Kawasaki, Japan and Naples, Italy, Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and AKOS AI today announced that Fujitsu has provided the Italy-based startup with AI Trust technologies, consisting of five core tools from its Fujitsu Kozuchi AI service. These technologies will enable AKOS’s AI governance platform AKOS HUB, to offer EU AI Act compliance, risk management and general AI governance …
Leqembi (lecanemab) is the First Medicine that Slows Progression of Early Alzheimer’s Disease to be Authorized in the European Union
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted the amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi® (lecanemab) Marketing Authorization (MA) in the European Union (EU). This makes the medicine the first therapy that targets an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to be granted a MA in …
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Launches Next-Generation Inverter System to Support Stable, Resilient Power Grids
TOKYO, Apr 18, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) has begun operating a next-generation power conditioner(1) called a Grid Forming Inverter (GFM), at its Narashino Works facility in Chiba Prefecture. This cutting-edge system helps stabilize electric power systems as global transition to renewable energy, by simulating the stabilizing effects once provided by large power plants. As renewable …
MHIEC Receives Order from the Bureau of Sewerage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Rebuilding of Sewage Sludge Incineration Facility
TOKYO, Apr 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order from the Bureau of Sewerage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (the Bureau of Sewerage) to rebuild the sewage sludge incineration facility at the Nambu Sludge Treatment Plant in Ota-ku. The construction order calls …
Fujitsu collaboration with Supermicro and Nidec to reduce data center energy consumption
KAWASAKI, Japan, Apr 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced a collaboration with Supermicro Inc. and Nidec Corporation to improve data center energy efficiency. As part of this collaboration, the three companies will combine Fujitsu’s liquid-cooling monitoring and control software, Supermicro’s high performance GPU servers, and Nidec’s high-efficiency liquid-cooling system to develop a service that will help data centers increase their …
Fujitsu’s Japanese language enhanced LLM Takane offering now available on Nutanix Enterprise AI solution
KAWASAKI, Japan, Apr 16, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing today announced the validation of Fujitsu’s Takane, a largescale language model (LLM) with world-class Japanese language capabilities designed for enterprise utilization on the Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) solution – which supports the deployment of a wide range of generative AI models on-premises …
Isuzu and Fujitsu sign partnership agreement to commercialize software defined vehicles
Yokohama and Kawasaki, Japan, Apr 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Isuzu Motors Limited and Fujitsu Limited today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to strengthen the development of competitive software-defined vehicles (SDVs) for commercial mobility. Through this partnership, Isuzu and Fujitsu aim to solve issues in the logistics industry such as improving efficiency and achieving carbon neutrality. Leveraging their respective strengths …
MHI Awarded a Study on CO2 Capture Modules for FPSOs
TOKYO, Apr 15, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”) announced the signature of a study with Single Buoy Moorings Inc., the subsidiary of SBM Offshore (“SBM”), for the application of CO2 capture modules on future Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels(1) (“FPSOs”) for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). This study will be conducted toward typical implementation of CO2 capture solutions …
Mitsubishi Motors Begins Shipping Xforce HEV Model in Thailand
TOKYO, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) commenced the shipment of the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) model of the Xforce compact SUV on April 10. The model has been in production at the Laem Chabang plant of Mitsubishi Motors Thailand, a production and sales company in Thailand. The new Xforce HEV is the second HEV model …
Collaboration to Make Engine-Equipped Vehicles Carbon Neutral Using Synthetic Fuel
Toyota City, Japan, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD., Toyota Motor Corporation, and Mazda Motor Corporation are pleased to announce they will provide passenger vehicles that use a fuel mixture containing synthetic fuel during the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan event period(1) for transporting guests and related parties within the venue. …
TGR to Launch Evolved GR Yaris
Toyota City, Japan, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) has announced that orders are being accepted from today for its evolved GR Yaris at Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan, with sales to commence on May 6. Also announced today was the GR Yaris factory-installed option Aero Performance Package scheduled for launch this autumn or later, the elements of …
Fujitsu develops employee training platform for Seven-Eleven Japan to accelerate store digitalization
KAWASAKI, Japan, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the joint development of a training platform for the company’s store employees with Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.. The platform launched in some directly managed stores in Japan on March 25, 2025, and is provided as part of a next-generation store system being developed by Seven-Eleven Japan to accelerate digitalization across stores. …
Mitsubishi Corporation makes DennoKotsu an equity-method affiliate company, strengthening efforts to address regional transportation challenges
TOKYO, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce its participation in a Series D round of funding, involving a third-party allotment of shares underwritten by 12 companies, conducted by DennoKotsu Inc. As a result of this acquisition, DennoKotsu, which promotes the digital transformation of taxi dispatch operations, will become an equity-method affiliate of MC. In cooperation …
JCB Enhances Customer Experience with Expanded Payment Acceptance for App Store and Apple Services in Asia
TOKYO, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only global payment brand, is excited to announce that JCB Cards are now available as a payment method for the App Store and Apple Services in Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. Customers can now use their JCB Cards …
Fujitsu and Headwaters trial on-device generative AI solution to streamline JAL cabin crew workflows
Kawasaki and Tokyo, Apr 11, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and AI solutions provider Headwaters Co., Ltd. today announced the successful completion of field trials utilizing a generative AI solution to improve the efficiency of handover report creation for Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) cabin crew. The field trials, conducted from January 27 to March 26, 2025, demonstrated that significant time …
Mitsubishi Corporation to Participate in Demonstration Project for New Hydrogen-Based Ironmaking
TOKYO, Apr 9, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) has agreed to participate in a demonstration project (“the Project”) for the development of a hydrogen-based fluidized bed fine ore reduction process (“HYFOR”) and electric smelting furnace (“Smelter”) as a strategic partner of Primetals Technologies (“Primetals”) (Headquarters: UK, steel machinery company), along with Rio Tinto (Headquarters: UK/Australia, mining company) and voestalpine (Headquarters: …
MHIEC Completes Refurbishment of Core Facilities of Waste-to-Energy Plant in Miyazaki City
TOKYO, Apr 9, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed refurbishment of the core facilities of Eco Clean Plaza Miyazaki, a waste-to-energy plant in Miyazaki city in southern part of Kyushu. The refurbishment work, which was ordered in 2021, took place over a four-year span …
NEC Face Recognition Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing
TOKYO, Apr 9, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that its face recognition technology was ranked the world’s most accurate in the most recent benchmark test (1) conducted by the globally recognized U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (2). The latest Face Recognition Technology Evaluation (FRTE) 1:N Identification report indicates that NEC’s system received the …
Sonofai revolutionizes frozen tuna inspection with new device incorporating Fujitsu AI tech
Kawasaki and Shizuoka, Japan, Apr 9, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Sonofai Inc., Ishida Tec Co., Ltd., and Tokai University today announced the launch of an automated inspection device that determines the fat content of frozen albacore tuna in a non-destructive manner. The device, which deploys Fujitsu’s AI technology, is being launched by Sonofai Inc., a Japanese startup dedicated to …
NEC Orchestrating Future Fund invests in Rescale, Inc., provider of a leading digital engineering platform for cloud high-performance computing (HPC)
TOKYO, Apr 8, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Orchestrating Future Fund*, an ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, has invested in new windowRescale, Inc. (Rescale), a San Francisco-based technology company that provides cloud high performance computing (HPC). Background In response to greater demand for new innovative products, enterprises are increasing their investments in technologies that expedite time to market. High-performance computing has …