Toyota City, Japan, Mar 30, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for February 2023, as well as the cumulative total from January to February, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd.Hightlights:In February 2023, global sales and production were both up year-on-year as a result of a rebound from a decline caused by impact from the tight supply of semiconductors and spread of COVID-19 in the previous year.The situation remains difficult to predict due to semiconductor shortages and COVID-19. However, we will continue to carefully monitor the parts supply situation and minimize sudden decreases in production as much as possible while making every effort to deliver as many vehicles as possible to our customers at the earliest date.For the full report, visit https://global.toyota/en/company/profile/production-sales-figures/202302.html. Copyright 2023 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

SYDNEY and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Mar 29, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi Vantara, the modern infrastructure, data management and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), and Golden Grove Nursery, the dominant supplier of citrus nursery trees to the Queensland citrus industry (Australia), have applied artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and sensor technology to inform data-driven irrigation water management practices for sustainable, environmentally friendly food production.Golden Grove has installed an innovative combination of weight scales, soil moisture sensors, and analytics developed for horticulture use by Hitachi Vantara, Greenlife Industry Australia, Applied Horticulture Research, and ICT International. This solution measures and assesses moisture content in the growing media of pots, as well as crop water use, to provide insights that inform practices such as irrigation and fertilization decisions. The implementation includes a free-standing weather station to monitor the microclimate and a range of pH, temperature, soil moisture, weight, and electrical conductivity sensors to monitor water quality and leachate."The best prod...

TOKYO, Mar 29, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced a five-year partnership deal worth GBP57.9 million with Whitbread, one of the UK's favorite hospitality companies.The contract, which builds on an existing 35-year relationship between the two companies, will see Fujitsu delivering modernized and proactive Outlet focused IT services which support the 35,000 employees across Premier Inn, Beefeater, Bar+Block and other brands - giving the Whitbread teams greater freedom to focus on providing excellent customer service.Germany is an important growth market for Whitbread, with significant expansion underway and this contract will support this by providing outlet and corporate on-site support across the region, boosting region-specific technical knowledge for help desks, and adapting support to align with Central European Time and local holidays.Neil Clark, Account Director at Fujitsu Services Ltd., said:"We are delighted to have signed this contract with Whitbread, which reinforces our long-standing relationship and further demonstrates our ability to deliver value for our customers."Our modernized services effortlessly embed within Whitbread and reduce di...

TOKYO & HA NOI, Mar 29, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - JCB International Co., Ltd., (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, and Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) announced the launch of the Vietcombank JCB Platinum Credit Card.The new Vietcombank JCB Platinum card is launched to celebrate Vietcombank's 60th anniversary. The cardholders have access the JCB acceptance network of approximately 41 million merchants around the world.From the launch date, Vietcombank implements many promotion programs and benefits for cardholders to meet the needs of this special target segment. The cardholders could enjoy the attractive cashback feature including 5% cashback for spending in F&B and supermarkets, and 0.2% for other spending. The total cashback amount is up to VND 7.2 million/year.Besides, the Vietcombank JCB Platinum cardholder is entitled to a number of special privileges for JCB Platinum cardholders such as the access to over 70 airport lounges in Japan, China, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam; and other premium privileges for golf service, hotels and resor...

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Mar 29, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) are pleased to announce Mazda's participation as a full member of the association. The Research Association was established on July 1, 2022 by ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation. Mazda's entry brings the total number of participating companies to seven.The Research Association promotes technological research on the use of biomass as well as efficient production of bioethanol fuel for automobiles to realize a carbon-neutral society. On October 25, 2022, the Research Association concluded with Okuma Town in Fukushima Prefecture the Basic Agreement on Establishment of New Business Facilities, and launched initiatives aimed at promptly and appropriately resolving challenges faced by the community. The research on improving production technology for bioethanol fuel and using CO2 generated during bioethanol fuel production, which the Research Association has been promotin...

TOKYO, Mar 29, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has successfully conducted experiments with AI to predict the likelihood of landmines being buried in certain areas. This project was conducted to contribute to the reduction of casualties from landmines and to support their safe, prompt, and efficient removal. As a result of this work, it was confirmed that the most likely position of landmines can be predicted with a high degree of accuracy (about 90%). This work was conducted as part of a co-creation project with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that began in June 2021.Comparison between the AI-predicted mine burial area (red circles) and the actual burial location (yellow-green dots) (Pre-identify the area to be predicted by AI (red square frame))Landmines are often placed so that they are difficult to detect, and because they are buried in areas where people and vehicles frequently pass, they continue to pose a threat to human life, even after conflicts have ended. In 2021, the number of casualties caused by Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), such as cluster bombs and landmines, reached 5,554 worldwide, most of which were civi...

TOKYO, Mar 28, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a launch ceremony for a demonstration test ship for transport of liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2), to be utilized in conjunction with initiatives by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for its demonstration projects (CCUS R&D and Demonstration Related Project / Large-scale CCUS Demonstration in Tomakomai / Demonstration Project on CO2 Transportation / R&D and Demonstration Project for CO2 Marine Transportation). The ceremony, conducted in the presence of representatives of the ship's owner Sanyu Kisen Co., Ltd. and other partners, was held at the Enoura Plant of MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.Launch ceremony at the MHI Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery WorksThe Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA), one of the consignees for the NEDO demonstration projects, will charter the ship from Sanyu Kisen, and install and operate the LCO2 marine tank system used to conduct research and development. Three addi...

Singapore, Mar 28, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), secured a seven-year full-turnkey Long Term Service Agreement (LTSA) contract for the Bibiyana-III Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP). Under the LTSA, Mitsubishi Power, who supplied the power plant's M701F gas turbine, the country's most efficient, will continue to provide maintenance and inspection services of the plant's gas turbine and related power generation equipment to enhance reliability and drive performance and efficiency.Bibiyana-III 400 MW Combined Cycle Power PlantLocated approximately 200 kilometers northeast of Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Bibiyana-III CCPP is one of Bangladesh's largest gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power plants owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), a government agency operating under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. The BPDB oversees planning and development of Bangladesh's power sector and is also responsible for power generation and distribution in the nation.Engr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Honourable Chairman of BPDB said: "As demand for electricity in Bangladesh rises, w...

Toyota City, Japan, Mar 28, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will establish a new company, Fuji Motorsports Forest, Inc., on April 3 to promote the Fuji Motorsports Forest Project. Fuji International Speedway Co., Ltd. will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the new company after Toyota receives a part of the shares held by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. and Taisei Corporation.With this new structure, we will further strengthen cooperation with Fuji Speedway, Fuji Speedway Hotel, Fuji Motorsports Museum, and Toyota Fudosan Co., Ltd., which is in charge of area development, to continue making Fuji a place where people who enjoy or work in motorsports, adults and children alike will want to visit.Click here (https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/37094898.html) for an overview of the Fuji Motorsports Forest Project and a message from Akio Toyoda (April 6, 2022). Copyright 2023 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

TOKYO, Mar 28, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Asahi Kasei Corp. (Asahi Kasei) and NEC Corporation (NEC) have established an analysis platform that allows secure collaboration with data kept confidential during joint development among companies by utilizing secure computation technology. With this platform, Asahi Kasei will be able to securely share data among companies such as raw material suppliers, processers, and parts manufacturers in product development in the field of materials, where confidential information is often handled. Asahi Kasei has started using this analysis platform for R&D in the energy storage field while advancing collaboration with customers. Asahi Kasei will further accelerate the development of materials by leveraging its accumulated expertise of materials informatics (MI) technology through data collaboration with other companies.Asahi Kasei has promoted MI, an initiative to improve the efficiency of material development by applying machine learning and other artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, since fiscal 2017. Many results have been achieved, leading to the development of new materials in short periods of time through data collabor...

TOKYO, Mar 28, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced the launch of a new cloud-based platform that allows users to securely collect and leverage health-related data to promote digital transformation in the medical field. The new offering represents part of Fujitsu's ongoing efforts to contribute to the creation of a healthy society as part of its vision for "Healthy Living" under Fujitsu Uvance to create a sustainable world. Fujitsu will offer the new platform to medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies in Japan starting March 28, 2023.The new platform enables the automatic conversion of medical data from medical institutions' electronic medical records to conform with the next generation standards framework HL7 FHIR (1) and secure aggregation of health-related data. Based on their consent, patients can securely store personal health information such as vital data, step counts, and calorie consumption - converted into non-personally identifiable information on the platform - this in turn supports medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies in performing data analysis and R&D activities to accelerate the development of individualized he...

TOKYO, Mar 27, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) has been selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader, with the highest rating of "Supplier Engagement Rating" in 2022 by CDP, an international non-governmental organization in the environmental field. Hitachi has been continuously recognized as a Supplier Engagement Leader(1) for its efforts to achieve a net-zero society, including reductions in CO2 emissions throughout its value chain.In 2022, Hitachi was selected as a CDP A list company(2) (the highest rating) in the areas of "Climate Change" and "Water Security." In addition to that, Hitachi has also received the highest rating for supplier engagement.The CDP's-"Supplier Engagement Rating" evaluates corporate activities within supply chains regarding climate change and selects companies with especially excellent activities for its "Supplier Engagement Leader". In 2022, the "Supplier Engagement Leader" includes the top 8% of companies that CDP evaluated.Hitachi has established long-term environmental targets as "Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050," with the goal of the establishment of a sustainable society. Hitachi has been promoting sustainable m...

TOKYO, Mar 27, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), in collaboration with Gakken Inc., has prepared and released an educational manga in English introducing MHI Group's energy-related efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, toward achieving a decarbonized world. Titled "The Secrets of SDGs: Affordable and Clean Energy," the publication, featuring color graphics and easy-to-read text, follows release of an original Japanese-language version in May 2022.Using a mix of visuals and data, the publication explains MHI Group's various energy-related initiatives targeted at achieving decarbonization, including the Company's innovative power generation technologies, carbon capture systems, etc. It explains how, through diverse efforts, MHI is helping to achieve SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy - in order to address issues impacting the global energy situation today and into the future. The manga pages depict a visit to an MHI factory by two elementary school children, together with their teacher, after learning about the importance of energy. The young visitors are given explanations of how MHI's huge gas turbines play a crit...

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Mar 27, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Toyo Seat Co., Ltd., Choshu Industry Co., Ltd., The Chugoku Electric Power Co.,Inc., and Mazda Motor Corporation have today concluded an offsite corporate power purchase agreement (PPA)(1) on solar power generation, a renewable source of energy, to help support the transition towards a carbon neutral society.Parties involved in the offsite corporate PPA agreementUnder the PPA, Choshu Industry will serve as the electric power producer, with Choshu Industry and Mazda installing new solar power generation facilities on unused land in the Chugoku Region, using those facilities to generate electricity, which will then be sold to Chugoku Electric Power. Chugoku Electric Power will then supply this electricity to Toyo Seat and Mazda as a source of renewable energy.This agreement represents the Chugoku Region's first offsite corporate PPA involving more than one electric power consumer. From April this year, under the PPA, Chugoku Electric Power will commence, in stages, the supply of approximately 4,900 kW in renewable energy generated by solar panels to plants and other places of business belonging to Toyo Seat and Mazda...

TOKYO, Mar 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today the presentation of two abstracts at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer (#SGOMtg), which is taking place in-person in Tampa, Florida and virtually from March 25-28. Notable research to be featured in the Scientific Plenary IX: The Best of the Rest session includes a presentation of real-world outcomes and healthcare resource utilization in patients with recurrent or advanced endometrial carcinoma who were rechallenged with platinum chemotherapy in Europe (Abstract: #17). Also to be presented are data from the LEAP (LEnvatinib And Pembrolizumab) clinical program analyzing tumor-response from the lenvatinib (LENVIMA) plus pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) arm of the pivotal Phase 3 Study 309/KEYNOTE-775 trial in patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma following at-least one prior platinum-based regimen in any setting (NCT03517449; Abstract: #518). "We look forward to sharing our data at this year's SGO Annual Meeting, particularly a new study that will be presented in an oral scientific plenary session featuring real-world outcomes in patients with recurre...

TOKYO, Mar 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is dedicated to helping develop vibrant communities that will continue to adapt and grow with the changing times. In addition to promoting sustainable growth in its urban-development operations, MC has established strategic relationships with startups in order to stimulate innovation and find solutions to many of the problems facing modern societies. These relationships are invested in MC's aim to equip urban communities with functions and services that will enhance their value. One of MC's latest initiatives is an accelerator program that seeks to open pathways to a new and brighter future, both for itself and the communities it is helping to build. This program is designed to effectively combine the innovative ideas and technologies of startups with the management resources of MC and its group companies. Since the project's conception, MC has been recruiting partners best suited to joint business creation and examining practical ways to apply technologies that might lead to successful and profitable collaborations. MC is now pleased to report the launch of a new partnership within this project in...

TOKYO, Mar 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), and PT. PLN Nusantara Power, a sub-holding of Indonesia's state-owned electricity provider PT. PLN (Persero) (PLN), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commence three technical studies related to co-firing of less carbon intensive fuels at power plants owned and operated by Nusantara Power. The three studies will be conducted jointly by Nusantara Power and MHI with support from Mitsubishi Power, MHI's power solutions brand. This MoU follows a similar agreement concluded with PLN Group company PT. PLN Indonesia Power in November 2022, and will further aid in the advancement of solutions to accelerate the decarbonization of energy systems in Indonesia.MOU Signing Announced at AZEC Public-Private Investment ForumA pair of studies to be conducted at the Muara Karang Power Plant, located on Java approximately 10 kilometers from the capital city of Jakarta, will examine the potential for introducing hydrogen co-firing for an M701F Series turbine currently in operation, and ammonia co-firing in a gas-fired boiler. MHI has supplied many of its principal equipment in the power st...

TOKYO, Mar 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, will launch 22 new models of residential-use air conditioners for the Japanese market for 2023. The new models in three series will be successively released starting April 1. The 2023 lineup comprises nine models in the Company's top-of-the-line S Series, featuring outstanding energy efficiency, functions for comfort and cleanliness, and a high Annual Performance Factor (APF), six models in the high-performance R Series incorporating an automatic filter cleaning function, and seven models in the standard T Series. Together these new models provide comfortable living spaces for diverse lifestyles.Features of the New Models1. Two types of sensors, and functions using ions and ozone provide comfort and cleanliness (S Series)1) A comfortable environment provided by two types of sensor (motion and thermal sensors)The incorporation of a motion sensor to detect the movement of people, and a thermal sensor to detect the location of people and changes in the temperature of walls or floors, allows for an "AI Automatic Comfort" operatin...

TOKYO, Mar 23, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu ND Solutions AG (ND Solutions), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited published today the offer document for the voluntary public takeover offer for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of GK Software (GK), following approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).The acceptance period starts today and will run until (and including) April 20, 2023. During this period, GK shareholders will be able to tender their shares at a price of EUR 190.00 per share, which represents a premium of 34.7% to the XETRA volume-weighted average share price of GK in the last three months prior to (and including) 28 February 2023, a premium of 31.0% to the XETRA closing price of 28 February 2023, and a premium of 10.5% to GK's all-time high price so far of EUR 172.00.Fujitsu has already secured 40.65% of the total share capital of GK through irrevocable undertakings with GK's founders and major shareholders, Rainer Gläß (also CEO) and Stephan Kronmuller. The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of GK welcome and support the takeover offer. Subject to review of the offer docu...

WARSAW, POLAND, Mar 23, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Hitachi Group has started a strategic cooperation with the leading operator of non-cash payments Polskie ePłatnosci in the development of software and IT systemsPoland, March 22, 2023 - Hitachi Europe Ltd. together with its subsidiary company GlobalLogic will work with Polskie ePłatnosci (PeP) on the development of IT systems, improving their efficiency, quality, and functionality, adapting them to the changing environment and customer needs. In the first step, the companies will focus on the development of the Microsoft Dynamics platform.Polskie ePłatności S.A. signed a framework agreement for software development with the regional headquarters of the Hitachi Group - Hitachi Europe Ltd. Branch in Poland. The signed agreement gives PeP access to competencies in the field of software development and platforms in the Hitachi Group, in particular to over 26,000 employees of GlobalLogic, which provides software design and development services within the Hitachi Group. On the part of Hitachi Europe, the signed agreement allows to strengthen its position as a supplier on the financia...