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Sharp Announces Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2007.(Financial report)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 1, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation (TSE: 6753) has announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2007. The nine months recorded net sales of 2,562.0 billion yen, up 12.1% over the same period last year, operating income of 131.0 billion ...

"K" Line Reports Third Quarter Financial Results; Revenues, Income Sharply Higher.

Feb 02, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 1, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line; TSE: 9107), a global shipping company with highly-developed operations encompassing all sectors of the shipping industry, has announced 3rd Quarter results through December 31, 2007. Deploying ...

Pioneer Announces Business Results for 3Q Fiscal 2008.(Financial report)

Feb 02, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 1, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation (TSE: 6773) today announced its consolidated third-quarter and ninemonth business results, for the periods ended December 31, 2007. Consolidated operating revenue decreased 1.7% compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2007 ...

Mitsubishi Corporation Announces Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2007 (US GAAP).

Feb 02, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 1, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Corporation (TSE: 8058, ADR: MSBHY) has announced its consolidated results, using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, for the third quarter ended December 31, 2007. Consolidated operating ...

Fujitsu Laboratories Develops World's First CMOS-based Power Amplifier Operating at 77GHz.

Feb 04, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. today announced the development of a millimeter-waveband power amplifier (PA) using standard 90nm CMOS process technology. Targeting millimeter-wave applications, Fujitsu Labs developed a standard CMOS modeling ...

TDK Releases GBDriver RS1 Series SATA Compatible NAND Flash Memory Controller LSI Circuit; Supporting Latest 4 Kbyte/page SLC and MLC Flash Memory.

Feb 04, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TDK Corporation announced today the development of the GBDriver RS1 Series NAND Flash memory controller LSI circuit. Sales will begin in March. The new GBDriver RS1 is compatible with 1.5 Gbps SATA I, and when functioning as a NAND ...

MHI Receives Full-turnkey Order for 3 Natural Gas-fired GTCC Power Generation Systems from Nuon of the Netherlands.

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received a full-turnkey order from Nuon N.V. - a major Dutch energy company for three trains of natural gas-fired gas turbine combined-cycle systems (GTCC), over 430 MW (megawatts) each, for the ...

Sumitomo Chemical Reports Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007.(Financial report)

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (TSE: 4005), a leading diversified chemical producer, has announced results for the nine months ended December 31, 2007. The Group posted sales of JPY 1,391.0 billion, an increase of JPY 94.8 billion over the ...

ORIX Announces Consolidated Financial Results for the First Nine Months and Revision of Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008.(Company overview)(Financial report)

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX), a leading integrated financial services group, today announced its consolidated financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 (April 1-December 31) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 ....

Mitsubishi Motors Announces 3Q FY2007 Financial Results & Full-year Forecasts.(Financial report)

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (TSE: 7211) today announced its sales and financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 and its full-year forecasts. Mitsubishi Motors reported that consolidated net ...

Toyota Announces Record Third Quarter Operating Results; Net Revenue, Operating Income and Net Income Mark New Record for the Third Quarter (US GAAP).(Financial report)

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE: 7203; NYSE: TM) today announced operating results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2007. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the third quarter totaled 6.71 trillion yen, an increase of 9.2 ...

Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation Announces New International Prize for Diabetes Research.

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation announces a new international prize, the Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research for original and excellent achievements in basic or clinical diabetes research. The prize is established this ...

NEC Wins First Order of PASOLINK, Ultra-Compact Microwave Communications System, in Greece from Tellas.

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation has concluded a full-turnkey supply contract with the Greek fixed telephone carrier, Tellas S.A.,, to deliver approximately 120 PASOLINK NEO hops (240 systems), as well as provide installation and after-sales services. This ...

NEC and NEC Electronics Successfully Develop Reconfigurable Analog Baseband LSI for Software Defined Radio.

Feb 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation and NEC Electronics Corporation today announced the successful development of a reconfigurable analog baseband LSI for Software Defined Radio (SDR). The newly developed LSI is capable of filtering unnecessary signals in the ...

Fujitsu Announces Global Launch of Mobile WiMAX Base Stations; BroadOne WX300 is World's Most Compact All-in-one Base Station.

Feb 06, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 6, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited announced today the development of the BroadOne(TM) WX series of mobile WiMAX[1] base stations. The BroadOne WX300, an outdoor macrocell base station, is light, energy-efficient, and - as the smallest in its class[2] - occupies ...

Mazda Reports Third Quarter Financial Results For Fiscal Year 2007.(Financial report)

Feb 06, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 6, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today reported its financial results for the first nine months (April to December) of fiscal year (FY) 2007 and confirmed its full-year financial projections. - Net income up 7 percent year-on-year in the first ...

Fujitsu Launches SaaS Solutions in Collaboration with Partners; SaaS Partner Program to Stimulate Development of Web-based Services Model.

Feb 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited announced today the launch of a comprehensive set of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions which will deliver cutting-edge software platforms and applications to customers in the form of web-based subscription services. ...

Fujitsu Launches World's Smallest RF Module for Mobile WiMAX Devices; Supports MIMO Technology Enabling High-speed, Reliable Communication.

Feb 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the launch of the world's smallest radio frequency(RF) module for mobile devices, which supports all of the RF circuitry necessary for Mobile WiMAX[1], the highly anticipated next-generation broadband wireless ...

Showa Denko K.K. Operating Income Increases 11.6% in 2007.

Feb 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) announces an 11.6% increase in its consolidated operating income for the twelve months of 2007 (January-December), to JPY 76,671 million, on net sales of JPY 1,023,238 million, up 11.9%. Ordinary income was up 4.3%, to ...

Toyota Advances Brake Assist with Navigation Link; Latest Technology Further Supports Driver Safety.

Feb 08, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that its Brake Assist, which helps apply proper braking power, can now - as a world's first[1] - coordinate with a vehicle's navigation system. TMC's latest Brake Assist engages when a ...

Oriental Land Reports Results for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008.(Financial report)

Feb 08, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Oriental Land Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4661) has reported results for the the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008. Solid performance in the Theme Park Segment and other factors resulted in revenues of JPY 266,787 million, a 0.3 percent ...

JAL Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries FY2007 Third Quarter Results.(Financial report)

Feb 08, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - JAL Group (TSE: 9205) today announced consolidated results for the third quarter (October-December 2007 inclusive) and the first three quarters (April -December inclusive) of FY2007, the financial year ending March 31, 2008. For the ...

JAL Chairman Shinmachi to Retire.

Feb 08, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The chairman of Japan Airlines Corporation and Japan Airlines International, Toshiyuki Shinmachi, will retire from the board on March 31, 2008. Toshiyuki Shinmachi (65) was elected president of JAL, Asia and Japan's largest airline ...

Fujitsu to Establish LSI Subsidiary.

Feb 12, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 12, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited announced today that it will reorganize its LSI business into a wholly owned subsidiary, Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited, to be incorporated through a company split on March 21, 2008. The decision was made at a Board of ...

NEC Exhibits World's First LiMo-compliant Mobile Handsets at MWC in Barcelona.

Feb 12, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 12, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation announced that it will exhibit the first LiMo-compliant mobile handsets in NEC's Booth (A125, Hall 8 at Mobile World Congress February 11-14 in Barcelona. LiMo's world's first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform ...

MHI Joins International Aviation Industry Associations: ERA, RAA and IATA Strategic Partnerships Programme Ahead of MRJ Launch Decision This Spring.

Feb 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 12, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has joined three major international aviation industry associations - the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), U.S. Regional Airline Association (RAA) and International Air Transport Association ...

MCN Launches Multi-Channel Mobile Search Services with Tele2 in Sweden.

Feb 13, 2008 ... Stockholm and Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mobile Content Networks (MCN) the leading global provider of mobile search management solutions today announced the launch of mobile search services for Tele2, Sweden's new mobile portal. In the first of several market ...

NEC Succeeds in Fabrication of CNT Transistor Using Coating Process; Confirms Feasibility of Environmentally Friendly Electronic Devices using CNTs.

Feb 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation today announced the successful development of a carbon nanotube (CNT) transistor using a coating process. The basic operation of the new transistor with advanced characteristics has been verified, confirming its application in ...

Kissei Announces New Drug Application for Silodosin has been Filed with FDA.

Feb 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (TSE: 4547) announced today that a new drug application for Silodosin (Brand name in Japan: Urief(R)), a novel drug for dysuria associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), originally developed by Kissei ...

Eisai and Accenture Launch Clinical Data Management in India under Global Outsourcing Agreement.

Feb 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. and Accenture Japan., Ltd. announced today that under the global outsourcing agreement signed between Eisai Medical Research Inc. and Accenture LLC, Accenture will provide Eisai with clinical data management services through its ...

Renesas Technology, Sharp Corporation and Powerchip Semiconductor to Establish Joint Venture Specializing in Drivers and Controllers for Small- and Mid-size LCDs.

Feb 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Renesas Technology Corp. (headquartered in Tokyo, Chairman & CEO Satoru Ito), Sharp Corporation (Osaka, President & COO Mikio Katayama), and Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan, Chairman Frank Huang) today announced an agreement to ...

TDK Develops and Begins Mass Production of High-Reliability Inverter Transformers for Liquid Crystal Display Backlights.

Feb 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TDK Corporation announced today that it has developed and started mass production of the IVT Series of high-voltage transformers for inverters used in liquid crystal display backlights. Demand for liquid crystal displays used in ...

CyberAgent Reports First Quarter Results; Net Sales Rise, Operating Income Doubles.(Financial report)

Feb 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - CyberAgent, Inc. (TSE: 4751), a Tokyo-based leader in Internet media markets, has reported consolidated results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2007. Group sales rose 15.0% to 20,801 million yen, operating income rose 98.7% to 1,854 ...

IPS Alpha Technology to Build a State-of-the-art IPS LCD Panel Plant in Hyogo Prefecture; Operations in January 2010 with Capacity of 15 Million Units Per Year.

Feb 15, 2008 ... Osaka, Japan, Feb 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - IPS Alpha Technology, Ltd. today announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art IPS panel plant in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. As a new manufacturing base for LCD TV panels, the new facility will further expand the company's output of IPS ...

Conclusion of Formal Contract Between Hitachi and Matsushita Related to Comprehensive LCD Panel Business Alliance.(Company overview)

Feb 15, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC / TSE: 6752, "Matsushita") today announced the conclusion of a formal contract related to a comprehensive liquid crystal display (LCD) panel ...

Business Leaders Sign Tokyo Declaration to Tackle Global Warming and Enact Industry-wide Change.

Feb 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - A business group including leading companies such as Sony, Nokia and Nike has come together to present the Tokyo Declaration, a joint call to tackle the urgent issue of climate change. Signing the declaration at the Climate Savers Summit 2008 ...

Toyota Redesigns 'Crown'; New Lineup Includes Hybrid Model.

Feb 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today it has completely redesigned the "Crown Royal Saloon" and "Crown Athlete" series and added a hybrid model to the product lineup. The Royal Saloon and Athlete series go on sale in Japan today and the ...

JAXA Orders Fujitsu Supercomputer; Massively Parallel System will Rank among Japan's most Powerful Computers.

Feb 19, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has received an order from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for a supercomputer system using Fujitsu's FX1 technical computing server. At the core of the new supercomputer is a ...

NEC and SAP Expand Scope of Global Alliance; NEC Aims to Enhance Enterprise Solutions Business through Increased Collaboration.(Company overview)

Feb 19, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC) and SAP Japan (SAP) today announced that they have agreed to expand the scope of their global alliance to include joint development, marketing and sales of enterprise solutions. As part of SAP Japan's ambition ...

Sony to Invest Approximately 22 Billion Yen to Strengthen Middle and Large Size OLED Panel Production Technology.

Feb 19, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation today announced that it plans to invest approximately 22 billion yen to strengthen middle and large size OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panel production technology. With this investment, Sony intends to accelerate the ...

TDK Develops and Begins Mass Production of Industry's First Multilayer Capacitor that Allows ESR Values to be Set Using New Internal Structure.

Feb 20, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 20, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TDK Corporation announced today that it has developed the industry's first[1] multilayer ceramic chip capacitor with a new internal structure that allows ESR values to be set to any value within a specified range, stabilizes ESR values[2], and ...

Toshiba, Sony, and SCEI Outline New Joint Venture for Manufacturing High-performance Semiconductors.

Feb 20, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 20, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toshiba Corporation, Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a new joint venture among the companies for the production of high-performance ...

JCB Collaborates with CASSIS International in an Experiment to Test OTA Services for NFC Mobile Payment.

Feb 21, 2008 ... Tokyo, Singapore, Feb 21, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB and CASSIS International (CASSIS) announced today an agreement to collaborate in an experiment to test NFC over-the-air (OTA) services. JCB and CASSIS International will jointly demonstrate end-to-end secure contactless payment ...

Mazda to Begin Public Road Trials of the Mazda ASV-4 Advanced Safety Vehicle.

Feb 22, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Japan, Feb 22, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation will commence public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle, Mazda ASV-4, in the Hiroshima area on March 11, 2008. The trials are based on the Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) Promotion Plan that was introduced by ...

Honda Announces 2008 Motor Sports Highlights.

Feb 22, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 21, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the key features of its 2008 motor sports program including its motor sports strategy, and initiatives to cultivate new talent to claim the podium at world-class racing events and expand the popularity of motor ...

Fujitsu to Release 2.5" Hard Disk Drive with World-Class 500 GB Capacity.

Feb 25, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 25, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of its new series of MHZ2 BT 2.5" hard disk drives with world-class capacity of up to 500 GB[1]. Sales of the new series will begin at the end of May 2008. The new series responds to the ...

DENSO to Establish Joint Venture to Produce Bus Air Conditioning Systems in Jiangsu, China.

Feb 25, 2008 ... Kariya, Japan, Feb 25, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation and GAC Corporation, a subsidiary of DENSO, have agreed with Yangzhou Jiexin Auto Air-Conditioner Co., Ltd. located in Jiangsu, China to establish a joint venture to produce bus air conditioning systems. The DENSO ...

Mazda Receives Japan's First Human Rights Merit Award.

Feb 25, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Japan, Feb 25, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has been honored with the Human Rights Merit Award by Japan's Ministry of Justice and the National Federation of Consultative Assemblies of Civil Liberties Commissioners. The award was established in fiscal year (FY) ...

Honda Sets All-Time Record for Auto Production in the Month of January for Regions Outside Japan and Worldwide.

Feb 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of January 2008. Production Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ...

Mazda Production and Sales Results for January 2008.(Financial report)

Feb 26, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for January 2008 are summarized below. I. Production - January 2008 <Pre> -----------------------------------------------------------------------...

Panasonic Uses Catalytic Reaction to Decompose Plastics Into Harmless Gas for E-Waste Recycling.

Feb 26, 2008 ... Osaka, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, today announced that the company has developed together with Kusatsu Electric Co., Ltd. a recycling technology that enables the recovery of metals from plastic-coated wires ...

Sharp and Sony sign Memorandum of Intent to create Joint Venture for Large Sized LCD Panels/Modules.

Feb 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation and Sony Corporation announced that today they signed a non-binding memorandum of intent to establish a joint venture to produce and sell large sized LCD panels and modules, by splitting out from Sharp an LCD panel plant now ...

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for January 2008.(Financial report)

Feb 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for January 2008. Production: total and in Japan Total global production came in at 115,805 units, an increase ...

Honda Siel Cars India Enhances Capacity to 100k at Greater Noida Plant.

Feb 26, 2008 ... New Dehli, India, Feb 26, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Honda Siel Cars India, leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, inaugurated its new production facility at Greater Noida, with an enhanced capacity of 100,000 vehicles per annum. The new facility, with a host of world-class ...

Honda Display Overview, Japan International Boat Show 2008 in Yokohama.

Feb 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it will display its full lineup of 4-stroke marine outboard engines at the Japan International Boat Show 2008 in Yokohama (Thursday, March 6 ~ Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan) ....

Mitsubishi Motors Lineup at 2008 Geneva International Motor Show.(Conference news)

Feb 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is to give the Prototype-S sport hatchback concept its global debut at the 78th Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 4 through March 16 at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex ...

Sharp Reaches 2 GW of Cumulative Solar Cell Production Volume; Result of More Than 40 Years of Trusted Experience Since Starting Mass-Production in 1963.

Feb 27, 2008 ... Osaka, Japan, Feb 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - At the end of 2007, Sharp Corporation became the first company to reach 2 GW in cumulative solar cell production volume in the world. Sharp has been involved with solar power for 49 years: the company began research into solar cells in 1959 to ...

NTT DoCoMo to Strengthen User Interfaces Via Tie-Up with Acrodea.

Feb 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it will form a business and capital alliance with Acrodea, Inc., a maker of software technologies for mobile-phone user interfaces. The agreement, which will result in Acrodea products being embedded in ...

Mobikyo Announces the MobileMonday Tokyo 2008 Peer Awards Competition.(Company overview)

Feb 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mobikyo K.K., a J-Seed Ventures Inc. group company, today announced the MobileMonday (MoMo) Tokyo 2008 Peer Awards Competition will be held in the reception room at Shinsei Bank headquarters in Chiyoda-ku on Monday 24 March. Delegates from ...

Nissan Motor Company and Mitsubishi Motors to Expand OEM Supply Agreement for Mini-cars.

Feb 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced an agreement to expand their original equipment manufacturing (OEM) supply involving mini-cars. Nissan and Mitsubishi currently have OEM agreements in Japan, ...

JAL Strengthens Europe Route Network.

Feb 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines (JAL) has strengthened its Europe route network by expanding bilateral code share agreements with Air France (AF) and British Airways (BA). Through the agreements JAL adds four European cities to its network: Lyons, Nice, Vienna ...

James Weeks Named Executive Chairman of Gavin Anderson Asia Pacific; Deborah Hayden becomes CEO in Japan.

Feb 28, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - James Weeks has been promoted to the new role of Executive Chairman, Asia Pacific for Gavin Anderson, the global corporate, financial and public affairs advisory firm. Weeks has been President and CEO of Gavin Anderson Japan since ...

Eisai Launches New CHOCOLA BB Product Lines CHOCOLA(R) BB Lucent C and CHOCOLA(R) BB Lucent Cream for Blemishes and Brown Spots on Skin.

Feb 28, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. introduced new product lines, CHOCOLA(R) BB Lucent C (pharmaceutical product, tablets) and CHOCOLA(R) BB Lucent Cream , to its CHOCOLA BB series, Eisai's most popular consumer healthcare brand. The new products will be made ...

Strong Kickoff to All-New Mazda Atenza Sales in Japan.

Feb 28, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Japan, Feb 28, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that as of February 27, 2008, total orders in Japan for the all-new Mazda Atenza (known overseas as the all-new Mazda6) reached 4,500 units. This result is three times the monthly sales target, achieved ...

Honda Launches the New DN-01 Large Sports Cruiser with Innovative Automatic Human-Friendly Transmission.

Feb 28, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor, Co., Ltd. announced that sales of the DN-01 large sports cruiser will begin in Japan on Friday, March 7. The unique, low-styling body features a liquid-cooled four-stroke 680 cc OHC V-twin engine that resonates power and a new ...