Dentsu Wins Two Grand Prix at the Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity 2012
September 25, 2012 -- Dentsu Inc. (President & CEO: Tadashi Ishii; Head Office: Tokyo) announced today that in addition to Dentsu Inc. winning two Grand Prix, Dentsu Group companies received a total of eight Gold Spikes in the Film, Digital, Promo & Activation, Design and Integrated categories at the Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity 2012 held from September 16 to 18 in Singapore.
Santen Pharmaceutical: Notice on the Establishment of a New Sales and Marketing Company in China
September 25, 2012, Osaka Japan -- Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Santen”) today announced that it will establish a new wholly owned sales and marketing company (“Newco”) in China.
The launching of Vietcombank JCB EMV credit card
Hanoi and Tokyo, September 24, 2012 -- The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) and JCB International (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB, the only global payment brand based in Japan, have officially announced today the launch of the new Vietcombank JCB EMV chip credit card. Vietcombank is proud to be the first bank in Vietnam to issue a JCB credit card using EMV chip technology.
Sumitomo Electric Develops Tablet Coating and Polymeric Organic Material Inspection Technologies with Kwansei Gakuin University
-- The Company’s Compovision near-infrared camera will be showcased at P-mec Europe held on October 9 to 11, 2012 --
Ricoh Multifunction Printers Support Apple’s AirPrint
-- Enables Wireless Printing from iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch --
NSSMC: Announcement Regarding Establishment of Sponsored ADR Program
September 24, 2012 -- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (“NSSMC”) will be established on October 1, 2012 through a merger between Nippon Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
Summary of speech by Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito
Sept. 21, 2012 -- In 2010, I set Honda's "Direction for the next 10 years" which is "to provide good products to our customers with speed, affordability and low CO2 emissions." Since then, we have been devoting our full efforts in leveraging Honda's unique technologies, ideas and ingenuity to create attractive products that please our customers who purchased such products. In addition, as a manufacturer of personal mobility products, we have been proactively executing various initiatives which contribute to a significant reduction of CO2 emissions.
Advanced Safety Technologies 'i-ACTIVSENSE' for All-New Mazda6
HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Mazda Motor Corporation will incorporate "i-ACTIVSENSE" technologies into the all-new Mazda6 (known as Atenza in Japan) to be launched later this year. i-ACTIVSENSE is a series of Mazda's advanced safety technologies designed to aid the driver in recognizing hazards, avoiding collisions and reducing the severity of accidents when they cannot be avoided.
Panasonic HIT Photovoltaic Cells Demonstrate High PID Resistance
-- Overall power output of Panasonic's HIT solar power generating system does not degrade even when the system is operated with high system voltages under high temperature and high humidity. --
All-new Nissan Note Popular with Consumers; Nearly 22,000 Orders in Just Two Weeks After Launch
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sept. 19, 2012 -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that Japan dealers have received 21,880 market orders for the all-new Nissan Note compact only two weeks after its launch on September 3.
Itochu: Acquisition of Worldwide Packaged Foods Business and Asia Fresh Produce Business of Dole -- World's Largest Producer and Marketer of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Sept. 18, 2012 -- ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Masahiro Okafuji, President & CEO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) and Dole Food Company, Inc. (headquartered in Westlake Village, California, USA; hereinafter “Dole”) have agreed and signed a definitive agreement for ITOCHU’s acquisition of Dole’s worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce businesses for $1.685 billion.
Mitsubishi Electric Receives Green Designation From Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan
Tokyo, September 18, 2012 -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today it has been designated as a "Green Asia Special Global Strategy Synthesis Area" company in Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture. Under this designation, Mitsubishi Electric's Fukuoka-based Power Device Works, a base for the development and manufacture of power devices, will accelerate development of new technologies and products including silicon carbide (SiC) power devices.
JOGMEC Provides Equity Financing to Shale Gas Development Project by INPEX and JGC in British Columbia, Canada
September 14, 2012 -- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC, President: Hirobumi Kawano) announced today that it will provide equity financing to INPEX Gas British Columbia Ltd. (“IGBC”), which, jointly established by INPEX CORPORATION and JGC Corporation, has acquired a 40% participating interest in British Columbia shale gas assets.
Toyota’s U.S.-Based Collaborative Safety Research Center Announces New Joint Research Partners, Research Programs
Toyota City, Japan, September 13, 2012 -- Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC's) Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC), an advanced safety research center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the United States, yesterday announced new joint research partners -- Stanford University, Toronto University, University of California San Diego and Ohio State University -- and seven new research programs.
Nikon: A FX-format camera with a body smallest and lightest among FX-format cameras that offers excellent basic performance and a 24.3-megapixel image sensor for superior imaging performance
Sept. 13, 2012, TOKYO -- Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Nikon D600. Despite having the smallest and lightest body among Nikon FX-format cameras, the D600 offers advanced basic camera performance, and is equipped with a new FX-format CMOS image sensor with an effective pixel count of 24.3-million pixels and the same EXPEED 3 image-processing engine built into high-end Nikon D-SLRs (D4, D800, D800E) for superior definition and image quality.
Honda Earns Second Highest Disclosure Scores Among All Japanese Companies in Carbon Disclosure Project 2012 Global 500 Report
TOKYO, Japan, September 13, 2012 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it earned the second highest disclosure scores among all Japanese companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)(*1) 2012 Global 500 Report (10th annual report) released yesterday by the CDP, which analyzes the world's 500 largest companies' initiatives in addressing countermeasures against global warming and disclosing information regarding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Toyo Engineering: Award for FEED contract of a FLNG from PETRONAS
Sep. 12, 2012 --The consortium among four (4) companies (hereinafter “MITC Consortium") consisting of MODEC, Inc. (MODEC), IHI Corporation (IHI), Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) and CB&I Nederland B.V. (CB&I) announced that MITC consortium has been awarded a contract from Malaysian state-operated oil company, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a Floating LNG (FLNG) Project on dual FEED mode in Malaysia.
Sumitomo Metals’ U.S Subsidiary Standard Steel to Make Capital Investment
September 12, 2012 -- Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) has decided to make a capital investment in its subsidiary Standard Steel, LLC. in the United States.
Toshiba, Kobelco and Keio Univ. to Develop Hybrid Power Control System for Concentrated Solar Power, Wind Turbine and Biomass Power Generation
-- Selected by Ministry of Environment for Research and Development against Global Climate Change --
Pentax-06 Telephoto Zoom: A high-performance, interchangeable telephoto zoom lens with large F2.8 maximum aperture throughout its entire zoom range, for exclusive use with Q-mount digital Interchangeable-Lens cameras
September 11, 2012 -- PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX-06 TELEPHOTO ZOOM, an interchangeable telephoto zoom lens designed for exclusive use with super-compact Q-mount digital Interchangeable-Lens cameras.