Yoshimoto Kogyo and Mitsubishi Corporation have signed a business partnership agreement for co-creation of business using “laughter”

Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yoshimoto Kogyo) and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to consider business co-creation, including solving consumers’ health issues through “laughter”, overseas development of “comedy content”, and content production using digital transformation, and have concluded a business partnership agreement. With the advent of a super-aged society in Japan, there […]

Honda to Begin European Verification Test of Battery Sharing Service with GoCimo

TOKYO, Nov 6, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) and GoCimo (formerly known as GoCiklo) (CEO: Mattias Tingvall), a Swedish start-up that operates rental and sharing service of electric motorcycles with swappable batteries, will together commence a battery sharing service verification test in Malmö, Sweden in February 2025 for a […]

Honda Unveils World’s First and New V3 Engine with Electrical- Compressor at EICMA 2024

MILAN, Nov 6, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Honda unveiled the world’s first* V3 motorcycle engine with an electrical compressor, at EICMA 2024 (the Milan Motorcycle Shows; Press days: November 5-6, Public days: November 7-10) in Milan, Italy. The water-cooled 75-degree V3 engine is being newly developed for larger displacement motorcycles, and has […]

Tokyo Stock Exchange and Fujitsu announce renewal of cash equity trading system ‘arrowhead4.0’

TOKYO, Nov 5, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) and Fujitsu Limited today announced the successful renewal and operational launch of the TSE’s cash equity trading system “arrowhead4.0.” This renewal signifies the fourth generation of arrowhead, which originally commenced operations in January 2010. 1. Key pointsIn this renewal, several […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Continues Order Intake, Revenue, and Profit Growth in Strong First Half, Raises Full-Year Order Intake Guidance

– Order intake grew YoY in Energy Systems, Plants & Infrastructure Systems, and Logistics, Thermal & Drive Systems segments due to contributions from GTCC and Aero Engines in Energy Systems and Metals Machinery in Plants & Infrastructure Systems.– Revenue increased YoY in Energy Systems, Plants & Infrastructure Systems, and Aircraft, Defense & Space segments. Revenue […]

Eisai’s Corporate Venture Capital Subsidiary, Eisai Innovation, Inc., Selected for AMED’s ‘Strengthening Program for Pharmaceutical Startup Ecosystem”

TOKYO, Nov 5, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Eisai’s corporate venture capital subsidiary, Eisai Innovation, Inc. announced today that Eisai Innovation,Inc. has been selected as a registered venture capital (Registered VC) of the Strengthening Program for Pharmaceutical Startup Ecosystem implemented by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development […]

Asahi Kasei and Honda Sign Shareholders’ Agreement to Convert Existing Asahi Kasei Subsidiary into Joint Venture for Production of Lithium-ion Battery Separators in Canada

TOKYO, Nov 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Asahi Kasei Corporation (Asahi Kasei) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) announced today that the two companies have signed a shareholders’ agreement to convert an existing Asahi Kasei subsidiary in Canada into a joint venture company. This agreement was reached as a result of continued […]

Joby Aviation and Toyota Accelerate Efforts to Realize Air Mobility

Susono, JAPAN and Santa Cruz, California, Nov 4, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Joby Aviation (Joby) came together at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji Technical Center (Shizuoka, Japan) to assert their collective passion and ambition for air mobility in a gathering that included executives from both companies, Akio Toyoda, the chairman […]

Eisai Completes Rolling Submission to US FDA for LEQEMBI(R) (lecanemab-irmb) Biologics License Application for Subcutaneous Maintenance Dosing for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s Disease Under the Fast Track Status

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd.  and Biogen Inc. announced today that Eisai has completed the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lecanemab-irmb (U.S. brand name: LEQEMBI®) subcutaneous autoinjector for weekly maintenance dosing after […]

Fujitsu and AMD to begin strategic partnership to develop more sustainable computing infrastructure intended to accelerate open-source AI initiatives

Kawasaki, Japan and Santa Clara, California, Nov 1, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership to create computing platforms for AI and high-performance computing (HPC). The partnership, encompassing all aspects from technology development to […]

Mazda Launches Redesigned Corporate Website

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct 31, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation today launched a redesigned corporate website. Amid growing awareness and interest in sustainability, the company redesigned its website to provide stakeholders visiting the corporate website with more timely and user-friendly access to financial and non-financial data as well as information about […]

NTT and Toyota Motor Corporation agree to joint initiative in the field of mobility and AI/telecommunications with the aim of realizing a society with zero traffic accidents

Toyota City, Japan, Oct 31, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Today, Toyota Motor Corporation (hereafter, Toyota) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (hereafter, NTT) have agreed to a joint initiative in the field of mobility and AI/telecommunications with the aim of realizing a society with zero traffic accidents. Through their previous collaborations, the […]

Eisai Presents Data on Benefits of Long-Term Administration of Dual-Acting Lecanemab at the 17th Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 31, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc.  announced today that the latest findings for lecanemab-irmb (U.S. brand name: LEQEMBI®), an anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril* antibody for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), were presented at the Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease Conference […]