LONDON, Sept 25, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Rail’s digital asset management suite – powered by NVIDIA AI technology – launches today and is transforming the way transport operators run and maintain railways.The HMAX (Hyper Mobility Asset Expert) suite is an all-in-one digital asset management platform that providestransport operators with an array of AI-enhanced digital solutions to optimize trains, signaling and infrastructure management.Hitachi’s digital tools already use digital sensors to remotely monitor the health of assets and improve their performance. The HMAX platform offers a leap forward as live data collection is combined with powerful AI technologyto dramatically enhance the speed, ease and depth of analysis. Using the powerful insights offered by HMAX, operators can now more accurately predict, optimize and transform their services.Hitachi Rail is leveraging NVIDIA’s industrial AI platform and software tools, and Hitachi Digital’s AI Centre ofExcellence and software engineering expertise, to offer operators more advanced, innovative solutions. The HMAX digital platform’s “edge to cloud” architecture means Hitachi Rail’s customers will be able t...

TOKYO, Sept 24, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Honda announced that it will participate in JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW BIZWEEK 2024 to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan from October 15 (Tuesday) to 18 (Friday), 2024.Honda boothJAPAN MOBILITY SHOW BIZWEEK 2024 will be held as an event to promote new business co-creation by strengthening collaboration between companies. The Honda booth aims to communicate with participating and visiting companies by showcasing UNI-ONE capable of DX coordination such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), and seek partners interested in selling / handling “SmaChari,” a service that converts conventional bicycles to be electrically assisted and connected by attaching an electric power assist unit and connecting a smartphone app.Honda will also introduce IGNITION, a new business creation program aimed at solving social issues, and Honda Xcelerator Ventures, an open innovation program promoting collaboration between startup companies and Honda.Main exhibitsUNI-ONE Hands-Free Personal MobilityUNI-ONE is a seated personal mobility that allows the user to use both hands freely. Through Honda’s balance control technology de...

TOKYO, Sept 24, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Tosha Schareina (Spain, age 29), riding the CR ELECTRIC PROTO motocross racer for Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) factory team(1) Team HRC, was crowned champion in the men’s category in the final round of the FIM(2) E-Xplorer World Cup, an international electric all-terrain motorcycle racing series, held in Switzerland on September 21 and 22. Francesca Nocera (Italy, age 30) finished second in the women’s category, and Team HRC was second overall in the team category.HRC which announced its full participation from 2024 in the E-Xplorer World Cup, which started in 2023, has won the championship in its first year.Honda is committed to the electrification of motorcycles as the cornerstone of its environmental strategy, aiming to achieve carbon neutrality in all of its products and corporate activities by 2050 and in all of its motorcycle products by the 2040s. In the area of motorsports, the introduction of electric technology in competition has allowed Honda to accumulate know-how and knowledge, and has become a milestone in the evolution of Honda’s technology.In the 2024 season, Honda will accelerate its electrification effort...

TOKYO, Sept 24, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mazda Motor Corporation will open a new R&D office in the cosmopolitan Azabudai Hills (Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo) in early summer 2025, an area projected to see continuous development.Mazda has set out its 2030 VISION "to be a car-loving company that creates moving experiences through the 'joy of driving'" and aspires to an ideal where everyone connected to the Mazda brand feels mentally refreshed, physically invigorated, and optimistic about each day.As advanced technologies such as generative AI gain widespread use, it is crucial to continue innovating software technologies alongside traditional hardware to deliver vibrant, engaging experiences to our customers through their cars. The new R&D office is expected to house development facilities, particularly in software, demonstrating Mazda's goal to become a dynamic workplace of choice for software engineers. It will also function as a hub for collaborative innovation, fostering partnerships with universities, companies, and research institutions in the Tokyo metropolitan area.Based on the belief that our people are our most valuable resource, Mazda is promoting in...

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has obtained manufacturing and marketing authorization approval for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment “Rozebalamin® for Injection 25 mg” (mecobalamin) in Japan as a treatment for slowing progression of functional impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In May 2022, it received orphan drug designation, and a new drug application was submitted in January 2024, leading to this approval.This approval is based on the results of JETALS (The Japan Early-Stage Trial of Ultrahigh-Dose Methylcobalamin for ALS), multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized Phase III clinical trial in 130 patients with ALS, that was conducted as an investigator-initiated trial by a research team with Extraordinary Professor Ryuji Kaji (Principal Investigator), Tokushima University, and Professor Yuishin Izumi (Coordinating Investigator), the Department of Neurology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and Professor Satoshi Kuwabara (Coordinating Investigator), the Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine.In JETALS, the mecobalamin 50mg group showed a statistically significant slowing of p...

KYOTO, Japan, September 24, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Valuufy, a pioneering force in sustainability assessment, announces its CEO Kyle Barnes will present at the prestigious Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (SSUNGA79) on September 26 as part of a larger panel session on the important role of SMEs in global sustainability efforts. This marks the third consecutive year that the Value Model has been included in this global forum.Valuufy's presentation will showcase how SMEs can become a more powerful force in global sustainability efforts. The session, "Empowering SMEs: Blockchain & AI for Sustainable Stakeholder Value", will also demonstrate how the ValuuCompass enables businesses of all sizes to measure, understand, and enhance value creation across all stakeholder groups.This is the third time the Value Model (which evolved into the ValuuCompass) has been presented at the SSUNGA, reinforcing the global relevance and potential of the ValuuCompass in addressing complex sustainability challenges, and offering a potential outline for how a post-SDGs could function."The ValuuCompass aims to become a global standard for sustainability by 2030, and...

TOKYO, Sept 24, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Anticancer Agent “Tasfygo(R) Tablets 35mg” (Tasurgratinib Succinate) Approved in Japan for Biliary Tract Cancer with FGFR2 Gene Fusions or RearrangementsEisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has obtained manufacturing and marketing approval for fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor “TASFYGO® Tablets 35mg” (tasurgratinib succinate) in Japan for the treatment of patients with unresectable biliary tract cancer with FGFR2 gene fusions or rearrangements that progressed after cancer chemotherapy. In Japan, it has received orphan drug designation from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and the marketing authorization application was submitted in December 2023.This approval is based on data such as the results of a multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical phase II trial (Study 201) conducted by Eisai in Japan and China. Study 201 enrolled 63 patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 gene fusions or rearrangements previously treated with gemcitabine-based combination chemotherapy. The primary endpoint of this study was objective respons...

TOKYO, Sept 20, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), KDDI Corporation (KDDI), and Lawson, Inc (Lawson) will launch an initiative to transform Lawson into "Next-generation Convenience Store " As the COVID-19 changed customers' lifestyles, consumption behaviors, and values, Lawson has been adapting to the “new normal” by leveraging its digital technologies. In modern society, convenience stores are essential parts of social infrastructure, contributing to steady supplies of food and daily necessities.For more than 20 years since MC invested in Lawson, MC has supported Lawson by leveraging its supply chain fields, such as raw material procurement and manufacturing logistics, and extensive overseas business networks. In response to accelerating changes in business environment, MC will enhance its collaboration with KDDI, having customer base built on telecommunications-related businesses and offering various digital services. Through the partnership, MC and KDDI will promote further transformation of Lawson.Specifically, we aim to expand "Real × Tech Convenience" by leveraging business infrastructures, AI and DX technologies of MC and KDDI. Also, we wi...

LONDON, Sept 20, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Rail's use of 5G digital signalling capabilities for urban rail, will reduce lifecycle costs, enhance actionable insights from data analytics, and future proof train networks. Replacing legacy radio technologies with 5G for critical train to ground communications is being launched on New York's Crosstown Line & Hong Kong's International Airport's Automatic People Mover.SelTrac™ CBTC is an advanced digital signalling solution, which uses train to ground telecommunications to support traffic management on a line. A technology deployed across new metros, light rail systems and is increasingly used for resignalling on existing networks. CBTC allows for higher capacities, safety and overall reliability when compared to conventional signalling systems.While CBTC technology is helping to improve performance on rail services around the world, it currently relies on the installation of legacy communication technology (radio, Wi-Fi) to enable train to ground communications. Hitachi Rail's solution with innovative 5G, removes the limitations of prior technologies and instead leverages public or private networks. The 5G sol...

TOKYO, Sept 20, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global MedTech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, announced today the launch of a new 4K camera head1, CH-S700-08-LB, for endoscopic urology and gynecology procedures in Europe. The camera head is compatible with the VISERA ELITE III video system center for surgical endoscopy. This product is also set to be launched in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore as soon as it is ready to comply with the regulations of each country, sequentially from September 2024. The technical development of this product was led by Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Corporation, a joint venture between Olympus and Sony Corporation.4K CAMERA HEAD OLYMPUS CH-S700-08-LBThis product provides four times the number of pixels than a conventional HD camera head, enabling observation with 4K white light images and 4K NBI (Narrow Band Imaging)2 images. It is also equipped with the BL (Blue Light)3 observation function offering versatile imaging capabilities in a single device to address diverse clinical needs. This will support high-quality diagnosis and treatment of urological diseases, ...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it will relocate the base of operations/activities of its rugby team, the MIE Honda HEAT, from Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture to Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (The team will primarily use Tochigi Green Stadium). This relocation is scheduled to take place prior to the start of the 2026-2027 season.The MIE Honda HEAT was founded in 1961 as a club team affiliated with the Honda Suzuka Factory. For more than 60 years, the team has been conducting its activities while receiving support and cheers from a broad range of people in the local community, mainly in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture. Last year, the MIE Honda HEAT changed its affiliation from the Suzuka Factory to the Honda Head Office (in Minato-ku, Tokyo), in order to further strengthen its activities and expand its fan base.Since last season (2023-2024 season), the team has been taking on challenges competing in Division 1, the top division of the Japan Rugby League One. Working toward its goal to become the No. 1 team in Japan in three years’ time, the MIE Honda HEAT has been pursuing continuous initiatives to enhance its strength. Through the relocation of the base of its activities, ...

TOKYO, Sep 19, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has renewed CO2MPACT(TM) series, which has been commercialized for decarbonization of a wide range of industries. The new model adopts a mass-produced full-module concept based on standard design as a middle size of CO2MPACT(TM). By maximizing the module ratio, it is possible to improve the efficiency of on-site fieldwork and shorten the construction period, which occupies a large volume of conventional plants delivery time.The new model, "CO2MPACT(TM) Full-Module," will be able to propose the optimum capacity of captured CO2 according to the flue gas from customer's facility in the range of 1 to 200 tons/day. In addition, more than 90% of the equipment is modularized into the container size or prefabricated in a workshop. As a result, the work volume at construction site will be greatly reduced, especially the on-site welding work, by 95%. CO2MPACT(TM) Full-Module inherits its development concepts such as "easiness," "lightness," "moving fast," and "simple,". Going forward, MHI Group will further strengthen the customer support package, encompassing everything from initial planning to ...

TOKYO, Sep 19, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd. ("Hitachi Industrial Products") has commercialized the world's first(1) copper die-cast(2) rotor(3) for railway traction motors as light weight of rotor. By adding weight-reduction technology to the high-efficiency technologies that Hitachi Industrial Products already possesses, we will contribute to further energy savings and reduced environmental impact of railway vehicle operation.Internal structure of traction motor with copper die-cast rotorTo further reduce the weight of rotors, a component of traction motors, Hitachi Industrial Products has developed a copper die-cast rotor for railway traction motors.The copper die-cast rotor is manufactured by die-casting copper, a conductor, and is approximately 15 kg lighter in weight than conventional rotors in which copper bars and end rings(4) are brazed together ("copper bar type"). Going forward, this new rotor will be applied to railway projects.(1) According to our research (using copper die-cast rotors in traction motors for railway vehicles)(2) Die casting: A casting method in which molten metal is poured into a mold, and shaped under pres...

TOKYO, Sep 19, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leading global IT and network transformation services provider, has been recognized as a Juniper Partner of the Year for 2023 in the category of Worldwide SP Partner (Top SP Alliance & SP Channel) by Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-Native Networks. Each year, Juniper recognizes partners based on their ability to drive innovative, AI-Native business solutions, providing exceptional customer and user experiences, while achieving their financial goals. As a result of sustained business expansion globally, NEC has proudly earned this distinguished award for the fifth year in a row.NEC was recognized in the category of Worldwide SP Partner for its global ability to lead customer success by modernizing transport, data center and enterprise networks through its system integration of Juniper's AI-Native technologies. The integration is offered by NEC Global Transport Network Centers of Excellence (CoE) in collaboration with Juniper from the R&D phase, including product validation in NEC's multi-vendor laboratory, to offer advanced services such as network optimization.As a leading ...

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Sep 19, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Fujitsu Limited (1) (Fujitsu) and Stellar Science Foundation (SS-F), a General Incorporated Association (2) have entered into a partnership focused on discovering and supporting the next generation of scientific researchers and fostering the creation of cutting-edge research topics. Through this partnership, Fujitsu will contribute funds to SS-F to support the creation of a unique scientific research ecosystem that promotes collaboration and interaction among researchers. Additionally, the partnership will support the development of young researchers by facilitating exchange between the SS-F researcher community, already engaged in innovative discoveries and inventions, and Fujitsu's researchers, engineers, and business unit. This initiative will further drive joint technological research and innovation.Figure 1: Striving to foster collaborative research and innovation through the co-creation of an ecosystem that transcends organizational and domain boundaries.Since its establishment in 2019 SS-F has been actively working to build an ecosystem based on the "People-Centric" philosophy, aiming to foster connections...

TOKYO, Sep 18, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" LINE); Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL); Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., a joint venture for ship design and sales between Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Japan Marine United Corporation; Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line); Mitsui & Co., Ltd.; and Mitsubishi Corporation have jointly acquired Approval in Principle (AiP)(1) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for two types of low-pressure type liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers under their joint development. A presentation ceremony took place on September 17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center, the venue of Gastech 2024, a major international conference on global energy and environmental issues, including natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and hydrogen, held in Houston, Texas.Demand for LCO2 carriers is expected to grow in tandem with various CCS (Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage) projects involving the transportation of CO2 captured in Japan to storage sites located oversea. Recently, Mitsubishi Shipbuild...

TOKYO, Sep 18, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)'s proprietary carbon capture technology, the KM CDR Process(TM), has been deployed to remove approximately 25,000 tonnes of CO2 annually at Europe's first fully operational post-combustion carbon capture plant, which is part of the Ravenna Carbon Capture and Storage project launched by Eni and Snam near Ravenna, Italy.Carbon capture plant for Ravenna CCS (photo courtesy of Eni S.P.A)The technology was implemented at Eni's Casalborsetti natural gas treatment plant through NEXTCHEM, MAIRE's subsidiary for the energy transition, who acted as a technology integrator, while MAIRE's subsidiary KT (Integrated E&C Solutions) completed the full Engineering, Procurement and Construction works on site. MHI provided the Process Design Package (PDP) and is licensing its technology.The capture process is being used to treat low-CO2 flue gas from a natural gas turbine that drives a turbo compressor. The facility is reducing CO2 emissions by 90%, rising to peaks of 96%. Considering the CO2 concentration levels of less than 3% and the low level of atmospheric pressure in the exhaust, this is a remar...

Paris / Tokyo, Sep 18, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. ("MHI"), the leading global industrial group and the launch services provider, announce the signature of a new agreement for multiple launches. Under the terms of the agreement, MHI will provide multiple launches by its H3 launch vehicle from 2027.This is the first agreement between Eutelsat and MHI, and today's announcement cements the growing partnership between both companies.Eutelsat has consistently worked with leading launch providers to deliver its fleet into orbit and this latest agreement brings additional diversity and additional opportunities to launch Eutelsat's satellites in the coming years.MHI Launch Services enjoys an extremely high success rate of over 98%, utilising its H-IIA and H-IIB launch vehicles, and has executed more than 50 successful consecutive launches since 2005, delivered on-time and to the customer satisfaction. Today, MHI's technologies and know-how of development and operation of launch vehicles have ensured successful launches of H3, Japan's new launch vehicle. The ...

TOKYO, Sep 18, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - NEC Orchestrating Future Fund (NOFF), an ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, has made an investment in Sakana AI, a Japan-based company that gathers technical talent from around the world to conduct research and development of generative AI.While the use of AI is essential to improve the competitiveness of companies, the development of large-scale AI models requires an enormous amount of time and cost to learn data.Sakana AI was founded in Tokyo in 2023 by David Ha, who has led research on complex and autonomous systems at Google Brain's Japan division, Llion Jones, one of the authors of the paper "Attention Is All You Need," which helped to trigger the current boom in generative AI, and Ren Ito, who took the lead on the global expansion of Mercari, Japan's first unicorn start-up. The company creates innovative AI development methods by combining multiple different AI models, resulting in the low cost creation of large-scale models that feature new functions.NEC aims to be a social value creator that solves various social issues through cutting-edge technologies. AI is a key technology for achieving these go...

KAWASAKI, Japan, Sep 18, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - IHI Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. today announced that as of September 16, 2024, the three companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding a joint business venture to provide the J-Credit (1) Creation Total Support Service. This service will optimize the J-Credit creation process in J-Credit scheme and support rapid monetization for J-Credit creators.The J-Credit Creation Total Support ServiceCurrently, in order for companies and organizations to create J-Credits, various procedures are necessary across each of the phases, from project registration to J-Credit creation, and the significant time and effort required is an issue. In addition, there is an inherent risk that a buyer won't be found after the credits are created, and that monetization will be delayed.In order to tackle these issues, and increase J-Credit creation ahead of expected rising demand, this joint enterprise will combine the Mizuho Bank network with the MRV Support System (2), which digitizes the process of creating environmental value (i.e., measurement, reporting, and verification) and was developed by I...