Category: JCN Newswire

HONG KONG, Sep 24, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – September 23, Galaxy Payroll Group Limited (Nasdaq: GLXG) (“Galaxy” or the “Company”), a leading global payroll provider, today announced that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).On March 17, 2025, the Company received a written notification from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff, informing the Company that its ordinary shares had failed to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 over the previous 30 consecutive business days as required by the Listing Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.Since then, the Company has taken active measures to address this issue and has successfully regained compliance. Specifically, for the last 10 consecutive business days, from September 8 through September 19, 2025, the closing bid price of the Company’s ordinary shares has been at $1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, Nasdaq has formally notified the Company…

TOKYO, Sept 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (hereinafter “NEC”) and MOTER Technologies, Inc. (hereinafter “MOTER”), a U.S.-based subsidiary of Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. that develops software*1, announced today that they have entered into a capital alliance agreement, effective August 2025.BackgroundIn recent years the mobility industry has undergone a once-in-a-century transformation, reshaped by electrification, autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and the sharing economy. These advances have made transportation and operational risks more complex and diverse, requiring mobility service providers and insurers to adopt new approaches. To advance innovative insurance services that can deliver swift and accurate support through cutting-edge digital technology, NEC and MOTER have entered this capital alliance.VisionThis alliance will combine the NEC Group’s advanced digital technologies, including AI, video analytics, and biometric authentication, with MOTER&rsqu…

TOKYO, Sept 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V., Mitsubishi Motors’ subsidiary in Europe, will begin a sequential launch of the all-new Eclipse Cross battery electric vehicle (hereafter, BEV) for the European market before the end of 2025. The model will be manufactured at Renault’s ElectriCity Douai Plant, the Renault Group’s EV production hub.World Premiere of the All-New Eclipse CrossThe all-new Eclipse Cross is a compact SUV supplied under an OEM agreement from the company’s Alliance partner, the Renault Group, following the ASX compact SUV, the Colt compact hatchback, and the Grandis compact SUV. Built on the CMF-EV platform and designed exclusively as a BEV, this new model supports the advancement of electrification in the European market. At the front, Mitsubishi Motors’ signature Dynamic Shield design concept conveys strength and a refined presence. Together with an electric powert…

All-New Eclipse CrossTOKYO, September 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V., Mitsubishi Motors’ subsidiary in Europe, will begin a sequential launch of the all-new Eclipse Cross battery electric vehicle (hereafter, BEV) for the European market before the end of 2025. The model will be manufactured at Renault’s ElectriCity Douai Plant, the Renault Group’s EV production hub.World Premiere of the All-New Eclipse Crosshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJYG2mV3hskThe all-new Eclipse Cross is a compact SUV supplied under an OEM agreement from the company’s Alliance partner, the Renault Group, following the ASX compact SUV, the Colt compact hatchback, and the Grandis compact SUV. Built on the CMF-EV platform and designed exclusively as a BEV, this new model supports the advancement of electrification in the European market. At the front, Mitsubishi Motors’ signature Dynamic Shield design concept conv…

Delica Mini                                                                   eK SpaceTOKYO, September 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) will begin sales of the fully redesigned Delica Mini and eK Space super height-wagon kei-cars1 at dealerships across Japan on October 29.Launched in May 2023, the Delica Mini has enjoyed widespread popularity as an emblematic model for the Mitsubishi Motors brand, driving domestic sales with over 3,000 units sold per month. A winner of the Design Car of the Year at the 2023-2024 Japan Car of the Year awards and recipient of the special award for commercial campaign that inspired consumers at Brand of the Year 2023 in Japan, the Delica Mini has won over many fans through TV commercials featuring its official mascot, Deli Maru.The new Del…

Toyota City, Japan, September 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) unveiled a partially upgraded GR Corolla today and announced that orders are now being accepted at Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan, with sales to commence on November 3.GR CorollaImprovements1) Leveraging lessons learned from competing in Japan’s Super Taikyu Series, the car’s fundamental performance has been enhanced so that it can be put to the test in evermore demanding settings.The body structure has been reinforced to endure vertical and lateral g-forces that are more intense than those typically generated at circuits in Japan.To maintain stable engine output even during prolonged full-throttle driving, a cool air duct has been added to reduce the intake-air temperature during high-load driving.2) The JBL Premium Sound System (factory-installed option) has been improved by equipping the car with an Active Sound Control system and installing a subwoofer in the luggage compartment to enhance comfort fo…

TOKYO, Japan, September 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda will exhibit Honda Koraidon, a future mobility concept, at the Honda Collection Hall during the 2025 FIM*1 MotoGP World Championship Round 17, the MOTUL Grand Prix of Japan (Japanese GP), to be held at Mobility Resort Motegi (Tochigi Prefecture) from Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28*2.This exhibition at the Collection Hall will feature the first-ever opportunity to sit astride Honda Koraidon, along with a world-first showrun with a rider aboard.*1 FIM: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme*2 From Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28, admission to Mobility Resort Motegi will require a Japanese GP spectator ticket or parking pass. Honda Koraidon during showrun at Suzuka Circuit Honda Koraidon Exhibit OverviewDates:Friday, September 26 – Sunday, September 28, 2025Venue:Honda Collection Hall (within Mobility Resort Motegi)120-1 Hiyama, Motegi-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture 321-359…

TOKYO, September 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hearafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced today that it has increased its equity stake in FleetPartners Group Limited (hereafter, FleetPartners), a leading automotive financial services company in Australia and New Zealand, to 19.93% as of September 17.In June last year, Mitsubishi Motors acquired 5.01% of FleetPartners’ total issued shares. With the aim to continue to strengthen the strategic relationship between the organisations and expand operations in Australia and New Zealand, Mitsubishi Motors has increased its investment to 19.93%. As part of the acquisition of the shares, Mitsubishi Motors represented to shareholders it has no current intention to acquire control or make a takeover offer for FleetPartners.FleetPartners Group Limited is a leading provider of vehicle leasing, fleet management, novated leasing, operating across Australia and New Zealand with decades of experience.Tatsuo Nakamura, Executive …

TOKYO, September 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has recently been awarded a contract from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) to manufacture 20 units of outer vertical targets, which are critical components of divertors, for ITER(*1,*2), the experimental fusion reactor currently under construction in southern France.There are plans to install 58 divertors in ITER, and Japan is scheduled to manufacture all 58 outer vertical targets accordingly. Of the total 58 outer vertical targets, MHI has secured orders to handle the initial production batch of 6 units (Units 1-6) and the second production batch of 12 units (Units 7-18). Having now secured an order for a third batch of 20 units, MHI will proceed to handle the manufacturing of all 38 units ordered.This acknowledgement results from the advanced manufacturing and mass production technologies MHI has cultivated through developing the prototype completed in 2024 and the ongoi…

TOKYO – September 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NTT, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akira Shimada; hereinafter “NTT”) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo; President and CEO: Eisaku Ito; hereinafter “MHI”) conducted an optical wireless power transmission experiment using laser beam to wirelessly transmit energy 1 kilometer away. By irradiating laser beam with an optical power of 1 kW, we succeeded in receiving 152 W of electric power 1 kilometer away. This marks the world’s highest efficiency of an optical wireless power transmission using a silicon photoelectric conversion element(*2) in an environment with strong atmospheric turbulence.This result demonstrates the feasibility of delivering power to distant sites. In the future, it is expected to be applied to on-demand power transmission to remote islands and disaster-stricken areas where power cables cannot be installed.This achievement was published in the British magazine Electronics …

TOKYO, September 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) is pleased to announce that Anglo American Sur S.A. (“AAS”), in which MC holds a 20.4% stake, has entered into a definitive agreement with Codelco to implement a joint mine plan for their adjacent copper operations in Chile: Los Bronces and Andina. This agreement builds on the memorandum of understanding announced in February 2025.Los Bronces and Andina have been trusted neighbors for decades. The implementation of a joint mine plan marks an important milestone that will further strengthen this partnership. This transaction is expected to generate a potential pre-tax value uplift of at least US$5 billion (100% basis), driven by the efficient development of the Los Bronces-Andina mining district and the optimization of existing processing capacity with minimal incremental capital investment. The joint mine plan is set to begin in 2030 and is projected to yield an additional 120,000 tonnes of cop…

TOKYO, September 8, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that etalanetug (development code: E2814), an investigational anti-MTBR (microtubule binding region) tau antibody, was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Fast Track designation is an FDA program that is intended to facilitate and expedite development of new drugs to address unmet medical need in the treatment of a serious or life-threatening condition, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and provide opportunities for frequent interactions with the FDA.AD is a chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by formation of protein deposits known as plaques made of amyloid-beta aggregates and neurofibrillary tangles made of tau protein in the brains of people living with AD. The data show that amyloid-beta protofibrils and tau tangles play roles in the neurodegeneration process.1,2,3Etalanetug is a…

TOKYO, Japan, September 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda has unveiled its first electric motorcycle, “Honda WN7,” in Europe.Honda aims to achieve carbon neutrality across all products and corporate activities by 2050, with the goal of making all motorcycle products carbon-neutral by the 2040s. To this end, Honda is positioning motorcycle electrification as a core pillar of its future environmental strategy.*1Positioning 2024 as the first year of global expansion for its electric motorcycles, Honda is accelerating its entry into the electric motorcycle market and expanding its global electric lineup. The newly announced WN7 is Honda’s first fixed-battery electric naked model designed for the Fun segment.Honda will continue to respond to the diverse needs of customers by advancing efforts to create a full lineup of electric motorcycles, from commuters to Fun models, and by offering a wide variety of electric motorcycle options.*1 Announced at the “2023 Briefing o…

HONG KONG, Sep 17, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – HighTide Therapeutics, Inc. (2511.HK), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of multifunctional multi-targeted therapies for metabolic diseases, announced that data from the Phase 3 SYMPHONY 2 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of HTD1801 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is being presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna.HTD1801, is a first-in-class anti-inflammatory metabolic modulator that activates AMPK and inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome. These pathways converge at the nexus of metabolic dysregulation beyond glucose control and chronic inflammation. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the efficacy and safety of HTD1801 compared to placebo in patients with T2DM inadequately controlled with metformin. The primary endpoint of Symphony 2 was change from baseline in HbA1c to We…

TOKYO, Japan, September 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced that it has developed a new “chemical sorting” technology, which sorts and extracts reusable plastics from waste plastic parts that contain solid contaminants unique to automotive waste. Honda will build a pilot facility with a maximum processing capacity of 350 tons per year and verify the technology by the end of 2026, striving to put it into practical use by around 2029.The solid contaminant separation technology newly developed by Honda uses chemical sorting, that dissolves the resin in a solvent to remove solid contaminants and extract high-purity resin. Waste automotive plastic parts generally contain non-plastic solid contaminants such as metal inserts*1, pieces of rubber hoses and gaskets, and reinforcing materials such as glass fiber contained in the resin. To date, recycling of waste plastic parts containing solid contaminants has been done mostly through “phy…

TOKYO, September 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has published the ESG Databook 2025, a report on its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives from April 2024 onwards.NEC ESG Databook 2025URL: https://www.nec.com/en/global/sustainability/report/index.htmlAs outlined in its Mid-term Management Plan 2025 (*), NEC aims to create social and environmental value through its business, focusing on growth areas. As part of its financial strategy, NEC is strengthening its non-financial foundations to support the sustainable growth of the company and society. The ESG Databook 2025 was composed with reference to the four components of sustainability information disclosure standards of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ), consisting of: “Governance,” “Strategy,” “Risk Management (including NEC’s unique approach to opportunity creation),” and “Metrics and Targets.”As…

TOKYO, Sept 16, 2025, FREMONT, Calif., Sept 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JSR Corporation, a leading technology company focused on material innovation and the parent company of Inpria Corporation, a metal oxide photoresist solution provider, Lam Research Corp. (Nasdaq: LRCX), a global leader in semiconductor fabrication equipment and services, today announced that JSR/Inpria and Lam have entered into a non-exclusive cross-licensing and collaboration agreement to advance leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing. The partnership is intended to accelerate the industry’s transition to next-generation patterning, including dry resist technology for EUV lithography, and advance the development of next-generation materials for atomic layer etching and deposition processes.The agreement capitalizes on JSR/Inpria’s innovative semiconductor materials, including metal oxide solutions and Lam’s deep capabilities in deposition, etch and EUV patterning, including Aether®, Lam…

Toyota City, Japan, September 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it has begun sales of the e-Palette BEV, which can be used for various mobility services, as of September 15.e-Palette features a spacious interior and large windows that create a sense of openness. It is designed not only as a means of transportation, but also to support a variety of mobility services with a single vehicle, such as a mobile store or service space. It offers new mobility experiences through multi-use applications inspired by the creative ideas of customers while also transforming the cityscape with its highly refined exterior design.Going forward, Toyota will introduce the e-Palette in TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO and surrounding areas as well as Toyota Woven City, where it will be used for transportation services and as a mobile store for various goods, among other initiatives. In addition, Toyota will carry out automated driving demonstrations in collaboration with dealer…

TOKYO, September 12, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — The University of Osaka D3 Center will begin trial operations of the “Osaka University Compute and sTOrage Platform Urging open Science” (OCTOPUS), a computational and data platform promoting open science built by NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), starting this September, with full-scale operations commencing in December.OCTOPUS is a supercomputer with a theoretical computational performance of 2.293 petaflops, centered around 140 computing nodes of the “NEC LX201Ein-1” (*1). Compared to the previous system, it not only offers approximately 1.5 times the performance, but also incorporates a provenance management function (*2), which automatically records and manages processes such as data generation, jointly developed by both parties. This contributes to promoting open science, where research data is shared across society as a whole.NEC LX201Ein-1 used in OCTOPUS OCTOPUS Exterior View(Winning design from a public competition rendered on…

TOKYO, September 12, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that it intends to launch the GR Yaris “Aero performance package”, which incorporates insights gained from motorsports, at Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan on October 1, 2025.GR Yaris “Aero performance package” (Japan specifications)- The GR Yaris “Aero performance package”, which was developed together with professional drivers through an uncompromising approach to achieving targeted performance by addressing every single issue encountered during racing and circuit evaluations, will be available on the RZ “High performance” and RC trim levels of the GR Yaris, with sales set to start on October 1.The GR Yaris “Aero performance package” is now on display at the Toyota Motor Corporation public display space in Midland Square (in Nagoya, Japan). Detailed information on the exhibition period and location can be found on the following special website (in Japanese).https://www.toyota.co.jp/showroom_midlandsqu…