12 cars) ordered by Seibu Railway Co., Ltd. for its Yamaguchi Line, an automated guideway transit (AGT) system. Commercial operation of the first train began on March 27th. That same day, Seibu Railway held a commemorative ceremony for the start of commercial operation, attended by Tokorozawa City Mayor Masatoshi Onozuka and Higashimurayama City Mayor Takashi Watanabe.The new L00 Series are being manufactured at MHI’s Mihara Machinery Works in Hiroshima Prefecture, and are scheduled to be delivered sequentially by FY2027. The seating arrangement has been changed from the bench seats used in the existing 8500 Series vehicles to longitudinal seats to increase transport capacity to BELLUNA DOME baseball stadium and Seibuen Amusement Park. To meet diverse passenger needs, wheelchai…

KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the development of a world-leading, high-sensitivity and high-resolution infrared sensor to expand monitoring capabilities in the defense and disaster prevention fields. This sensor is a Type-II superlattice (T2SL) infrared sensor with over 1 million pixels, capable of detecting both mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) and long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) light. Its high-sensitivity allows it to clearly capture minute thermal differences of 0.05°C or less, enabling high-precision monitoring day and night. This over 1-megapixel dual-band T2SL infrared sensor is the first of its kind in the world.The newly developed technology boasts dramatically enhanced detection and identification performance, with applications spanning a wide range of fields. For example, when applied to optical sensor systems mounted on satellites or aircraft, it can contribute to the creation of new value across diverse areas, including early assessme…

TOKYO, Mar 26, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sharp Corporation has developed long-range video monitoring technology which uses AI to analyze and record video streamed from locations 5 to 10 km away. This technology was developed in collaboration with Harada Laboratory at Kyoto University (hereinafter “Kyoto University”), Watanabe Laboratory at Waseda University (hereinafter “Waseda University”), and Oita Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “OAB”), as part of the Ultra-Coverage Beyond 5G Wireless and Video Coding through Japan–US–Australia R&D Collaboration project (*1) commissioned by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan.Video analysis of grazing cattle during a field test.The video classifies difference in cattle behavior with green squares (standing) and yellow squares (feeding).Comparing the current footage (left) with the immediately preceding (40 seconds prior) footage (right), environmental changes are displayed at the top of…

TOKYO, Mar 26, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE:6703, “OKI”), Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”), and Hitachi Channel Solutions, Corp. (“Hitachi Channel Solutions”), today announced that we have agreed to enter into an agreement (“Integration Agreement”) regarding the business integration of their automated equipment businesses, including ATMs (“Business Integration”), as well as a shareholders’ agreement regarding the joint venture company established for this Business Integration (“Joint Venture Company”).Pursuant to the Integration Agreement, OKI will transfer its business responsible for the development and production of automated equipment, including ATMs, to Hitachi Channel Solutions – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi – through the Absorption-type Split. Subsequently, OKI will acquire a portion of Hitachi Channel Solutions’ shares, thereby establishing it as a joint venture. The pla…

TOKYO, Japan, Mar 26, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Rail announced that it will manufacture rolling stock for a new restaurant train, Fine Dining Train “vies,” in which SEIBU RAILWAY Co.,Ltd. is participating. The train is scheduled to begin operations in March 2028, and the train name and logo design have now been finalized.Realising a premium travel experience through rolling stock manufacturingDrawing on the technologies and expertise it has cultivated through the design and manufacture of railway rolling stock, Hitachi will be responsible for manufacturing the vehicles for this train. Fine Dining Train “vies” builds upon and further develops the concept established by “ Fifty Two Seats of Happiness ,” Seibu Railway’s full – course restaurant train that has been in operation since 2016, with the aim of delivering a more refined and exclusive space and dining experience. The train will be newly designed and manufactured based on the Seibu Railway…

TOKYO, Mar 26, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced that its FonesVisuas Test, an innovative blood test that predicts disease risk, is being offered by Royal Healthcare (*1), a Singapore-based medical institution and group company of Sojitz Corporation that combines the latest medical expertise with the art of hospitality.   Entrance of the Specialist Medical Centre                       Interior of the Specialist Medical CentreAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global rise in lifestyle-related diseases and dementia underscores the urgency for advanced predictive diagnostics (*2). Concurrently, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) iLibrary data has identified cancer and cardiovascular diseases as leading causes of mortality worldwide (*3), amplifying the urgency for proactive health management solutions.Royal Healthcare is based in Singapore’s me…

Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP)TOKYO, Mar 26, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP), a regional subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been awarded a contract from Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) for boiler retrofit work at the Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP) located in the Tuas district in western Singapore. The retrofit aims to stabilize the waste handling capacity of the stoker-type incinerator(1) and extend the facility’s operational lifespan. Expected completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027. The retrofit will be undertaken by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of the MHI Group.TSIP was originally designed and constructed by MHI and was completed in 2000. It has a daily processing capacity of 3,000 tons and is operated and maintained by NEA.MHIEC will be responsible for the design, construction, and operational support un…

TOKYO, Mar 25, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) and NEC Corporation (NEC) will begin joint development in April 2026 of a system that automatically identifies near-miss incidents at construction sites and generates reports as part of promoting safety. The system utilizes camera footage and sensor data collected from hydraulic excavators, aiming to prevent accidents.Overview of safety measure implementation using the jointly developed systemBackgroundConstruction industry operations are heavily influenced by unpredictable factors such as weather, geological conditions, and constantly changing work environments, resulting in frequent hazardous incidents. To enhance safety, there is growing demand for new support systems that leverage digital technologies. One such demand is for a system capable of automatically extracting, visualizing, and summarizing potentially hazardous scenes (“risk scenes”) from site-specific and time-dependent video footage and work…

TOKYO, Mar 25, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation’s (NEC; TSE: 6701) ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, NEC Orchestrating Future Fund (NOFF), has invested in AGI7, Inc. (AGI7), provider of the Physical AI platform “Alpha Vision.” This platform enables AI agents to understand physical spaces and to automatically execute effective responses to detected events.In recent years, a wide variety of sites, including stores, warehouses, construction sites, data centers, event venues, and public infrastructure, have seen growing needs for advancing safety measures, addressing labor shortages, integrating visualization across multiple locations, and making rapid decisions. However, there are limits to manually and continuously monitoring the vast amounts of video and sensor data collected from cameras and IoT devices. Consequently, there is a rapidly growing demand for AI that can understand physical spaces and perform advanced visualization and evaluation.AG…

Kawasaki, Osaka, Japan, Mar 25, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology at The University of Osaka today announced the development of a new technology designed to accelerate the industrial application of quantum computers in the era of early fault-tolerant quantum computing (early-FTQC). By combining ver. 3 of the STAR architecture, a unique highly efficient phase rotation gate quantum computing architecture, with a novel molecular model optimization technique, researchers have significantly reduced computational resource requirements. This breakthrough will enable the energy calculations for chemical material design such as catalyst molecules, within a realistic timeframe using early-FTQC quantum computers. These kinds of calculations are currently not possible using current computers, and would take millennia even using previous versions of the STAR architecture. The technologies are expected to contribute to solving various societ…

TOKYO, Mar 24, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter HIES, part of Hitachi, Ltd. Connective Industries (CI) Sector) has launched “GREEN SCREW OIL”, a plantbased lubricant for oil-flooded screw air compressors. Because the plant-derived raw materials absorb CO₂ during growth, the new lubricant cuts manufacturing-stage CO₂ emissions by approximately 90%. Even including emissions at disposal, its CO2 emissions across the entire lifecycle can be reduced by approximately 40%(estimated value) compared to conventional synthetic oils.Air compressors are widely used manufacturing and social infrastructure fields. HIES’ air compressors form a significant part of the installed base for “HMAXTM(*1) Industry”, a digital service that embodies Lumada 3.0(*2), offering predictive diagnostics powered by machine learning and operational/maintenance support through generative AI. Delivered via “FitLiveTM(*3)”. These s…

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, Mar 24, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Umios Corporation today announced the successful completion of a joint pilot project for an electronic traceability system to trace and visualize seafood distribution information. This initiative, conducted on February 1, 2026, aims to support the countering of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which is increasingly important for securing sustainable marine resources. The experiment focused on bluefin tuna farmed by the Umios Group in Wakayama Prefecture, establishing a mechanism for consumers to check distribution information from the farm to retail stores via smartphone. The project successfully validated the system’s effectiveness for wider implementation in society. Both companies aim to commence operation of this system by fiscal year 2027 for some fish species handled by the Umios Group. In recent years, while demand for seafood has increased globally due to population growth and rising…

KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 23, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that its comprehensive traffic simulation system, developed under contract for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)-led regional transportation DX promotion project COMmmmONS, has been adopted for the Maebashi City Regional Public Transportation Plan, published by the local government on March 23, 2026. Analysis carried out by the system is included in the plan as scientific evidence supporting the policy to increase bus routes, one of the plan’s key measures.Across municipalities nationwide, addressing the needs of transportation-disadvantaged residents and responding to carbon neutrality in the transportation sector have become urgent challenges, driving the need to advance and modernize public transportation systems.In Maebashi City, challenges such as demographic changes, increasingly diverse mobility needs, and a shortage of bus drivers have emerged. As the city examined optima…

TOKYO, Mar 23, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) announced that it has been named a 2026 Catalyst Award winner , in recognition of its efforts to embed inclusion as a core element of its global management and business strategies.Catalyst is the global nonprofit accelerating organizational performance and progress through workplace inclusion for everyone. The Catalyst Award is the premier global recognition of workplace inclusion initiatives.Through the “Together, We Are Stronger” initiative, Hitachi has driven a more inclusive culture across the organization by advancing inclusive leadership and strengthening talent practices while addressing long-established cultural norms in Japan. Championed by senior leadership, Hitachi’s approach combines global governance with local implementation to accelerate talent opportunities across the company’s diverse markets, while promoting a culture of psychological safety, trust and shared accountability. The initiati…

TOKYO, Mar 19, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI), the Honda motorcycle production and sales subsidiary in India, will add a third production line to its second plant (Tapukara, Alwar district, Rajasthan) in India. The new line is scheduled to become operational in 2028, with annual production capacity of 670,000 units, bringing the total capacity of the second plant to 2.01 million units.  HMSI Second Plant                          Motorcycle production line in HMSI Second PlantThe second plant of HMSI began motorcycle production in July 2011, with an initial production capacity of 600,000 units, which was doubled to 1.2 million units in March 2012. Furthermore, since 2023, the second plant has been introducing new technologies in stages to automate machining processes and further increase the overall production efficiency. As a result, the second plant currently has annual produ…

TOKYO, Mar 19, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda announced that the Honda WN7 electric motorcycle has won the Gold Award, the highest honor in the Product Design discipline of the iF DESIGN AWARD, one of the most prestigious design awards in the world. This marks the first time a Honda product has won the Gold Award at the iF DESIGN AWARD.As the first Honda electric naked model in the FUN category, the Honda WN7 was developed with the concept of “Be the Wind.” This model represents part of a Honda initiative toward the realization of a carbon neutral society.  Adoption of a frameless structure, with the battery case functioning as the body frame, contributed to the realization of a lightweight body with a great layout flexibility. Moreover, the Honda WN7 features a maximum output of 50 kW, equivalent to a 600 cc ICE (internal combustion engine) motorcycle, and maximum torque of 100 Nm, comparable to a 1000 cc class ICE motorcycle. This ensures powerful yet composed performa…

Hydrolution EZY Series (Left: 6 kW, 7.1 kW Right: 10 kW, 14 kW)TOKYO, Mar 19, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has expanded its lineup in the “Hydrolution EZY” series of air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps for the European market that utilize R290 natural refrigerant. New models with capacities of 10kW and 14kW have been added to the two existing 6kW and 7.1kW models to meet a wide range of needs in the region. MHI Thermal Systems plans to release the new models successively in European markets starting this spring.ATW heat pumps extract heat from the air to supply cold and hot water for hot water supply, heating, and cooling. The monobloc type models added to the lineup have a water heat exchanger built into the outdoor unit, so only water lines need to be fitted, allowing for easier installation than split-type ATWs, which require refrigerant pipe connections. In addition, R290 refr…