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Honda at The 76th Geneva Salon.

Feb 01, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Jan 31, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda has announced its lineup for the 76th Geneva Salon. Featured will be: - Honda Civic Type R Concept world debut - European-specification Legend makes first appearance - Honda FCX Concept points way to ...

NEC Electronics, Sony and Toshiba Announce Joint Development of 45-nanometer System LSI Process Technologies.

Feb 01, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 1, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Electronics Corporation, Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation today announced that the companies have agreed to jointly develop system LSI process technologies for the 45-nanometer (nm) generation. As applications in the ...

Sanix Announces Revision of Conversion Price of First Series of Unsecured Convertible Bonds with Stock Acquisition Rights.

Feb 03, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 3, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Sanix Incorporated (Ticker: 4651, TSE/OSE/FSE, President & CEO: Shin-ichi Munemasa) has notified the revision of the conversion price of First Series of Unsecured Convertible Bonds with Stock Acquisition Rights (Limited Inter-Bond Pari Passu ...

Kyocera to Provide 'iBurstTM System' Wireless Broadband Base Stations and Terminals to Republic of Kenya.

Feb 04, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 3, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Kyocera Corporation (TSE: 6971; NYSE: KYO) is pleased to announce the commercial introduction of iBurst wireless broadband services in the Republic of Kenya, starting February 2, 2006. iBurst base stations and terminals designed and ...

NEC & WIND Collaborate on Assisted GPS Commercial Trials.

Feb 06, 2006 ... Rome and Tokyo, Japan, Feb 6, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation today announced that it has been collaborating on joint field trials for SUPL-based Assisted GPS location services with WIND, Italy's leading mobile operator. Following two trials in May and September last ...

Bouygues Telecom Chooses NEC to implement their Video Streaming Service on i-mode(TM) enabled EDGE Handsets.

Feb 06, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 6, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation announced that NEC, via its subsidiary NEC France received an order for a video streaming solution from Bouygues Telecom in France. The video streaming platform developed by NEC, which consists of a set of servers and ...

HitachiSoft Introduces Medical ASP Service; Improves Medical Care and Enhances Efficiency of Hospital Management.

Feb 07, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 6, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. (HitachiSoft, TSE: 9694) has announced the launch of a medical ASP service(*1) for health care facilities aimed at improving the quality of medical care and enhancing the efficiency of hospital management ....

Edelman 2006 Trust Barometer Ranks Japan Number One in Trust of Business; Japanese Trust in Internet, US Companies on the Rise.

Feb 07, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Edelman (www.edelman.jp), the world's largest independent public relations firm, today announced the results of a new international study of opinion leaders that shows increased Japanese trust of business in general and for US companies in ...

ORIX Announces Net Income up 86% in the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2005 - Highest Net Income to Date Exceeding Record Profits in Fiscal 2005.

Feb 07, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX), a leading integrated financial services group, today announced results for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 (April 1 - December 31) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. Revenues ...

Sanix Announces Monthly Consolidated Sales Volume for January 2006.

Feb 07, 2006 ... Fukuoka, Japan, Feb 7, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Sanix Incorporated (TSE: 4651), a leading provider of sanitation and environmental services, has announced month-on-month consolidated sales for January 2006 (Jan. 1-31, 2006). 1. Sales Volume for January 2006 <Pre> ...

Toyota Announces Third Quarter Financial Results - Net Revenues and Income Significantly Increase.

Feb 07, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE: 7203; NYSE: TM) today announced operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2005. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the period totaled 5.33 trillion yen, an increase of 14.8 ...

SAI Global Limited Signs Joint Venture In Japan.

Feb 08, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 8, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - SAI Global Limited (ASX: SAI) announced today that it has signed a strategic joint venture agreement with Technofer Ltd, a market leader in standards training, to deliver assurance and training services to the Japanese market. The ...

CyberAgent Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2005.

Feb 09, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - CyberAgent, Inc. (TSE: 4751), a Tokyo-based leader in Internet media markets, has announced consolidated results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2005. Results were strong across the spectrum, with quarter Group sales rising 54.7% ...

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2005.

Feb 09, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced its financial results for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. Performance overview Mitsubishi Motors consolidated net sales in the first ...

Sanix Reports Consolidated Finanical Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2005.

Feb 09, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Sanix Incorporated (TSE: 4651) announces consolidated financial statements summary for the third quarter and nine months of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2006. 1.) Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended ...

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) Reports for the Full Fiscal Year 2005; Operating Income Increases 9.8%.

Feb 09, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (TSE: 4004; OTC: SHWDF; XETRA: SWD) announces a 9.8% increase in operating income for the twelve months of 2005 (January-December), to JPY 57,191 million, on net sales of JPY 811,899 million, up 9.6%. Ordinary income jumped ...

Mazda Strengthens Sales in Russia.

Feb 09, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced it received approval at the end of 2005 to establish a local distribution company in Moscow. The new national sales company (NSC) will commence business operations in April 2006. Mazda expanded the scope of ...

MHI to Promote Integrated Urban Road Pricing Business Worldwide with Mitsubishi Corporation and MSI Global.

Feb 09, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Mitsubishi Corporation and MSI Global Pte Ltd. of Singapore have agreed to jointly promote Integrated Urban Road Pricing (IURP) business. With IURP, the team will, on behalf of its clients, seek to ease ...

PhillipCapital Enters Japanese Real Estate Market.

Feb 10, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 10, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - PhillipCapital, an integrated financial services group headquartered in Singapore, announced today the establishment of PhillipCapital Real Estate Japan YK (President, C. Jeffrey Char) to enter the Japanese real estate investment market. ...

Mazda Reports Operating Profit Rise of 31 Percent for the First Nine Months of FiscaI Year 2005.

Feb 11, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 10, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today announced financial results for the first nine months of fiscal year (FY) 2005 and a revision of the full year forecast for FY2005. Highlights: - Consolidated operating profit up 31 percent ...

Mighty Server Launches Microsoft Windows as Optional Service with 'Dedicated Server' Hosting Plan at 9,800 yen per Month.

Feb 13, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mighty Server, Inc. (http://mtsv.jp/) is pleased to announce that it has started offering Microsoft(R) Windows OS as an optional service in its 'Dedicated Server' hosting plan. The Company's new offer comes in response to growing needs for ...

Mitsubishi Motors to Start Exports of New Built-in-Thailand Pickup to 140 Markets Around the World.

Feb 14, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced today that the exports of the new Triton pickup truck produced at Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MMTh), its local unit in Thailand, are to move onto a full-scale footing in the second half ...

Toyota Environmental Protection Aid Program for China's Youth Hands Out 1st Awards.

Feb 14, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that the All-China Youth Federation*1 and TMC handed out the first 10 awards for The Toyota Environmental Protection Aid Program for China's Youth*2 at a ceremony in Beijing on Feb. 12. ...

OMRON Introduces the EPC Gen 2 "Wave" Tag for RFID Applications in all Global UHF frequencies.

Feb 14, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON RFID today announced the introduction of the V750 Series Gen 2 (C1G2) "Wave" tag, designed to deliver high-read performance in all UHF RFID frequency spectrums. UHF RFID communication bands are specified for use between 860 ...

Panasonic Unveils World's Smallest Digital Still Cameras with 10x Optical Zoom and 28 mm Wide-Angle Lens; Also Introduces New Dry-cell Powered Model.

Feb 16, 2006 ... Osaka, Japan, Feb 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, today introduced three innovative models of its LUMIX digital still camera line. The models include the 10x optical zoom DMC-TZ1 and the 28 mm wide-angle ...

SAI Global Limited (ASX: SAI) Reports Strong Growth.

Feb 16, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 16, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - SAI Global Limited (ASX: SAI) today announced a 33.3% increase in revenues for the six- month period ended on 31 December 2005. Total revenues were $68.9 million, up from $51.7 million in the corresponding period. Earnings before ...

Daiwa Securities SMBC Opens New Representative Office in India.

Feb 17, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. announced today that it will officially open a new representative office in Mumbai, Republic of India on February 17, 2006. Amid rising expectations of India's sustained rapid growth amongst the BRICs ...

RealNetworks and NTT DoCoMo Sign MOU to Develop Mobile Video Streaming Software.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and RealNetworks, Inc. announced today that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on February 15 as a first step to jointly deploying RealNetworks' Mobile Streaming Server software to facilitate new video streaming ...

GaiaX Announces March 3 Grand Opening of New 'mupoh' Online Gaming Site - 6 New Titles, All Games Free.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - GaiaX Co. Ltd. (TSE: 3775), a leading Tokyo-based online game and community developer, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new online game site 'mupoh' (http://mupoh.jp), at 12:00 PM on Friday, March 3, 2006, with pre-opening from ...

Toyota Holds Safety Forum in China.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced that it held a Safety Forum today in Tianjin, China where it introduced Toyota traffic safety initiatives to the Chinese media through presentations, technology exhibits and live crash testing. ...

MHI Receives Full-turnkey Order from Electricity of Vietnam for 330 MW Thermal Power Plant.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received a full-turnkey order from Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Vietnam's public electricity corporation headquartered in Hanoi, for the construction of O Mon Thermal Power Plant. The plant will ...

Mitsubishi Motors Develops 'Green Plastic', Bamboo-fiber Reinforced Plant-based Resin for Use in Automobile Interiors; Cutting CO2 Emissions Throughout the Vehicle Lifecycle.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, with cooperation from the Aichi Industrial Technology Institute (Kariya, Aichi Prefecture), has developed an automotive interior material which uses a plant-based resin, polybutylene succinate (PBS), combined ...

Fujitsu Adds Attractively-Priced PRIMEQUEST 420 Midrange Model to Line of Mission-Critical IA Servers.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the immediate availability of the PRIMEQUEST(TM) 420 server for the Japanese market, a new midrange model for its PRIMEQUEST line of mission-critical IA servers. The PRIMEQUEST 420 server shares the architecture ...

Mazda Starts Leasing Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles - Japanese Authorities Approve Leases with Two Companies in the Energy Sector.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation received permission from Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) on February 10, 2006, to begin leasing the RX-8 Hydrogen RE to its first two corporate customers. These vehicles, equipped with a ...

Panasonic Develops Multi-task Biosensor Equipment for On-site Health Checks; Single-drop Blood Tests Provide Quick and Accurate Disease Detection.

Feb 18, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is well known, has developed a prototype of a multi-task biosensor that can detect the presence of disease markers in the blood sample. The compact multi-task ...

Honda Announces 2006 F1 World Championship Structure.

Feb 20, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced a new team structure for this season and will participate in the F1 World Championship Series as "Honda Racing F1 Team." In addition, in the role of engine supplier, Honda will supply V8 engines to SUPER ...

Honda Announces 2006 Motorsports Highlights.

Feb 20, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the key features of its 2006 motorsports program, including initiatives to promote motorsports worldwide and cultivate new talent to compete at world-class racing events. Honda's spirit of challenge ...

Honda CEO Fukui and Jenson Button to Unveil the New Civic Type R Concept at the Honda Geneva Motor Show Booth.

Feb 21, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Europe Ltd. announced that Takeo Fukui, President and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will be at the 76th Geneva Motor Show to address the members of the press on the 28th of February. The climax of this press conference will be the ...

Winners of the Grand Prizes for the 28th JVC Tokyo Video Festival 'TVF 2006' Selected - Japanese and Korean Entrants Take the Two Grand Prizes.

Feb 21, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - The 28th JVC Tokyo Video Festival "TVF 2006", hosted by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) attracted a total of 2,291 entries from 35 countries and regions around the world (910 entries from Japan; 1,381 from overseas). The judges selected ...

Mazda Starts Production of the All-New Mazda CX-7 Crossover SUV for the North American Market.

Feb 21, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today held a ceremony to mark the start of production of the all-new Mazda CX-7 for the North American market at the Ujina Plant No. 2 (U2) located near Mazda's global headquarters in Hiroshima. Mazda's President and ...

NTT Tests New Dimension in US-Japan Telepresence and Telemedicine in Fetal Care Management by Linking Research and Education Networks.

Feb 21, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 21, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and the National Center for Child Health and Development will test feasibility of transmitting digitalized fetal medical images (including 3-dimensional ultrasound (*1) as well as fetoscopic ...

Honda to Strengthen Structure of its R&D Operations.

Feb 21, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 21, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced plans, effective April 1, 2006, to launch a new organizational structure for Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda responsible for research & development activities. Due to recent ...

NEC Develops World's Smallest Fiber-Optic Electric Field Probe Utilizing Nanotechnology - Enables Evaluation of the Electrical Characteristics of High-density LSI Packages.

Feb 21, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 21, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation today announced the successful development of the world's smallest fiber-optic electric field probe, enabled through the adoption of a nanotechnology process. The newly developed probe consists of an optical fiber and an ...

Panasonic Begins Delivery of FOMA(R) P901iTV Handsets to NTT DoCoMo - First Mobile Handset to Receive Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting Signals.

Feb 22, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 21, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Mobile Communications., Ltd. today announced it has begun shipment of "FOMA(R) P901iTV" mobile handsets to NTT DoCoMo, Inc. The P901iTV is NTT DoCoMo's first mobile handset to receive terrestrial digital broadcasting signals in ...

MYOB Limited (ASX:MYO) Announces Results for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005: Investing for Further Growth.

Feb 22, 2006 ... Sydney, Australia, Feb 22, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - MYOB Limited (ASX: MYO; US: MYBOF) today announced its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2005. Highlights include: - Revenue from continuing operations up 39% - Operating EBITDA up 41% to $61m at ...

JETRO Announces that Japan's Trade with China Sets Seventh Straight Record in 2005.

Feb 23, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 22, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan's trade with China in 2005 surged 12.7% year-on-year to US$189 billion, setting a new record (in value terms) for the seventh year in a row, according to a report released today by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). While the ...

AIST On-Site Survey Identifies Surface Fault Associated with the 2005 Pakistan Earthquake.

Feb 23, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 22, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Tsuru Gakuen, Kyoto University, the Geological Survey of Pakistan, and others, conducted an on-site survey of ...

OMRON Corporation Begins Full-scale Entry into Indian Market.

Feb 23, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645; US: OMRNY), a US$5.5 billion Japanese manufacturer of automation and sensing products, has established OMRON Automation PVT Ltd. (hereafter, OEP-IN), a new, wholly-owned subsidiary in New Delhi, India. The move ...

OMRON Announces Increased Dividend Forecast for Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2006.

Feb 23, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645; ADR: OMRNY) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors passed a resolution today to make an upward revision to the year-end dividend forecast for fiscal year 2005, originally announced on October 31, 2005 ....

JCB Announces Bulgaria's Transcard to Issue the First JCB Smart Card in Europe.

Feb 23, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB, a leading international payment brand, is pleased to announce that Transcard AD, Bulgaria's largest credit card issuer and acquirer, will roll out the JCB branded TRANSCARD JCB card in March. This will mark the first time for a JCB card ...

Honda Announces New ZEST Minicar.

Feb 23, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the introduction of the new ZEST minicar, created to enhance the active lifestyles of today's consumers and provide comfort and utility for the entire family. The ZEST delivers superior power and performance, ...

NTT DoCoMo Achieves World's First 2.5Gbps Packet Transmission in 4G Field Experiment.

Feb 24, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it achieved 2.5Gbps packet transmission in the downlink while moving at 20km/h. The fourth-generation (4G) radio access field experiment took place in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on December 14, 2005. ...

Justsystems Announces xfy Collaboration with IBM Workplace for XML Data Processing.

Feb 24, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Justsystems, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4686), a leading document processing software provider, announced today that it will work with IBM Workplace software to run joint research for XML data processing on rich client system. IBM Workplace ...

Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Production.

Feb 24, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced production, Japanese domestic sales, and export results for the month of January 2006. Honda achieved a new monthly record for overseas and worldwide production for the month of January. Japanese ...

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Exports for January 2006.

Feb 24, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export results for January 2006. Total global production was 106,749 units, an increase of 4.7 percent from January 2005. In Japan, ...

Chairman of NEC Corporation, Hajime Sasaki, Awarded Legion d'honneur.

Feb 25, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation announced that Chairman of the Board, Hajime Sasaki, will today be awarded with the prestigious Legion d'honneur by the French Republic on behalf of President Jacques Chirac. The Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honor) is an order ...

Mazda Donates Tribute Hybrids to Orange County Fire Authority in California.

Feb 25, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) donated 10 clean-burning, fuel efficient Tribute Hybrid Electric Vehicles to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) at a ceremony held on February 22, 2006, at the OCFA headquarters in Irvine, ...

Dongfeng Honda Completes Auto Plant Expansion; Increases Annual Production Capacity to 120,000 Units.

Feb 27, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., the automobile production and sales joint venture of Honda and Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. in China, yesterday celebrated completion of the construction to expand its automobile plant in Wuhan, Hubei ...

Sony and NEC Sign Definitive Agreement to Establish a Joint Venture in the Optical Disc Drive Business.

Feb 27, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation ("Sony") and NEC Corporation ("NEC") announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to establish a joint venture company, Sony NEC Optiarc Inc., in carrying out optical disc drive business. Shinichi Yamamura, ...

Production of Mazda3 Begins at Changan Ford Plant in Chongqing - Partnership Between Mazda, Changan Automotive and Ford Results in China Production of Mazda3.

Feb 27, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - At a joint press conference held today, Mazda Motor Corporation, Ford Motor Company and Changan Automotive Group announced the commencement of Mazda3 production at the Changan Ford main plant in Chongqing. Immediately following the press ...

Wuyang-Honda Begins Production at New Motorcycle Plant.

Feb 28, 2006 ... Guangzhou, China, Feb 28, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Wuyang-Honda Motors (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., a motorcycle production and sales joint venture in China between Honda and Guangzhou Motors Group Company, today began production at a new motorcycle plant in Zeng Cheng, Guangzhou. An investment ...

Japanese Business Sentiment in East Asia Declined in February: JETRO Monthly Survey.

Feb 28, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - JETRO's monthly survey of Japanese companies and affiliates operating in 12 countries/regions of East Asia revealed that overall current business sentiment declined slightly in February. JETRO polls the ...

Vodafone K.K. to Introduce Wireless Software Upgrades; New Function to Be Introduced in Future Handsets, Starting with Vodafone 904SH.

Feb 28, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Vodafone K.K. today announces that it will introduce a new function that will allow customers to download handset software upgrades wirelessly. The new function will be introduced in new models beginning with the Vodafone 904SH, a new 3G ...

Vodafone K.K. to Introduce Face Recognition Security Feature.

Feb 28, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Vodafone K.K. today announces the introduction of a Face Recognition function that authenticates customers by sensing their facial features to increase mobile phone security. The new function will be included in the Vodafone 904SH, a new 3G ...

Vodafone K.K. Announces New Motion Control Sensor; The World's Smallest 6-axis Sensor Chip Can Transform a Mobile Phone into a Planisphere.

Feb 28, 2006 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Vodafone K.K. today announces a new Motion Control Sensor jointly developed with Aiichi Steel Corporation. The new Motion Control Sensor will feature in the Vodafone 904SH by Sharp, a new 3G mobile handset scheduled to go on sale in late April ...