Toyota City, Japan, September 9, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has announced that it has submitted a progress report on recurrence prevention of model certification application issues to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) today in light of the correction order issued by the ministry. This report, summarizing actions taken to date, is the fourth of a series of quarterly reports.Contents of the Correction OrderOn July 31, 2024, MLIT issued a correction order urging fundamental reforms in certification operations with respect to (1) management involvement, (2) regulations, (3) record-keeping, and (4) human resource development.Specific Progress of Recurrence Prevention MeasuresBased on the above points raised by MLIT, with the three pillars of Strengthening Foundations, Monozukuri, and Human Development, Toyota has been promoting a review of its structure and systems to ensure that each employee is aware of legal compliance and is able to do the job correctly. The company is also promoting on-site management, in which management, including the president and executive vice presidents, promptly takes appr...

TOKYO, Japan, September 9, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The Honda Foundation (Founders: Soichiro and Benjiro Honda, President: Hiroto Ishida) has decided to award the 2025 Honda Prize to Dr. Kenichi Iga (Honorary Professor at Institute of Science Tokyo and 18th President of former Tokyo Institute of Technology), for his conception  of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) and pioneering contributions to its basic research, and his leadership in its practical application. The VCSEL emits light vertically from the chip surface and enables high-density array formation*1 and high-density integration.*1 A structure integrating multiple laser elements arranged in a regular pattern. Enables high-density integration and simultaneous multi-point irradiation.Solving the challenges of semiconductor lasersSemiconductor lasers are laser oscillators*2 that operate on power sources comparable to those of general electronic circuits, using tiny elements with sides measuring less than 1mm. Today, they are used in a wide range of fields in daily life and industry, such as optical fiber communications and reading optical discs like DVDs. This technology was signi...

The pursuit of an exhilarating drive that allows true dialogue between the driver and car.The evolution of a more aggressive, sportier interior and exterior design.Enhanced Lexus Safety System + and next-generation multimedia system deliver greater safety and peace of mind.Lexus IS (Prototype)TOKYO, September 9, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Lexus world premiered the new IS on Tuesday, September 9. The new model will go on sale in various markets starting in early 2026.Since its debut in 1999, the first-generation IS has embodied the pursuit of driving enjoyment as a compact FR sports sedan. Over time, it has come to represent the very essence of the Lexus driving experience, earning enduring praise for its dynamic performance and bold, sporty design. With cumulative sales of approximately 1.3 million units across 40 countries and regions, the IS has continued to resonate with drivers around the world for more than 25 years. Its development has involved rigorous testing at the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama and other key locations worldwide, in a relentless effort to refine the distinctive performance feel known as the "Lexus Driving Signature."The latest update...

TOKYO, Japan, September 8, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Repsol Honda HRC rider Toni Bou (Spain, 38 years old) has won the 2025 FIM* Trial World Championship (TrialGP). He has clinched his 19th consecutive title, extending his own record, in Round 7 in Geddington, Great Britain, held on September 6-7.*FIM: Fédération Internationale de MotocyclismeToni BouToni Bou and Montesa COTA 4RTThe Repsol Honda HRC rider signs off for 2025 with his 38th title, while Gabriel Marcelli finishes third overall.The 2025 TrialGP World Championship season concluded in Geddington, England, on Sunday. Toni Bou capped off a great campaign with another victory, his 12th of the year, and Gabriel Marcelli finished the year in third place overall.Bou came into the first race of the day having secured the championship on Saturday. From the opening zones on Sunday, he was solid and consistent, leading from start to finish. Rain that appeared in the final part of the race, making the zones more difficult, did not prevent the Repsol Honda rider from claiming another victory -with 21 penalty points.The second race was no less demanding, as his rivals provided a significant cha...

TOKYO, September 8, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that the results from a Phase Ib clinical trial (NCT06462404) of its in-house developed novel selective orexin 2 receptor agonist E2086 have been presented at the World Sleep 2025 congress, held in Singapore from September 5 to 10. These data demonstrate that once-daily dosing of E2086 has the potential to improve daytime wakefulness in individuals with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1). Clinical Trial DesignThis randomized, double-blind, single-dose, multiple crossover, Phase Ib clinical trial was conducted in the United States and Canada to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of E2086 in people meeting criteria for NT1, compared with placebo and an existing treatment (modafinil). There were a total of 21 patients in the clinical trial (21 patients received the study medication, 19 patients completed the trial). Participants received a single dose of one of five treatments (E2086 5 mg, 10 mg, 25 mg, placebo, ormodafinil) shortly after waking, efficacy assessments were conducted for each treatment.Efficacy was assessed usi...

TOKYO, Japan, September 8, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced it has decided to introduce the UNI-ONE hands-free personal mobility device to market and will begin sales to corporate customers in Japan on September 24, 2025.Honda positions UNI-ONE as a “mobility device to be used at destinations” after people arrive by car or another means of transportation. This envisions various use cases, including moving customers around designated areas within certain facilities, or to support diverse individuals, including seniors, to enhance performance and increase productivity in offices and other workplaces.The UNI-ONE will reduce the physical burden people experience on their legs and lower back while walking around, which will encourage more people who have been giving up on opportunities for an outing due to a concern about the physical burden. By commercializing UNI-ONE, Honda will strive to contribute to the “joy and freedom of mobility” for more people. UNI-ONEBy leveraging technologies amassed through its research on robotics, including ASIMO, a humanoid robot, Honda created UNI-ONE as a per...

Perspective of O Mon 4 Thermal Power Plant project (Photo: Petrovietnam)Singapore, September 8, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), today announced that it has been awarded a contract in cooperation with Doosan Enerbility Co, to supply two advanced M701JAC gas turbines and auxiliary equipment for the O Mon 4 Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) Power Plant. The agreement was signed in August 2025.The O Mon 4 plant, with a designed capacity of 1,155MW, is developed by the Vietnam National Industry-Energy Group (Petrovietnam), with the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract awarded to a consortium of Doosan Enerbility of South Korea and Vietnam's Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2 (PECC2). As the first deployment in Vietnam, Mitsubishi Power will supply the two JAC gas turbines, which are recognized as the world's most efficient large-frame turbines, with more than 64% combined cycle efficiency and proven reliability through 3 million operational hours.The groundbreaking ceremony for O Mon 4 took place in late August in Can Tho, South Vietnam, marking t...

Kawasaki, Japan, September 8, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Fujitsu today announced the development of a new reconstruction technology for generative AI. The new technology, positioned as a core component of the Fujitsu Kozuchi AI service, will strengthen the Fujitsu Takane LLM by enabling the creation of lightweight, power-efficient AI models.Fujitsu’s new reconstruction technology is built upon two core advancements:Quantization: A technique that significantly compresses information stored in the connections between neurons that forms the basis of an AI model’s "thought" processSpecialized AI distillation: A world-first (1) method which simultaneously achieves both light weighting and accuracy exceeding that of the original AI modelApplying 1-bit quantization technology to Takane has enabled a 94% reduction in memory consumption. This advancement has achieved the world's highest accuracy retention rate of 89% (2) compared to the unquantized model, along with a 3x increase in inference speed. This significantly surpasses the accuracy retention rate of less than 20% typically achieved by conventional mainstream quantization methods like GPTQ. This breakthrou...

- Fair attracts participation of more than 260 brands from 25 countries and regions, achieving its largest-ever scale and level of internationalisation- Over the four‑day period, CENTRESTAGE welcomed over 10,000 trade buyers from 91 countries and regions, with the number of buyers from the UK, Mainland China, India and Indonesia showing significant growth- Internationally acclaimed couturier Guo Pei and world-renowned fashion legend Professor Jimmy Choo OBE hosted talks at the fair; Guo Pei also staged her solo couture show themed “Gilternity: An Everlasting Radiance”, at CENTRESTAGE ELITES- Survey findings reveal that over 55% of respondents expect sales to increase in the coming 12 to 24 months- 38% of respondents believe that rising demand from emerging markets is the major opportunity for business, while 36% believe that fashion accessories hold the greatest growth potential for the industryHONG KONG, Sep 6, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – CENTRESTAGE, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and sponsored by the Cultural and Creativ...

Contract for five units received jointly with local firm CTCI, following a similar contract for three units in 2013, aiming to increase output and reduce environmental impact by upgrading existing facilitiesScheduled to start operation sequentially from 2030 to 2031, with successive orders with the same partner based on high degree of trust and solid track recordConceptual rendering of the completed Tung Hsiao Power PlantTOKYO, September 5, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received a contract for a gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power plant project with total generation capacity of 2,800 megawatts (MW) for the Tung Hsiao Power Plant operated by Taiwan Power Company, Taiwan's state-owned electric power industry, in Tung Hsiao, Miaoli County.The project is a full turnkey solution led by Mitsubishi Power, conducted jointly with CTCI Corporation (CTCI), a major engineering and construction company in Taiwan, comprising five units with state-of-the-art M501JAC (J-Series Air-Cooled) gas turbines as the core components. The total contract value, including CTCI's share, for engineerin...

Raleigh, North Carolina and Zurich, September 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and global leader in electrification, today announced a historic investment of more than $1 billion USD to expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States. These investments, among the largest seen in the electrical industry in the U.S., include approximately $457 million USD for a new large power transformer facility in South Boston, Virginia, along with significant expansions of existing facilities throughout the country.Aeiral photo of Hitachi Energy’s South Boston, VA campusThe investments will help meet skyrocketing energy demand driven by AI data centers in line with the Trump Administration’s White House AI Action Plan and promote domestic access to these critical grid technologies. This move also supports the power needs of American manufacturing and other sectors and much-needed grid expansion and modernization efforts. Collectively, these investments will create thousands of jobs, bolster electrical equipment supply chains in the U.S., and contribute to the development of in...

TOKYO, September 5, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) participated in Locked Shields 2025, an international cyber defence exercise organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). NEC also supported design and construction of the exercise environment for the team from Japan, including its network and analysis infrastructure.Locked Shields has been organized by the CCDCOE since 2010 and is one of the world's largest cyber defence exercises. This year, it was held from 6-9 May and involved approximately 40 countries, including NATO member states. The Japanese contingent included representatives from government agencies, including the Ministry of Defense, as well as private sector companies and others. Participating countries were divided into 17 teams, with the delegation from Japan forming a joint team with the delegation from Australia.The exercise aims to improve the ability to deal with cyber-attacks in real-time. It provides training in practical cyber defence and strategic decision-making, including technical and legal responses to complex and simultaneous cyber incidents under realistic scen...

TOKYO, Sept 5, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) announces that its Board of Directors tentatively decided, at a meeting held on August 22, 2025, the appointment of executives for TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd., TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd., TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL RETAILING Co., Ltd., TANAKA ELECTRONICS Co., Ltd., and EEJA Ltd.TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd.TANAKA Corporate Websitehttps://www.tanaka.co.jp/english/Press inquiriesTANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd.https://www.tanaka.co.jp/support/req/other_contact_e/index.htmlPress Release: https://www.acnnewswire.com/docs/files/20250904.pdf  TANAKA’s Executive Appointments Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

TOKYO, Japan, September 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) will begin sales in Japan of the all-new Prelude tomorrow, on September 5, 2025.Inspired by the image of gliders soaring freely and boundlessly through the open sky, Honda developed the all-new Prelude under the grand concept of “Unlimited Glide,” striving for a vehicle that evokes the uplifting sensation of gliding gracefully through the air and extraordinary experience that people do not have in their everyday lives. Equipped with a further advanced e:HEV, original Honda hybrid system, this model will become the “prelude” for future Honda specialty sports models in the electrified era.All-new PreludeAll-new Prelude information website: https://www.honda.co.jp/PRELUDE/ (Japanese)Sales plan (monthly, in Japan): 300 unitsKey features of all-new PreludeExterior designThe all-new Prelude features a low, sharp front nose and smooth, yet expressive body lines, which contribute to the uplifting sensation of gliding through the air, as well as a low and wide stance that evokes a sense of dynamic driving. The headlight design expresses the soaring ...

Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, September 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) today signed an agreement with Yamaguchi Prefecture and Iwakuni City regarding the construction of the "Mazda Motor Corporation Iwakuni Plant," a new module pack plant for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, as announced in January this year. Based on this agreement, construction will commence in November this year, with the aim of starting plant operations in fiscal year 2027. The Iwakuni Plant will be Mazda's first new domestic plant since the start of operations at the Hofu No.2 Plant in 1992.Mazda is promoting electrification through its multi-solution approach to flexibly respond to diversifying customer needs and changing environmental regulations globally. The Iwakuni Plant will play an important role as a foundation supporting the global expansion of electrified products. This plant will assemble modules of automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells sourced from Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., and package them into battery packs. The plant aims to create a safe, secure, and comfortable workplace...

TOKYO, Japan, September 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it will begin a proof of concept (PoC) for introducing an Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS) in Colombia. This follows NEC’s selection to undertake the "Project for Conducting a Feasibility Study on the Introduction of ICT-Based Early Earthquake Detection and Analysis Technology in the Republic of Colombia," for which Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications had issued a public solicitation for proposals.With the ultimate goal of providing an EEWS overseas for the first time, NEC plans to conduct this PoC in Colombia between September 2025 and March 2026 to verify the effectiveness of the EEWS and identify any potential issues.The role of EEWS in earthquake early warningsBackgroundColombia is a seismically active nation located along the circum-Pacific Ring of Fire. Extensive human and material damage were reported following a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Colombia’s Department of Quindio in January 1999 and another that shook the nation’s capital of Bogota in August 2023 with a magnitude of 6.3. Since then, c...

TOKYO, September 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that the company will deliver a total of 11 presentations, including clinical data on the selective orexin 2 receptor agonist (OX2R)E2086 and the latest findings on its in-house discovered orexin receptor antagonist lemborexant (product name: DAYVIGO®) at the World Sleep Congress (World Sleep 2025) to be held in Singapore from September 5 to 10.Key presentations include results from the Phase Ib clinical study exploring the efficacy (Proof of Mechanism) of E2086 in people diagnosed with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) and the Phase IV clinical study(SELENADE Study) investigating the effect of lemborexant in people whose insomnia was comorbid with depressive episodes of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder (Poster 3-133). The company will also host a symposium introducing the latest evidence on lemborexant in Asia.Eisai considers neurology, including sleep disorders such as insomnia and narcolepsy, as a therapeutic area of focus. Eisai strives to create innovative products in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs a...

TOKYO, Japan, September 3, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda today presented the world premiere of four large-size outboard motors, BF350, BF250, BF225 and BF200, featuring a new “Sporty White” color option at the HISWA te Water (HISWA in-water Boat Show) now underway (Sept. 3–7, 2025) in Lelystad, the Netherlands. All four models with the new Sporty White color option will go on sale in Europe today, Sept. 3, and the BF350 and BF250 will go on sale in Japan on Sept. 4, 2025.BF350 in new Sporty White color (installation sample)Based on the already-available “Grand Prix White” color, the new Sporty White color option features a black stripe that creates a two-tone color scheme, achieving distinctive styling with a sense of exclusivity. Since it was first adopted in 2019 for the previous version of the BF250, the Sporty White color scheme has been well received by many customers enjoying marine recreation, particularly in Europe and Japan, for its impressive graphics and sporty design.The new Sporty White color option added this time for the four large-size outboard motors inherits the original design concept of expressing a...