Equinix and Hitachi Strengthen Collaboration

TOKYO, Apr 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. and Equinix Inc. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, Equinix will participate in Hitachi’s Lumada Alliance Program(1) to work together to address social issues through a cycle of creating, distributing and utilizing digital solutions. Equinix and Hitachi sign an […]

Evans returns to the top step with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

Toyota City, Japan, Apr 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin have returned to the top step of the podium with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, taking victory at the Croatia Rally. Car 33 (Elfyn Evans, Scott Martin) Together with their fellow podium finishers, Evans and Martin dedicated […]

DOCOMO’s AI system optimizes micromobility management, including vehicle reallocation and battery replacement

TOKYO, Apr 24, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today it has launched the Sharing Operation Optimization System, which uses AI to optimize operations for maintaining effective allocations of shared micromobility vehicles and replacing depleted batteries used by these vehicles. Screenshot of system’s recommended reallocation plan (example) The system was […]

NTT group and Hanshin Expressway jointly study the implementation of new traffic management using digital technology that contributes to the rectification of urban road traffic

TOKYO, Apr 21, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – In April 2023, the following four companies, NTT Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC., NTT Data Corporation, and Hanshin Expressway Company Limited, have started jointly to conduct a study (the Joint Study) to implement a new traffic management system(1) utilizing digital technology by integrating assets owned by […]

Fujitsu joins G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting to promotion of Japan’s digital technology through international communication and cooperation

TOKYO, Apr 21, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it will participate in the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting and related events prior to the G7 Hiroshima Summit hosting an exhibition booth, holding panel discussions, and delivering keynote speeches, in alignment with the Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) […]

Hitachi Establishes the Third Corporate Venture Capital Fund for Innovation in the Digital Domain

TOKYO, Apr 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced the establishment of a third fund for Hitachi Ventures (HV), the global corporate venture capital (“CVC”) arm of Hitachi(1), for the purpose of accelerating innovation and initiating new business opportunities in the digital domain, a key business focus area […]

Fujitsu “CHRO Roundtable Report” offers insights from committee of leaders from some of Japan’s leading companies on people management strategies

TOKYO, Apr 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today published the “CHRO Roundtable Report,” a summary of human capital management strategies based on meetings of the Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) of Fujitsu, Panasonic Holdings Corporation(1), Marubeni Corporation(2) , KDDI Corporation(3), and OMRON Corporation(4). Fujitsu, together with these four partners, held CHRO […]

Fujitsu launches AI platform “Fujitsu Kozuchi,” streamlining access to AI and ML solutions to contribute to a sustainable society

TOKYO, Apr 20, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – At its Fujitsu Activate Now Technology Summit in Madrid, Fujitsu unveiled a new platform, “Fujitsu Kozuchi (code name) – Fujitsu AI Platform,” delivering access to a range of powerful AI and ML technologies to commercial users globally. Figure 1: AI innovation components Figure 2. Overview […]

Hitachi High-Tech Announces New Production Facility for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment in Kasado Area

TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (“Hitachi High-Tech”) today announced that it will construct a new production facility in Kasado Area of Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, with a view to increasing production capacity of etching systems for its semiconductor manufacturing equipment business, with production scheduled to begin in […]

Fujitsu and BSC collaborate to advance research in personalized medicine and quantum computing

TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion (BSC-CNS) and Fujitsu Limited will sign a dual collaboration agreement on April 19 to promote personalized medicine through the exploitation of clinical data and to advance quantum simulation technologies using tensor networks(1). Based on this agreement, […]

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Announces Establishment of Hitachi Global Air Power, Sullair Company Name Change

TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (“HIES”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the establishment of Hitachi Global Air Power, a new company bringing together its global compressed air business. Effective immediately, Sullair will change its company name and operate under […]

UNIQLO to Open New Prototype Store at Maebashi, Gunma

TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Global apparel retailer UNIQLO will open the UNIQLO Maebashi Minami IC Store on Friday, April 21st, at Maebashi (Gunma Prefecture, Japan). This new store represents a prototype for global roadside UNIQLO stores going forward, and features innovative design elements that are a first-of-their-kind for the […]

Fujitsu launches ‘digital twin’ trial on Isle of Wight for e-scooter sharing service

TOKYO, Apr 19, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the development of a new ‘digital rehearsal’ technology that can help better inform public policy and business planning. Fujitsu’s first demonstration of the technology provides realistic simulations of the effects of traffic measures by reproducing people’s movements on a digital twin. Fujitsu […]

Providing optimum credible carbon reduction and mitigation recommendations through RouteZero

TOKYO, Apr 18, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and Anthesis Group (Anthesis), a UK-headquartered global sustainability firm with a proven track record in climate change strategies, today announced the signing of a global partnership to support customers’ efforts to achieve carbon neutrality in their businesses. As the largest pure-play sustainability firm globally, […]

New Data Showing that Transgene and NEC’s Individualized Cancer Vaccine TG4050 Induces Strong and Specific Immune Responses against Tumors Presented at AACR 2023

Strasbourg, France & Tokyo, Japan, Apr 18, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), a leader in IT, network and AI technologies, announced that new data will be presented today on TG4050, […]

Lexus Unveils Installation by Suchi Reddy, Shaped by Air, Alongside Prototypes by LEXUS DESIGN AWARD Winners During Milan Design Week

MILAN, Apr 17, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Today, Lexus unveiled Shaped by Air–an installation by acclaimed New York-based artist and architect Suchi Reddy, founder of Reddymade Architecture and Design–alongside prototypes by the four LEXUS DESIGN AWARD 2023 winners. Responding to an overarching theme–shaping the future–the public exhibition will be on view until […]

Portimao victory for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

Toyota City, Japan, Apr 17, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing maintained its winning start to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with victory in a dramatic 6 Hours of Portimao. Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa, the reigning World Champions and 2022 Le Mans winners in the #8 […]