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 take place on April 1, 2023, has already been agreed to by respective parent entities MC and Mitsubishi HC Capital and contractually confirmed by Mitsubishi Auto Leasing and Mitsubishi HC Capital Auto Lease. The newly merged entity shall retain the name Mitsubishi Auto Leasing, with MC and Mitsubishi HC Capital holding equal shareholder voting rights. Wide-scale reforms are taking place throughout mobility industries, as countries around the world continue to search for solutions that will decrease carbon footprints, increase logistics efficiencies and safety, eliminate restrictions on movement, and otherwise improve our societies.One of the greatest challenges facing virtually all industries is to help realize carbon neutrality by spreading the use of eco-friendly vehicles, as evidenced by the Japanese government's strategic aim to have all newly sold pa...

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 stents[1] to strengthen its GI endotheraphy product portfolio capabilities, and in turn, contributing to improving patient outcome through comprehensive solutions. Taewoong MedicalNiti-S Hot SPAXUS(TM) Stent & Electrocautery Stent Delivery SystemTaewoong will receive approximately $370 million in cash, of which $255.5 million will be paid at the closing and up to $114.5 million will be paid if future milestones is achieved. The company expects to complete the transaction on June 30, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.Incidences of biliary cancers, where metallic stents are frequently used as one of the treatments, have been increasing in recent years[2] due to the aging population[3]. Metallic stents are often used to treat jaundice, one of the symptoms of an obstructed or narrowed biliary tract caused by biliary cancer. Th...

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 and space technology.Figure 1. Overview of healthcare initiativesFigure 2. Schematic diagram of initiatives in the space fieldAs part of their partnership, Fujitsu and THERS will work toward the realization of a wellbeing society through the creation of a virtuous cycle model of community-based health and medical care in the Japanese Tokai region (2). To improve local health services and contribute to the resolution of various societal issues, Fujitsu and THERS will leverage life design research results of THERS' Center for Research, Education, and Development for Healthcare Life Design (3) (hereinafter, C-REX) and advanced technologies including an electronic medical record system developed by Fujitsu Japan (4) and Fujitsu's AI technologies.The two parties will further collaborate on the development of space technologies including systems for space weather forecasting ...

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 received from the transformer's digital sensors.It is built on the solid foundation of Hitachi Energy's journey of pioneering innovation in this field for more than 30 years and is conceived to simplify digitalization for any transformer with enhanced connectivity and cybersecurity."Electricity will be the backbone of the entire energy system driven by the energy transition, making the power grid a complex system of systems. Digitalization is the only way to manage that complexity to deliver the necessary visibility and agility to enable fast data-driven decision- making," said Bruno Melles, Managing Director of the Transformers Business at Hitachi Energy. "Digitalization is becoming crucial to transformers due to their pivotal role in enabling efficient, reliable and safe electricity networks, managing power quality and flow control ...

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 base stationsStudy of 6G RequirementsThe release of the white papers is the first outcome of a basic agreement that NTT DOCOMO and SKT signed last November to explore opportunities for technical collaboration on next-generation telecommunication infrastructure technologies for 5G Evolution and 6G.Regarding energy-efficient 5G mobile networks, the white paper reviews the following:- Possibilities to achieve greater energy savings based on energy consumption levels measured in the two companies' respective base stations- Technical analysis of candidate energy-saving technologies, including both hardware and software- The roles that operators and equipment vendors should play, including the need for greater coordination, in the effort to achieve greater energy savingsFor 6G, the paper reviews requirements and challenges including specific performance levels...

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 development, regional revitalization, medical care and health, and disaster prevention and mitigation, as well as to nurture DX talent to drive these initiatives in the prefecture.Development of DX talent and revitalization of local communitiesTo contribute to the realization of Yamanashi Prefecture's vision for 2040 - "to make Yamanashi a place where every citizen can live a fulfilling life" - the two parties aim to improve the quality of services for prefectural residents and revitalize local communities through initiatives including workshops to improve the digital literacy of prefectural residents, local activities to encourage residents to acquire new knowledge, and "workations" throughout Yamanashi Prefecture to enhance personnel exchange and foster DX talent able to contribute to the resolution of local issues.To drive DX throughout the prefecture,...

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 allow DOCOMO to switch between DOCOMO's on-premises NFV and AWS infrastructure for 5GC redundancy operations, offering a more flexible and cost-effective means to manage network performance and capacity.DOCOMO and NEC also successfully onboarded NEC's 5G User Plane Function1 software dedicated to edge computing (Edge UPF) on the AWS Graviton32 processor. The verification is expected to support the faster construction and reduced energy consumption of 5GCs and Edge UPFs for IoT use cases. According to Naoki Tani, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division of NTT DOCOMO, "We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of this high-level design for a redundant 5GC hybrid cloud environment as well as onboarding an Edge UPF on AWS Graviton3 processor. NEC's...

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 4 complimentary months of an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription in the countries/regions of Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia with Adobe enabling JCB payments in these local currencies. This benefit is applicable from February 23, 2023 to June 22, 2023.This will allow JCB cardmembers to, not only pay for their Adobe subscriptions in their local currency, but also get 4 additional months applied to any eligible Creative Cloud for individual All Apps or Single App purchases.The JCB Adobe Benefit also applies to existing Adobe customers who are JCB cardmembers and making a new purchase that is not related to an existing Creative Cloud for individual subscription. For subscribers who want to take advantage of other Adobe discounts, they can even combine this complimentary 4-month promotion with other discount promotions for Creative Cloud for individual...

TOKYO, Feb 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced that it has joined the SAP Regional Strategic Services Partner (RSSP) initiative, established by SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) (1), to support customers' digital transformation (DX) in Japan and across the Asia Pacific region.Through this initiative, Fujitsu aims to offer customers with multinational presence in the Asia Pacific region comprehensive support for the modernization and cloud migration of core systems from implementation to operation.Fujitsu will also scale its ability to develop SAP-enabled solutions adapted to local business practice and legal systems of each country, delivering DX solutions to customers across the APJ region. Through close collaboration with SAP, Fujitsu aims to help customers migrate to cloud infrastructures by adopting solutions such as RISE with SAP (2).Participation in the SAP RSSP initiative represents an important milestone for Fujitsu as part of its vision for "Business Applications" to support more sustainable business transformation under Fujitsu Uvance, Fujitsu's portfolio of global solutions to realize a sustainable world.Delivering on the promise of DX for cu...

TOKYO, Feb 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced the launch of its 1FINITY Ultra Optical System, a hyper-reliable optical transport platform delivering extreme performance and scalability with data rates of 1.2 terabits per second (Tbps) on a single wavelength, with future upgrade to 1.6 Tbps. Fujitsu will launch the new platform in the first half of 2023 to communications service providers (CSPs) and cloud infrastructure providers (CIPs) globally, starting with customers in Japan, North America, as well as throughout Europe where Fujitsu recently expanded availability of its full line of optical, wireless and networking software solutions.The next generation system features a digital signal processor (DSP) using latest semiconductor processes and liquid cooling technology with twice the cooling capacity of conventional technology. It further utilizes latest technologies including Fujitsu's continuous C+L ROADM architecture (1) able to handle multiple wavelength bands in a single product, as well as the optical signal amplification technology forward Raman amplification (2). These features allow the new system to reduce carbon emissions compared to s...

TOKYO, Feb 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Cisco and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced plans to expand their collaboration efforts to include system integration solutions and potential opportunities in 5G xHaul and private 5G to help customers transform their architecture and connect more people and things. End-to-End 5G xHaul AutomationCisco and NEC have expanded areas of collaboration under their Global Systems Integrator Agreement (GSIA) with augmented solutions for scalable 5G xHaul transport networks, such as enhanced capabilities for end-to-end automation and routed optical networking to support operators' monetization of 5G. Following the initial signing of the GSIA two years ago, the companies combined their respective strengths to expand geographical coverage of their solutions with stronger, faster connections for global operators such as Telefonica Vivo. With increasing traffic surges, demand for faster time to market with assured quality, and the need to innovate from transport to the edge, the companies have agreed to expand areas of collaboration including enhanced automation and routed optical networking. As part of the new collaboration, NEC ...

TOKYO, Feb 21, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Bracco Imaging S.p.A. and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the joint venture regarding the company Bracco-Eisai Co., Ltd. (Ratio of Shares Held: Bracco 51% Eisai 49%), will be dissolved as of March 31, 2023. As a result, Bracco will acquire all shares of Bracco-Eisai held by Eisai and change its name from Bracco-Eisai to Bracco Japan, Co., Ltd. as of April 1, 2023. Bracco and Eisai established Bracco-Eisai in 1990 with the aim of establishing a contrast agent business in Japan. The companies launched the non-ionic contrast agent Iomeron and the macrocyclic non-ionic contrast agent ProHance for MRI in 1994, and have worked together in a friendly partnership for more than 30 years. After comprehensive consideration, the companies decided to dissolve the joint venture in order to respond quickly and flexibly to the changing environment surrounding the healthcare industry and achieve sustainable contributions to patients through these products. Regarding Iomeron and ProHance, products that Eisai and Bracco-Eisai have co-promoted thus far, Eisai and Bracco-Japan will continue to co-promote these products between April 1, 2023 ...

TOKYO, Feb 21, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has reduced the CPU power consumption of the User Plane Function (UPF) for 4G / 5G networks by more than 30% in a dynamic, near-commercial environment. By using the Intel Xeon Scalable processor telemetry for the UPF's load determination logic, NEC has enabled the dynamic control of hardware resources in real time for optimal power consumption. This was accomplished in a UPF performance test of a containerized standalone converged core network and will help telecommunications carriers to meet their energy consumption and cost reduction goals for 4G / 5G network operations. The acceleration of 5G, has led to an increased demand for improved UPF performance. As such, the reduction in power consumption has become critical. So far, UPF applications that handle user data traffic often appear to consume 100% of CPU resources. Moreover, the applications have high energy usage and power consumption as they constantly poll the Network Interface Card (NIC), (i.e. transmit and receive data to confirm processing procedures) regardless of traffic volume. NEC was able to optimize power consumption by dynamically...

TOKYO, Feb 21, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu and Atmonia ehf., an Icelandic start-up company developing a novel method for synthesizing sustainable ammonia, today revealed the latest milestone in their joint research into catalysts for sustainable production of ammonia, by successfully developing a high-speed technology for quantum chemical simulations. By combining this technology with an AI technology for scientific discovery developed by Fujitsu, the two companies succeeded in more than halving the search time for a catalyst material that efficiently synthesizes ammonia from water, air, and electricity at ambient temperatures and pressures.Technology overviewThe two companies carried out various quantum chemical calculations using Fujitsu supercomputing resources based on simulation data for ammonia synthesis owned by Atmonia. Vast amounts of data derived from these calculations, including the structure of atomic configurations and the types and ratios of chemical elements that compose catalyst materials, were used to train an AI simulation model that can rapidly identify catalyst candidates. Fujitsu's AI technology for scientific discovery was also used to i...

TOKYO, Feb 20, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced the launch of a new 5G vRAN solution combining Fujitsu's virtualized CU (vCU) and virtualized DU (vDU) with NVIDIA's (1) GPU technology. Fujitsu will start offering the new solution to customers including telecommunications carriers globally in March 2023. The new solution was developed as part of the "5G Open RAN Ecosystem" (OREC) (2) project promoted by NTT DOCOMO (3), which also supported performance verification and evaluation tests of the new solution.Figure: Image of the new vRAN solutionThe solution applies NVIDIA's GPU processing engine "NVIDIA A100X" (4) to the physical layer processing at the base station. In this way, the new solution enables parallel processing of virtualized base stations and edge applications on GPU hardware resources in an all-in-one configuration that allows each function to be built on the same server. This enables telecommunication carriers to build a flexible open network with a simple device configuration that can be ramped up with a variety of functions. The solution further offers improved radio unit (RU) capacity and processing power, provides a high-quality comm...

TOKYO, Feb 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced today that in 2024, it will begin production of the Minicab-MiEV, a onebox kei-car* class commercial electric vehicle (EV), at PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia (hereafter, MMKI), MMC's factory in Indonesia.Minicab-MiEV (Indonesia International Motor Show 2023)The Minicab-MiEV, which will be produced overseas for the first time, is equipped with an EV system proven in the world's first mass-produced EV, the i-MiEV. The system includes a drive battery and a compact, lightweight, highly-efficient motor. In addition, by placing the drive battery under the center of the floor, the EV components are installed without sacrificing capacity, thus ensuring a large cargo space. Furthermore, this battery placement gives the vehicle a lower center of gravity, resulting in steering stability and ride comfort. "Automakers are now being required to respond to the rapid, global movement toward a decarbonized society," said Takao Kato, president and chief executive officer, Mitsubishi Motors. "We believe that Kei-car class commercial EVs are the optimal solution to the 'last one mile problem' i...

TOKYO, Feb 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the leader in the Frost Radar: Biometrics Authentication Solutions, 2022 benchmarking system. This is the second year running that NEC maintains its position as the market leader, reflecting NEC's pivot toward biometric solutions, which are providing the company with significant growth opportunities. Frost & Sullivan indicated that NEC achieved overall Growth and Innovation Leadership on the Frost Radar as the result of its ongoing innovations to its extensive portfolio. In addition, the analyst firm appraised initiatives such as the NEC Group's AI and Human Rights Principles, as well as the company's thought leadership on decentralized identity and self-sovereign ID. "With its ongoing leadership throughout the biometric solutions industry, NEC's robust biometric authentication solution emphasizes how NEC's ability to meet existing and new customer demands, empower end users to take control over their biometric data, and steer the biometric industry into the next phase of growth," said Danielle VanZandt, Industry Manager, Commercial & Public Se...