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TOKYO, Mar 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Biogen Japan Ltd. and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today the termination of the co-promotion agreement that has been in place since January 2018 for Biogen Japan’s multiple sclerosis (MS) treatments TECFIDERA (dimethyl fumarate), TYSABRI (natalizumab, genetic recombinant) and AVONEX (interferon […]

Tokyo and Helsinki, Mar 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it won a significant contract in Finland to deploy its experts to deliver software development services for Helsingin Seudun Liikenne (HSL: “Helsinki Region Transport”). Following the successful completion of the tendering process, Fujitsu Finland […]

TOKYO, Mar 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited (“Fujitsu”) today announces the signing of a Business Combination Agreement with GK Software SE (“GK”), a leading global provider of cloud services for the international retail industry, headquartered in Schoeneck, Germany. In conjunction, Fujitsu ND Solutions AG (“ND […]

TOKYO, Mar 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The NTT Group(1) has announced its plans to donate 30 million yen in humanitarian assistance to victims of the earthquake in southeastern Turkey. This donation will help support earthquake victims through organizations including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and […]

Toyota City, Japan, Mar 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces today that it will commence sales of all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models, offered as the Z grade, on March 15. Developed under the “Hybrid Reborn” concept, the new Prius has evolved into […]

TOKYO & BANGKOK, Mar 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, is pleased to announce the launch of a contactless fare payment service starting at the SRT Red Lines in Bangkok, Thailand. […]

TOKYO, Mar 1, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Today, Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) started accepting applications for this year in the “Mobility for ALL–Bringing the Potential of Mobility to Everyone” category of its Make a Move Project, an idea contest aiming to realize the practical implementation of ideas […]

TOKYO, Feb 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Peace Tec Lab, Inc. and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are pleased to announce that we have commenced a joint proof of concept (PoC) in BSD City to test Peace Tec Lab’s “product-sharing service” platform outside Japan. BSD City, located in South […]

TOKYO, Feb 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery and Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME), a wholly owned operating company of MHI based in Nagasaki, have successfully conducted demonstration testing of 100kW class cryogenic ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) power […]

TOKYO, Feb 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has begun researching and developing a RAN intelligent controller (RIC) that enables multivendor interoperability for open radio-access networks (Open RAN). The RIC, a software-defined framework that automatically controls and optimizes RAN functions together […]

TOKYO, Feb 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the Biologics License Application (BLA) for lecanemab (brand name in the U.S.: LEQEMBI), an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) protofibril antibody, has been designated for Priority Review by the National Medical Products […]

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Feb 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for January 2023 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production Mazda’s domestic production volume in January 2023 decreased 7.2% year on year due to decreased production of passenger vehicles. [Domestic production […]

TOKYO, Feb 28, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), one of the core companies of the Tanaka Precious Metals group based in Japan, announced today that it acquired all shares of Metalor Electrotechnics (Suzhou) Ltd. […]

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) announced today that they will expand their 6G experimental trials(1) with five world-leading vendors, including with newly added Ericsson and Keysight Technologies, Inc. (Keysight Technologies) as well as existing […]

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Vodafone and NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) agreed to cooperate to bring the benefits of open radio access networks (Open RAN) to a wider operator and vendor community. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today, Vodafone and DOCOMO agreed to […]

Toyota City, Japan, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for January 2023, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. In January 2023, global sales were down year-on-year due to the impact […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., and TOKYO, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), a leading global IT and network transformation services provider, today announced that they are working with Tele Columbus AG, one of Germany’s leading […]

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – During MWC Barcelona 2023, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and NEC Corporation highlighted their continued commitment to push the commercialization of next-generation networks with the introduction of the latest 5G vDU from NEC. Powered by the Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card, […]

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd., Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Resona Holdings, Inc., Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., Toppan Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Mitsubishi Corporation and TBT Lab Inc. have signed a basic agreement(1) for […]

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As part of its showcase at MWC Barcelona 23, Fujitsu today revealed its progress in a series of connectivity trials conducted in cooperation with Microsoft Corporation (hereinafter Microsoft) to verify the connectivity between Fujitsu’s 5G network technology and Microsoft Azure […]

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it provided a new supercomputer system to the Japan Meteorological Agency (hereinafter JMA) (1) for use in linear rainband forecasting. The new supercomputer system is able to predict the occurrence of linear rainbands (2) which can […]

TOKYO, Feb 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has revealed a revised GR010 HYBRID Hypercar for the 2023 season, when it will defend its number one status against new competitors at the start of an exciting era for the Le Mans 24 Hours and the […]

TOKYO, Feb 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc., Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation and Mitsubishi HC Capital Auto Lease Corporation are pleased to announce the merger of Mitsubishi Auto Leasing and Mitsubishi HC Capital Auto Lease. The merger, which is scheduled to […]

TOKYO and SEOUL, Feb 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global medtech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, has agreed to acquire Taewoong Medical Co., Ltd, (Taewoong Medical), a Korea-based manufacturer of medical devices such as gastrointestinal (GI) metallic […]

TOKYO, Feb 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (hereinafter THERS) today announced the signing of a partnership to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and the realization of Society 5.0 (1) through initiatives in the fields of healthcare […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Feb 23, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader advancing a sustainable energy future for all, launches today the next-generation TXpert Hub, a part of its ecosystem for transformers’ digitalization. The TXpert Hub enables monitoring by aggregating, storing, and analyzing the information […]

TOKYO, Feb 22, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Korean telecommunication operator SK Telecom (SKT) today announced their joint release of two white papers on energy-efficient 5G mobile networks and related technologies, as well as requirements for future 6G networks. Energy consumption of mobile network […]

TOKYO, Feb 22, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and Yamanashi Prefecture today announced the signing of a strategic partnership to promote Yamanashi’s digital transformation (DX). As part of the collaboration, Fujitsu and Yamanashi Prefecture aim to resolve a wide range of societal issues in areas including talent […]

TOKYO, Feb 22, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. and NEC Corporation today announced their completion of a high-level carrier-grade redundancy design for a 5G core network (5GC) hybrid-cloud environment leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) and DOCOMO’s on-premises network functions virtualization (NFV) infrastructure. The design will […]

Los Angeles & Tokyo, Feb 22, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. (JCB USA), the US subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand is announcing that JCB cardmembers will receive a special promotion called ‘The JCB Adobe Benefit’ that offers […]