NEC technology predicts sudden traffic congestion in real time using optical fiber cables

Tokyo, Japan, August 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the development of an optical fiber sensing technology to monitor road conditions and accurately predict sudden traffic congestion in real time. By collecting data from existing optical fiber communications cables and analyzing real-time traffic flow data using a proprietary AI model, NEC has reduced prediction errors by 80% …

TANAKA to Showcase Advanced Semiconductor Materials in its Inaugural Participation at SEMICON India 2025

DELHI, Aug 26, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), a company engaged in the industrial precious metals business of TANAKA, and TANAKA ELECTRONICS Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kanzaki-gun, Saga Prefecture; CEO: Toshiya Yamamoto), will exhibit for the first time at SEMICON India 2025 one of the largest international exhibitions …

Honda to Hold Official e-Motorsports Event, “Honda Racing eMS 2025”

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) will hold Honda Racing eMS 2025, Honda’s official e-motorsports event, which has attracted more than 400,000 participants since its inauguration in 2023. Qualifying time attack event (online) will begin on August 29. Grand Final will be held online on December 6 and 7. A champion for each of the three regions*1, Europe / Middle East / Africa, North America / Latin …

Mitsubishi Corporation Invests in Fullerton Health

TOKYO, August 26, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) is pleased to announce that it has completed its investment in Fullerton Health Pte. Ltd. (“Fullerton Health”), a leading Managed-Care* provider in Southeast Asia, as of 22 August, 2025. In recent years, Southeast Asia has faced growing societal challenges, including rising medical costs driven by an increase in chronic diseases. With limited public …

Queensland’s First Nations businesses forge global trade links

Queensland, AU, Aug 25, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Queensland’s rich First Nations culture, businesses, and industry leaders has been celebrated at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. The event was part of Queensland’s program as Gold Partner of the Australia Pavilion during Te Aratini Indigenous Peoples Week. Through business, art, food, and eco-tourism, artists, storytellers, performers, culinary innovators, and entrepreneurs from across Queensland’s …

Austria and Germany to become the first markets in the European Union (EU) to launch LEQEMBI(R) (lecanemab)

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 25, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, “Biogen”) announced today that the anti-amyloid beta(AB) monoclonal antibody “LEQEMBI®” has been launched in Austria on August 25, 2025 and will be launched in Germany on September 1, 2025. LEQEMBI …

Shibaura Institute of Technology, Waseda University and Fujitsu develop quantum computer-based robot posture optimization

Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, August 25, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Shibaura Institute of Technology (Associate Professor Takuya Otani, Faculty of System Science and Engineering [Human Robot System Laboratory]), Waseda University (Professor Atsuo Takanishi, Faculty of Science and Engineering), and Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of an innovative method for efficiently controlling robot posture using quantum computing technology. This new approach facilitates the …

NEC technology predicts sudden traffic congestion in real time using optical fiber cables

Tokyo, Japan, August 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the development of an optical fiber sensing technology to monitor road conditions and accurately predict sudden traffic congestion in real time. By collecting data from existing optical fiber communications cables and analyzing real-time traffic flow data using a proprietary AI model, NEC has reduced prediction errors by 80% …

CaoCao Inc. (2643.HK) Added to Hang Seng Composite Index, Set to Join Hong Kong Stock Connect on Sept 8

HONG KONG, Aug 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – On August 22, CaoCao Inc. (‘CaoCao’ or ‘Company’, stock code: 2643.HK,) was selected to be added to the Hang Seng Composite Index as a constituent stock, with the change taking effect on September 8, 2025. The adjustment, which follows the semi-annual review results as of June 30, 2025, reflects capital market’s high recognition of CaoCao …

CITIC Resources Deepens Dual Driver Development Strategy of “Investment + Trading”

HONG KONG, Aug 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – CITIC Resources Holdings Limited (hereinafter referred to as the CITIC Resources or the Company, or the Group when its subsidiaries are included; Stock Code: 1205.HK) has been steadfastly executing its dual driver development strategy of “investment + trading” for the six months ended 30 June 2025 (the “Period”). Despite the continued decline in commodity prices …

China International Development Corporation acquires strategic 20% stake in NVT

HONG KONG, Aug 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – China International Development Corporation Limited (“the Company”; SEHK: 0264) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 20% equity interest in NVTHK Ltd. (“NVT”), a Hong Kong-based financial technology innovator and first mover in the Real-World Asset (“RWA”) tokenization market. This strategic acquisition positions the Company at the …

CITIC Resources Deepens Dual Driver Development Strategy of “Investment + Trading”

HONG KONG, Aug 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – CITIC Resources Holdings Limited (hereinafter referred to as the CITIC Resources or the Company, or the Group when its subsidiaries are included; Stock Code: 1205.HK) has been steadfastly executing its dual driver development strategy of “investment + trading” for the six months ended 30 June 2025 (the “Period”). Despite the continued decline in commodity prices …

CaoCao Inc. (2643.HK) Added to Hang Seng Composite Index, Set to Join Hong Kong Stock Connect on Sept 8

HONG KONG, Aug 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – On August 22, CaoCao Inc. (‘CaoCao’ or ‘Company’, stock code: 2643.HK,) was selected to be added to the Hang Seng Composite Index as a constituent stock, with the change taking effect on September 8, 2025. The adjustment, which follows the semi-annual review results as of June 30, 2025, reflects capital market’s high recognition of CaoCao …

NEC digital technologies to empower small-scale producers in Africa in partnership with IFAD

Yokohama, Japan, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — In an effort to develop agriculture and boost rural development, NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will tailor high-end digital technologies – remote sensing and secure digital platforms – to suit the unique needs of vulnerable small-scale producers …

Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and AAR Japan for Donation of Solar Modules to Kenya

TOKYO, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (*1) (hereinafter referred to as “Sharp”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the donation of solar modules to support electrification-deficient areas in the Republic of Kenya (hereinafter “Kenya”). This MOU is signed with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato ward, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as “MOL”), …

Aiming to Build Battery Ecosystem, Toyota and Mazda Start Tests of Energy Storage System Using Electrified Vehicle Batteries

HIROSHIMA, Japan, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have started field tests of Toyota’s Sweep Energy Storage System* at Mazda’s Hiroshima Plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. For the tests, the power system at Mazda’s headquarters campus-the only power generation system operated by an automaker in Japan-and Toyota’s system that utilizes batteries from electrified vehicles …

NEC signs Memorandum of Cooperation with the Senegalese government, CFPT-SJ, JICA, and four Japan-based companies for vocational training in Senegal

Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in the vocational training sector in Senegal with the Senegalese government, the Senegal-Japan Vocational Training Center (CFPT-SJ), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Daikin), Toda Construction Co., Ltd. (Toda Construction), and Yamaha …

Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and IOM to Advance Cooperation through Renewable Energy

TOKYO, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (*1) (hereinafter referred to as “Sharp”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the cooperation through renewable energy to advance improved access to basic services in displacement-affected areas in the Republic of Kenya (hereinafter “Kenya”). This MOU is signed with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato ward, …

TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP and TANAKA MIRAI Lab. Successfully Carries Out Space Protein Crystallization Experiments

TOKYO, Aug 22, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA MIRAI Lab., part of TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), has developed an experimental unit for space molecular crystallization using Au nanostructure formation technology (patent pending). On April 21, 2025 (local time), the experimental unit was installed in the SpaceX CRS-32, an unmanned commercial resupply spacecraft to …

China International Development Corporation acquires strategic 20% stake in NVT

HONG KONG, Aug 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – China International Development Corporation Limited (“the Company”; SEHK: 0264) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 20% equity interest in NVTHK Ltd. (“NVT”), a Hong Kong-based financial technology innovator and first mover in the Real-World Asset (“RWA”) tokenization market. This strategic acquisition positions the Company at the …