Category: JCN Newswire

TOKYO, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (*1) (hereinafter referred to as “Sharp”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the cooperation through renewable energy to advance improved access to basic services in displacement-affected areas in the Republic of Kenya (hereinafter “Kenya”). This MOU is signed with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato ward, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as “MOL”), and the International Organization for Migration (*2) (hereinafter referred to as “IOM”), in conjunction with the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (*3) (TICAD 9).(From left) Tatsuro Watanabe, Responsible for Europe and Africa Region, Chairman & Managing Director of MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd;Yasufumi Sugahara, Executive Managing Officer & Co-Chief Operating Officer, Sharp Corporation;Hirozumi Gokaku, President & Representative Director, Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation;Ritsu Nacken…

TOKYO, Aug 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA MIRAI Lab., part of TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), has developed an experimental unit for space molecular crystallization using Au nanostructure formation technology (patent pending). On April 21, 2025 (local time), the experimental unit was installed in the SpaceX CRS-32, an unmanned commercial resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the U.S.Protein crystals formed within the experimental unit installed in the space station (magnified using a polarizing microscope)After installation in the ISS’s Columbus science laboratory and one month of observation and experimentation, it safely returned to Earth, where it was confirmed that the experiments involving protein crystallization in space were successful.Significance of the ExperimentProtein crystallization experiments conducted in space are valuable for detailed structur…

TOKYO, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has developed technology that utilizes AI to enable safe, efficient autonomous control of robot movement even in complex environments with many obstacles. NEC’s in-house demonstrations of this technology have confirmed that a robot’s travel time can be reduced by up to 50% when compared to conventional methods (*).This new technology utilizes NEC’s proprietary AI, which has been trained with the knowledge of multiple AIs, to generate optimal travel paths in real time. NEC aims to commercialize this technology by the end of fiscal 2026.In recent years, automation through the introduction of robots has been progressing in large logistics warehouses and factories due to a decrease in labor forces and the need to improve productivity. However, in existing small- and medium-sized logistics warehouses, where it is difficult to prepare a dedicated environment for robots, and in retail stores, where aisles are narrow and disp…

TOKYO, Japan, August 20, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced the recent establishment of a new company in India, Honda Finance India Private Ltd., (“Honda Finance India”) that will offer customers retail sales financing services including loans and lease sales options for Honda products in India.In India, where further growth of the motorcycle and automobile markets is expected, the number of customers using loans to purchase motorcycles and cars is also expected to increase. Until now, retail sales financing services in the Indian market have mainly been provided by local financial institutions. However, in light of market trends, Honda will further strengthen its business in India by offering its own sales financing services through a local subsidiary in India.Honda Finance India Private Ltd. will apply for a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license to conduct financial services business in India. After obtaining the license, the company will begin off…

TOKYO & JAKARTA, Aug 20, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BNI) and PT JCB International Indonesia, a subsidiary of JCB International Co. Ltd., (JCB) proudly announce the launch of the BNI JCB Corporate Card in Indonesia. This premium credit card is thoughtfully designed to meet the diverse needs of Japanese corporations operating in Indonesia, supporting both their business operations and collaborations with local partners.Unveiled during BNI wondrX 2025, the card features an exclusive design inspired by the Tokyo cityscape. The launch event was attended by prominent figures including Masaki Yokawa, President & CEO of JCB International Co. Ltd.; Corina Leyla Karnalies, Consumer Banking Director of BNI; Abu Santosa Sudrajat, Treasury & International Banking Director of BNI; Rian Eriana Kaslan, Network & Retail Funding Director of BNI; and other board members.Masaki Yokawa, President & CEO of JCB International Co. Ltd., said: “The launch of o…

Tokyo, Japan, August 20, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to strengthen collaborative development assistance in Africa, coinciding with the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). This will contribute to the aims of both parties to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through innovative and efficient technology-enabled assistance, particularly in the areas of agriculture and global health/nutrition.WFP Executive Director, Cindy McCain (left) and NEC Corporate Senior Executive Vice President and CGAO, Shigehiro Tanaka (right)WFP, established in 1961, is a humanitarian aid agency of the United Nations whose mission is to eradicate world hunger by providing emergency food aid and development assistance in response to natural disasters and conflicts. Its activities are financed by contributions from national governments and donat…

TOKYO, August 19th, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech (“Hitachi High-Tech”) is providing its MI Solutions using Materials Informatics (“MI”) to the NOF Metal Coatings Group (“NOF”). We are working together to explore ways to improve the efficiency and sophistication of research and development operations. This has led to a more than 50% reduction in costs related to the number of experiments and time required, as well as to the discovery of new ideas that were difficult to achieve by our own know-how alone, thereby contributing to improved efficiency and sophistication in our research and development work.Background and OverviewNOF’s high-performance thin layer coating technology is used to improve the durability and functionality of metals. NOF mainly develops and manufactures rust-proof materials that protect metals from rust, and provides them to a wide range of industries including the automotive and aviation industries, both in Japan and overseas. In recent years, there have bee…

Tokyo, Japan, August 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), in collaboration with ClimateAi, a San Francisco-based startup that built the first climate resilience platform, has developed a conceptual model to estimate the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures for cocoa and rice cultivation in Africa. In this project, ClimateAi’s long-term climate change forecasting technology, which models both the impact of climatic factors on agricultural production and the effectiveness of adaptation measures, was combined with NEC’s expertise in agricultural technology (agritech) to successfully quantify the impact of climate change on agriculture and clarify the return on investment for adaptation measures.This achievement will be showcased at the TICAD Business Expo & Conference (Japan Fair), one of the thematic events of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) to be held in Yokohama, Japan, in August 2025, conveying the signifi…

KYOTO, August 19, 2025 – ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com – The Value Research Center at Doshisha University proudly announces The Valuism Conference 2025, taking place August 28–29, 2025, in a hybrid format, both in-person in Kyoto and online. The conference will run daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM JSTA New Framework for Value CreationThis inaugural Valuism gathering aims to advance a novel integrative framework, Valuism, designed to address pressing challenges in sustainability, long-term resilience, and multi-stakeholder value creation. Attendees will explore how philosophical insight, cutting-edge technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain, big data), and cross-sector collaboration can foster transparency, ethical decision-making, and real-time measurement of value.Featuring keynote speeches, expert panels, and interactive sessions, The Valuism Conference 2025 will cover:- Philosophical foundations and real-world applications of Valuism Strategies for monetizing and scaling intangible assets – The role of emerging te…

TOKYO, August 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, which receives technical support from the company, has won first place in the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) 2025, held in Thailand from August 8 to 16. The team competed with the Triton1 pickup truck (T1 specification, or modified cross-country vehicle), covering a total distance of 2,316.32 kilometers (km), including 1,002.95 km of Special Stages (SS)2.Team Mitsubishi RalliartIn the overall standings, Chayapon Yotha secured first place with a total time of 16 hours, 15 minutes and 12 seconds; Katsuhiko Taguchi finished in fifth place; and Kazuto Koide placed 22nd overall. The team also earned the Team Award – given to teams with three or more finishers based on the combined time of their top two vehicles – for the second time, and the first in two years.This year’s AXCR kicked off with a ceremonial start at Walking Street, a well-known tourist spo…

Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (*1), which promotes activities to protect the health and rights of women and girls, to collaborate on the development of a beneficiary information management system.Both parties will promote digitization in the management of beneficiary information supported by the UNFPA and implement privacy-conscious operations, thereby contributing to the provision of rapid, safe, and secure support. This system will be implemented in Nigeria and Madagascar by the end of 2025, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan and aiming to build on this partnership in other parts of the world.NEC Chief of Staff for the CDO and Head of the Marketing & Alliance Promotion Department, Mayuko Tatewaki (left), UNFPA Director, Division for External Relations, Ian McFarlane (center left), UNFPA Director, Inform…

TOKYO, Aug 18, 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, is 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.” The facility has welcomed numerous visitors from Japan and overseas, and on August 3, 2025, the number of visitors surpassed 200,000.The 200,000th visitors were a group of three from Fukuoka and Kanagawa Prefectures, and they shared their surprise and delight: “Today we happened to pass by Anime Tokyo Station and decided to come in because we love anime. We didn’t know this facility existed. We’re surprised to be here at such a commemorative moment—celebrating the 200,000th visitor.” When asked about which exhibits left an impression on them, they commented, “We were amazed to see the anime production materials archive and the anime production process e…

TOKYO, August 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that the in-house discovered and developed orexin receptor antagonist DAYVIGO® (brand name in China: “DAYVIGO®“ generic name: lemborexant) has launched in China for the treatment of adults with insomnia, characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance. Eisai received approval for DAYVIGO in China on May 27, 2025. This marks the first orexin receptor antagonist to be launched in China.DAYVIGO is a dual orexin receptor antagonist that inhibits orexin neurotransmission regulating sleep-wake rhythm by binding competitively to the two subtypes of orexin receptors (OX1R and OX2R). Unlike conventional treatments such as benzodiazepines that act directly on sleepiness, DAYVIGO acts on the orexin neurotransmitter system, which regulates wakefulness. DAYVIGO is believed to facilitate sleep on set and sleep maintenance, and wake by regulating sleep-wake rhyt…

TOKYO, Aug 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) celebrated the 140th anniversary of its founding in July 2025. To commemorate the occasion, it held a “140th Anniversary Press Conference” on July 31 at KABUTO ONE in Nihonbashi Kabutocho.TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd. CEO Koichiro TanakaSpeaking at the press conference were Koichiro Tanaka, Group CEO of TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd., Masakazu Tanaka, CEO of TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL RETAILING Co., Ltd., and Tomoyuki Tada, COO of TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. The three reflected on TANAKA’s history as a leading company in the precious metals industry, from its head office in Nihonbashi Kayabacho, where the Group was founded, and highlighted its contributions to society through precious metals.Turning to the Group’s future outlook, the speakers clarified plans to strategically focus on two pillars of business: retail business and indu…

HONG KONG, Aug 14, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – FWD Group Holdings Limited (“FWD Group” or “FWD”) today marked its 12th anniversary by announcing 12 charitable grants dedicated to supporting local communities across Asia.Since its founding in 2013, FWD has grown from its beginnings in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Thailand to now span 10 markets across Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam.The 12 grants are focused on supporting non-government organisations (NGOs) with initiatives spanning financial literacy, social entrepreneurship, career readiness, and health and wellbeing in communities.Huynh Thanh Phong, Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of FWD Group, said, “Celebrating our 12th anniversary as a newly listed company makes this milestone especially meaningful. The life insurance business is a deeply personal one, with FWD now touching the lives of 30 million people and their families across Asia. With caring as one of our …

TOKYO, August 14, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 30% interest in the Copper World copper mine project (the “Project”) owned by Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay”) for a total consideration of USD 600 million (approximately JPY 87 billion), consisting of USD 420 million (approximately JPY 61 billion) as consideration for equity interest and USD 180 million (approximately JPY 26 billion) as matching contribution which will be allocated toward development costs. MC and Hudbay will jointly conduct a definitive feasibility study for the Project.The U.S. is the world’s second-largest consumer of copper, and steady demand growth is expected to continue, driven by population growth, increased power demand from generative AI and data center expansion, and the shift toward electrification. Arizona, where the project is located, accounts for approximately 70% of domestic copper mine production and is a leading minin…

Team Mitsubishi RalliartTOKYO, August 7, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, which receives technical support from the company, will compete in the upcoming Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) 2025 scheduled for August 8 to 16 in Thailand1. The team will enter three Triton2 pickup trucks, aiming for its first overall championship in three years.In early June, the team conducted high-load endurance tests simulating actual rally conditions on off-road courses around Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand, covering distances that exceeded the expected length of this year’s Special Stages. Throughout the testing, the team fine-tuned the suspension and other chassis components, while also verifying the reliability and durability of the engine and body.On August 5, three days before the start of the rally, the team carried out a shakedown at a test course in Thailand to check each part of the vehicle, ensurin…

Toyota City, Japan, August 7, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it plans to acquire land in the Teihoucho area of Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, to establish a new vehicle manufacturing plant.Operations at the new plant are planned to start in the early 2030s, with production models to be determined in the future.The establishment of the plant will proceed with the cooperation of all stakeholders, including Aichi Prefecture, Toyota City, and local residents.In addition to maintaining production capacity of 3 million vehicles in Japan, Toyota is also working on creating a “plant of the future” that uses cutting-edge technology and provides an environment where a diverse workforce can thrive.Toyota will continue to aspire to be the ‘best company in town’ in every country and region where it operates.Toyota Motor Corporation works to develop and manufacture innovative, safe and high-quality products and services that create happiness by provid…

TOKYO, August 7, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Customers continue to choose Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as their preferred heat pump! For the third consecutive year, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Heat Pumps NZ has proudly been awarded the People’s Choice Award by independent consumer advocacy group Consumer, recognising our commitment to quality, reliability and customer satisfaction. In Consumer’s latest independent survey of over 1,500 heat pump owners across New Zealand, we achieved an impressive 93% reliability score and 92% overall customer satisfaction, securing our place as the People’s Choice for Heat Pumps once again in 2025. This recognition reflects the continued trust that Kiwis place in our products to keep their homes cosy and comfortable year-round – and their vote of confidence means the world to us. “At Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Heat Pumps, we are humbled to be selected once again as the recipients of People’s Choice Award” comments Akihiro Nakajima, Managing Director of MHINZ. “A…

HONG KONG, Aug 7, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – FWD Group Holdings Ltd (‘FWD’; 1828.HK) today announced, under its exclusive ‘FWD Private’ brand, the completion of a high-net-worth (HNW) hub in Asia and the full deployment of a new FWD Private Lounge in Hong Kong.Leveraging FWD Group’s strong network, FWD’s HNW business operates out of three jurisdictions: Hong Kong, Singapore and Bermuda, with both onshore and offshore insurance solutions for HNW and ultra HNW customers worldwide.FWD Private, established in 2023, offers comprehensive legacy planning solutions and services for HNW and ultra HNW individuals. The FWD Private Lounge, located in the prime commercial district in Hong Kong, is inspired by the tourbillon – a symbol of time and precision.Ken Lau, Managing Director of Greater China and Hong Kong Chief Executive Officer, FWD, said, “The completion of the HNW hub reflects our long-term vision and reinforces FWD’s position as a trusted partner in wealth and legacy planning across Asia and bey…