Category: JCN Newswire

Eisai: FDA Approves LENVIMA (lenvatinib) Plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Combination for Patients With Certain Types of Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

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TOKYO and KENILWORTH, N.J., Jul 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination of LENVIMA, the orally available multiple receptor tyrosine […]

Suzuki and Daihatsu Join Commercial Japan Partnership for Dissemination of CASE Technologies in Mini-commercial Vehicles

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TOKYO, Jul 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) announced that they joined the Commercial Japan Partnership (CJP) commercial vehicle project today to accelerate their carbon neutrality initiatives in minivehicles through the dissemination of CASE technologies and services. As part of their participation in […]

Eisai to Present Latest Data on Pipeline Assets in The Area of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia at AAIC 2021

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TOKYO, Jul 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company will conduct a total of 11 presentations, including the latest data of the investigational anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) protofibril antibody lecanemab (development code: BAN2401) for which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation, at […]

TANAKA Develops Active Brazing Filler Metal/Copper Composite Material for Power Devices

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TOKYO, Jul 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) announced today that TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which operates the TANAKA Precious Metals manufacturing business, developed an active brazing filler metal/copper […]

Woven Planet Holdings, a Subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, Closes Acquisition of Lyft’s Level 5 Division

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TOKYO, Jul 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (“Woven Planet”), a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, announced the closing of the acquisition of Level 5, the self-driving division of Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”), a proposed transaction previously announced in April 2021. This marks the first acquisition for Woven Planet, a […]

MAGICAL MONZA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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TOKYO, Jul 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing extended its 100% winning record with the new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar thanks to a hard-earned victory in an enthralling 6 Hours of Monza, the third round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, […]

Toyota to Launch All-New Aqua

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Toyota City, Japan, Jul 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that it will launch its all-new Aqua on July 19, 2021. Aiming to achieve carbon neutrality, Toyota has been making ever-better cars based on the concept of “introducing sustainable vehicles practically to the market”. As part of this […]

Eisai Launchs Bile Acid Transporter Inhibitor Goofice in Thailand

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TOKYO, Jul 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that its Thailand subsidiary Eisai (Thailand) Marketing Co., Ltd. has launched the bile acid transporter inhibitor Goofice (generic name: elobixibat hydrate) in Thailand. This is the first launch of Goofice in the Asian region excluding Japan. Goofice, which Eisai’s subsidiary for […]

NEC SX-Aurora TSUBASA vector supercomputer sets record in processing performance in STAC-A2 Benchmarks

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TOKYO, Jul 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that the NEC SX-Aurora TSUBASA vector supercomputer set a record in the STAC-A2 Benchmark tests, which measure the computational performance of Monte Carlo-based risk simulations common in financial markets. An independent audit conducted in April 2021 by the Securities […]

Fujitsu and France’s Inria Develop New Time-Series AI Technology to Identify Causes of Data Anomalies

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TOKYO, Jul 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Inria, the French national research institute for digital science and technology, today announced the development of a new AI technology that can identify factors contributing to anomalies in time series data. Fig. 1 TDA-based technology for identifying the causes detecting anomalies Fig. […]

Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Signs MoU with Eternity Grand Logistics to Do a Pilot Study on Commercial Usage of Compact EVs

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TOKYO, Jul 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that Mitsubishi Motors Thailand Co., Ltd. (MMTh), MMC’s subsidiary in Thailand, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 9 with Eternity Grand Logistics Public Co., Ltd. (Eternity), a logistics company of the Hitachi Transport System Group, to conduct […]

Woven Planet Holdings, a Subsidiary of Toyota, to Acquire CARMERA

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TOKYO, Jul 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (“Woven Planet”), a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, announced the acquisition of CARMERA, Inc. (“CARMERA”), a U.S.-based spatial AI company, which specializes in bringing next-generation road intelligence to automated mobility at scale. This is the second major deal for Woven Planet […]

Fujitsu Transforms Nuerburgring Racetrack Safety with Artificial Intelligence

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MUNICH, Jul 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – In the future, the Nuerburgring circuit could benefit from advanced artificial intelligence-supported safety features thanks to Fujitsu. A complex deployment of HD cameras, real-time AI analysis and instant alert systems mean that both RaceControl and drivers can be immediately notified of incidents on this challenging […]

NEC’s artificial intelligence (AI) supports doctors to determine if colorectal lesions are potentially neoplastic

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TOKYO, Jul 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today the development of an AI technology for supporting doctors in determining if colorectal lesions are neoplastic or non-neoplastic. NEC developed a new technology, called “Cx20,” while seeking to assist in the early detection of colorectal lesions. Cx20 has […]

Honda Issues “Honda Sustainability Report 2021”

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TOKYO, Jul 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today issued the “Honda Sustainability Report 2021” outlining Honda’s approach to sustainability as well as initiatives Honda has undertaken based on key challenges identified. The Sustainability Report summarizes Honda’s corporate activities including: 1) The direction of Honda’s initiatives under the new […]

Hitachi Completes Acquisition of GlobalLogic

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TOKYO, Jul 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of GlobalLogic Inc. (“GlobalLogic”) pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement signed on March 31, 2021. As announced in the press release dated March 31, Hitachi Global Digital Holdings LLC (“HGDH”), […]

Mazda Installs Solar Power System at Hiroshima Plant

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HIROSHIMA, Japan, Jul 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As part of its efforts to promote green manufacturing lines and offices in factories, Mazda Motor Corporation today initiated operation of its first solar power generation system. Solar Panels The solar power system, installed at Mazda’s Hiroshima Plant, boasts an output of 1.1 MW […]

Fujitsu and Digital Commodity Exchange Enter Strategic Agreement to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Global Commodities Trading

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TOKYO, Jul 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Digital Commodity Exchange Pte. Ltd. (DCX) today announced that they have entered a global strategic agreement to accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of the global commodity (1) trading industry, including the trade of agricultural products such as grains and raw materials for […]