July 12, 2012
TOKYO, July 12, 2012 -- Nikon Corporation will add the super-telephoto 800-mm, fixed local length lens to its lineup of NIKKOR lenses.
Suzuki develops light polypropylene resin material which excels in material coloring for automobiles
July 12, 2012
July 11, 2012 -- Suzuki Motor Corporation has developed polypropylene (PP) resin material which is approximately 10% lighter than the current PP and excellent in material coloring, called the Suzuki Super Polypropylene (SSPP)(*1), and has adopted them on the front bumper under garnish of the Escudo which was launched in Japan on July 11, 2012.
July 11, 2012
July 11, 2012 -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its affiliate, Yokogawa Kontrol (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., has received an order from the CTCI Consortium(*1), to supply control systems and field devices for the Kimanis combined cycle power plant(*2), which is being built for Kimanis Power Sdn. Bhd. in the Malaysian state of Sabah, in the northeast part of Borneo island.
July 11, 2012
Tokyo, July 11, 2012 -- Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today started the newly-built third production line at its Aerospace Division’s Handa plant (Handa city, Aichi prefecture, Japan) to increase production of the center wing boxes for Boeing Co.’s 787 “Dreamliner” passenger airplane.
July 10, 2012
TOKYO, July 10, 2012 -- ANA Group, Japan’s largest Airline Group, today announces that it will open two new international routes in Fiscal 2012, between Tokyo’s Narita Airport and Yangon, Myanmar, on October 15th 2012 and between Narita and Delhi, India, on October 28th, 2012.
July 10, 2012
-- To Collaborate in Natural Gas-fired Distributed Generation System Promotion --
July 09, 2012
TOKYO July 09, 2012 -- Shinichiro Ito, President and CEO of ANA Group, has been honored with the ‘Executive Leadership Award’ at the Airline Strategy Awards 2012, run by the Flightglobal publication Airline Business. The award ceremony was held last night, [8th July] at the Hounourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in London.
July 09, 2012
TOKYO, JAPAN, and SANTA CLARA, CA, July 9, 2012 -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503) and XenoPort, Inc. (NASDAQ: XNPT) announced today that Regnite(R) (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets will be launched in Japan on July 10, 2012.
July 06, 2012
July 6, 2012 -- Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) today announced that TEL NEXX, Inc. (TEL NEXX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TEH) has reached a new multi-year joint development program in 3D semiconductor packaging with IBM. TEL NEXX has collaborated with IBM R&D for many years (as NEXX Systems) to develop new concepts for interposers, lead-free bumping, microbumps, and other cutting-edge interconnect solutions. Now denser packaging and more energy conscious requirements are pushing semiconductor chip designs and equipment to deliver and accommodate more functionality, as 3D structures become a production reality. The program announced today focuses on meeting IBM’s rigorous technology requirements through its partners in the Semiconductor Research and Development Alliance. TEL NEXX will contribute its most advanced production tools to the venture, including the Apollo for physical vapor deposition (PVD), the Stratus for electrochemical deposition (ECD), among others, to study both complex substrates and tool design.
July 06, 2012
July 6, 2012 -- Sojitz Cosmetics Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation that engages in the development, planning, and sale of cosmetics, launched new Naturecia + series of products under the Naturecia private brand that debuted in 2010. Sales are being conducted through mail order.
July 05, 2012
-- Improves fuel efficiency and keeps freezer/refrigerator temperature low --
July 05, 2012
July 4, 2012 -- Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (“MRC”) has developed a space-saving, energy-efficient new hollow-fiber membrane product “Sterapore” for the Membrane Bioreactor(*) (“MBR”) system. Production is scheduled to begin in 2013.
July 04, 2012
Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2012 -- Teijin Chemicals, Ltd., the Teijin Group’s resin and plastic processing business arm, announced today that it has developed Panlite(R) AM-9937F, a material that combines unprecedented dimensional precision and an ultra-smooth surface for automotive applications.
July 04, 2012
-- TDK developed and launched a high-performance FOUP model compatible with next-generation 450 mm wafers and a new model for 300 mm wafers that offers enhanced cost competitiveness. --
July 03, 2012
July 3, 2012 -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that its U.K. subsidiary Eisai Europe Ltd. has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to extend the use of the antiepileptic agent Zonegran(R) (zonisamide) as monotherapy for the treatment of partial seizures (with or without secondary generalization) in adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy.
July 03, 2012
-- Ujina Plant No.1 will also produce CX-5 from March 2013 --
July 02, 2012
-- Real-time indoor positioning system guides users with audio instructions --
July 02, 2012
-- Consolidating NEC Australia's position as a leading ICT services provider in the local market --
June 29, 2012
SINGAPORE, June 28, 2012 -- Effective June 2012, in an aim to conserve biodiversity, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. has expanded its scope on environmental, health and safety requirements regarding paper procurement (hereinafter, paper procurement regulation standards) by adding new trading criteria for companies that supply paper to Fuji Xerox and its affiliates.
June 29, 2012
June 28, 2012 -- NYK has provided free ocean transport for a monument recognizing the Japanese who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22, 2011.