JCN Newswires back issues from March 2008:
Fujitsu Achieves Breakthrough with World's First New Carbon Nanotube Composite; Features Self-organizing Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Atsugi, Japan, Mar 3, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the successful formation of a new nano-scale carbon composite featuring a self-organizing structure[1], by combining carbon nanotubes and graphene[2] which are both nano-scale carbon structures. The ...
Panasonic to Install 2,000 Security Camera Systems at Beijing 2008 Olympic Venues.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Osaka, Japan, Mar 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced the company will install a total of some 2,000 units of surveillance camera systems at various venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic ...
EIZO Introduces Its First Product for Air Traffic Control - Raptor SQ2801 2K x 2K LCD Monitor.
Mar 05, 2008 ... Hakusan, Japan, Mar 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Eizo Nanao Corporation (TSE: 6737) today announced the Raptor SQ2801, a 2K x 2K LCD monitor for air traffic control (ATC). The Raptor SQ2801 is the first product EIZO has released for ATC since acquiring Tech Source, Inc., a specialist ...
Eisai Announces Vasolan(R) (Ischaemic Heart Disease Treatment) Received Approval for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter and Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia.
Mar 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4523) announced today that Vasolan(R) Tablets 40mg (generic name: verapamil hydrochloride) received approval for the additional indications of the treatment of atrial fibrillation/flutter and paroxysmal supraventricular ...
2008 China International Steel & Minerals Conference to be Held March 30 - April 2 in Nanjing.
Mar 05, 2008 ... Nanjing, China, Mar 5, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - The 2008 International Steel & Minerals Conference will take place March 30th - April 2, 2008 at the Grand Metropark Nanjing Hotel, Nanjing, China. The conference is being hosted by Umetal in association with Nanjing Iron & Steel Group Co., ...
Application for MHI US-APWR Design Certification Accepted for Docketing by U.S. NRC.
Mar 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 3, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The application for standard design certification (DC) for the US-APWR, which Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) submitted late last year, has been successfully accepted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for docketing. The ...
Fujitsu Helps Capacity Upgrade between Asia and Europe with Sea-Me-We 4.
Mar 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will upgrade the capacity of the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE) 4 submarine cable network connecting numerous countries between Singapore and France. With completion scheduled in ...
Mitsui & Co. and Yamaha Motor Establish New Motorcycle Manufacturing Company in India.
Mar 06, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TSE: 8031) and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7272) announced today an agreement whereby Mitsui will become a joint investor in the new motorcycle manufacturing company India Yamaha Motor Private Limited (IYM), established by ...
Fujitsu and HHI Achieve Optical Amplitude Noise Reduction Using Ultra High-Speed Optical Switch.
Mar 06, 2008 ... Tokyo and Berlin, Germany, Mar 6, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institut(HHI) today announced the development of an ultra high-speed optical switch that uses nonlinear optical fiber[1] to reduce optical ...
DENSO Announces Top Management Changes for North America and Europe.
Mar 07, 2008 ... Kariya, Japan, Mar 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation today announced top management changes for North America and Europe that will take effect April 1, 2008. Haruya Maruyama will be named president and CEO of DENSO International America, Inc. (DIAM), DENSO's North ...
Toyota Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2008.
Mar 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that its 2008 motorsports activities would focus on competing in the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1), NASCAR, Super GT and Formula Nippon, and on training drivers that can perform on the ...
Announcement of Exchange Price for Mandatory Acquisition of Series 2 Class-A Preferred Shares.
Mar 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Shinsei Bank, Limited ("Shinsei Bank") today announced that the exchange price for the mandatory acquisition of Series 2 Class-A preferred shares issued by Shinsei Bank (Note: Please refer to "Reference Series 2 Class-A preferred shares" for the ...
Refreshed Mazda RX-8 on Sale in Japan.
Mar 11, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Japan, Mar 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the launch of the freshened Mazda RX-8. The updated four-door, four-seat rotary-powered sports car is available from today at all Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan.[1] The ...
Fujitsu Introduces Financial Reporting Software; Users Easily Create XBRL-Formatted Financial Data for FSA EDINET System.(Company overview)
Mar 11, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 11, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced its XWand(R) Tool for EDINET[1], a new software tool for generating XBRL-formatted[2] financial reporting data that will be required for the Japan Financial Services Agency's (FSA) EDINET system beginning with ...
Honda to Strengthen Mini-vehicle Business; Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. to Build a New Auto Plant.
Mar 11, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 11, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., a Honda consolidated subsidiary in Japan, announced plans to build a new auto plant which produces both engines and bodies on land adjacent to its Yokkaichi Factory in the effort to further strengthen its ...
DENSO Announces Motor Sport Sponsorships for 2008.
Mar 12, 2008 ... Kariya, Japan, Mar 12, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation today announced its motor sport sponsorship plan for the 2008 season. DENSO will continue to sponsor teams participating in the world's top motor sports including FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (F1), FIA WORLD RALLY ...
M's Science and Eisai Sign Option Agreement for Sigma Agonist SA4503.
Mar 12, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 12, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - M's Science Corporation (Headquarters: Hyogo, President & COO: Akihiko Shimauchi) and Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President and CEO: Haruo Naito) announced today that the companies entered into an option agreement for SA4503, a novel ...
Nissan Annnounces Management Changes.
Mar 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced changes to its senior global management team in Japan. All changes are effective April 1, 2008. "These changes reflect a continued focus on preparing Nissan for the next period of growth under ...
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mazda Motor, Central Finance and Ford Motor Credit Company to Form Strategic Alliance in Auto Finance Business in Japan.
Mar 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC", President; Masayuki Oku), Mazda Motor Corporation ("Mazda", Representative Director, Chairman and President; Hisakazu Imaki), Central Finance Co., Ltd. ("CF", President and Representative Director; ...
Eisai Submits Application for AriceptR Oral Jelly Formulation in Japan.
Mar 14, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 14, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Haruo Naito)announced today that the company submitted an application for a new oral jelly formulation of AriceptR (donepezil hydrochloride) in Japan. If approved, it will become the first Alzheimer's disease ...
Fujitsu Completes Financial Services Agency's New EDINET System; New System Supporting XBRL-formatted Financial Reporting Begins Operations Today.
Mar 17, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has completed development of the Japan Financial Services Agency's (FSA) new EDINET system[1], an electronic system for publicly listed corporations to file financial reports in accordance with the ...
MHI's EU-APWR Technical Seminar for the EUR Utilities.
Mar 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) held a technical seminar regarding its EU-APWR reactor for the utilities of the EUR organization on 13th & 14th March 2008 in Brussels. Representatives from 13 EUR utilities, that had shown interest in the ...
"K" Line Announces En Bloc Deal for Consecutive Voyage Charter with 10 Vessels Signed with JSW Group.
Mar 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo ("K" Line; TSE: 9107) is proud to announce that an en bloc deal of ten consecutive voyage charter (CVC) contracts, duration of which are for ten-year each, was concluded and signed with JSW Steel Limited and ...
MHI to Introduce 3 New 'DIAMOND V Series' Models of Sheet-fed Offset Presses.
Mar 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will exhibit and demonstrate three new models in the DIAMOND V Series, the company's sheet-fed offset presses developed in pursuit of maximum productivity and operability, at "drupa 2008," the world's ...
Establishment of Sumitomo Corporation Asia Pte. Ltd., a Regional Head Office Company.
Mar 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, Singapore, Mar 18, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - On April 1, 2008, Sumitomo Corporation (TSE: 8053) will establish Sumitomo Corporation Asia Pte. Ltd. ("Sumitomo Corporation Asia") as a head office company for the Asian region in Singapore. At the same time, the title of the Regional ...
Fujitsu and Pacific Crossing Announce Successful Upgrade of Trans-Pacific Fiber Optic Network.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited and Pacific Crossing Limited today announced the successful completion of an upgrade project that more than doubles the capacity of the 21,000-kilometer PC-1 trans-Pacific fiber optic submarine cable network. The ...
JAL Sells 100% Shareholding in Two Golf & Country Club Management Subsidiaries.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines International, a subsidiary of JAL Corporation, decided at today's board of directors' meeting to sell its 100% shareholding in two of its hotel and travel services subsidiaries: Asahikawa Resort Development Co., Ltd, and ...
Star-studded Cast Announced for Capcom's Live-action 'Street Fighter' Movie; 2009 World-wide Release in Celebration of Street Fighter's 20th Anniversary.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Osaka, Japan, Mar 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Capcom Co., Ltd. is proud to confirm the main cast for its live-action Street Fighter(TM) movie based on the hugely popular video game series. The story revolves around fan-favorite Chun-Li, who will be portrayed by actress Kristen ...
World's First CDM Project to Reduce Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Underway at Caprolactam Plant; Mitsubishi Corp and Ube Industries Gain Approval of Thai Government.
Mar 20, 2008 ... Tokyo and Bangkok, Thailand, Mar 19, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Ube Industries, Ltd. (TSE: 4208) and Mitsubishi Corporation ('MC'; TSE: 8058) have been jointly developing a project to reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) in Thailand. After receiving approval from the Japanese government last August 2, ...
Toyota Brand to Debut in Korea.
Mar 21, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 20, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it plans to launch the Toyota brand in South Korea in late 2009 through its local distributor Toyota Motor Korea Co., Ltd. (TMKR). The Prius gasoline-electric hybrid passenger vehicle, RAV4 small ...
Mitsubishi Motors Shows i MiEV at New York International Auto Show; Fleet Test Program to Start this Fall in North America.
Mar 21, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 20, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announces the display of the i MiEV[1] new-generation electric vehicle at the New York International Automobile Show. The company plans to use the vehicles in a joint fleet testing program in cooperation with ...
JAL Increases China Network through China Eastern Airlines Code Share Expansion.
Mar 24, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - From March 30, 2008 Japan Airlines (JAL) will start code sharing on 6 additional routes operated by China Eastern Airlines (MU) between China and Japan. The new code share agreement will enable JAL to place its "JL" designator on ...
Panasonic Continues to Support the Largest Ever World Heritage Photographic Project by UNESCO, "OUR PLACE".
Mar 24, 2008 ... Osaka, Japan, Mar 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced its continual support for the UNESCO partnered World Heritage photographic project, OUR PLACE - The World's Heritage, by ...
Mazda to Showcase All-New Mazda6 and Mazda Taiki Concept at the 2008 Beijing Motor Show.
Mar 26, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Japan, Mar 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the European specification of the all-new Mazda6 (known as the all-new Mazda Atenza in Japan) and Mazda Taiki, the fourth concept car in the Nagare design series, at the 2008 Beijing International Motor ...
Fujitsu to Host Fujitsu Forum 2008.
Mar 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will hold Fujitsu Forum 2008, its largest annual event, on May 15 (Thursday) and 16 (Friday) at the Tokyo International Forum. The theme of Fujitsu Forum 2008 is "Field Innovation: Turning ...
Toyota to Conduct Spring Traffic Safety Campaign.
Mar 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today, along with a total of 428 companies, including vehicle dealers, logistics systems and forklift dealers, parts distributors and rental/lease dealers, it will conduct the spring Toyota Traffic ...
China Minsheng Bank Launches Its First JCB Credit Card, 'Minsheng Lady Flower - Aupres Co-branded Card'.
Mar 26, 2008 ... China and Tokyo, Japan, Mar 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB and its international subsidiary JCB International (JCBI) today announced the launch of 'Minsheng Lady Flower - Aupres Co-branded Card' with China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (Minsheng), its sixth Chinese issuing partner, and ...
NTT DoCoMo Achieves 250Mbps Downlink in Super 3G Field Experiment; Key Step Toward Realization of New High-Speed Mobile Network.
Mar 26, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has recorded a downlink transmission rate of 250Mbps over a high-speed wireless network in an outdoor test of an experimental Super 3G system for mobile communications. DoCoMo has been ...
JETRO Releases the Results of its Survey on International Operations of Japanese Firms.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) today released the results of its latest annual survey on the international operations of Japanese firms. The survey, conducted between November 2007 and January 2008, received replies from 733 ...
NTT DoCoMo Demonstrates Molecular Delivery System for Molecular Communication.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that in experiments being carried out jointly with Professor Kazuo Sutoh of the Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, and Associate Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Institute of Industrial ...
Sharp Announces New Thin-Film Solar Cell Plant in Sakai; Horizontal Deployment of Thin-Film Technology for TFT LCDs, Annual Production Capacity on 1 GW Scale.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation has made a total capital investment of approximately 72 billion yen to build a thin-film solar cell plant in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture that is capable of boosting annual production up to a scale of 1 GW per year. ...
ANA Selects Mitsubishi Regional Jet; Firm Order for 15 Aircraft with 10 Options.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The ANA Board of Directors today selected the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) as its new regional aircraft, placing a firm order for 15 and 10 options, with delivery planned from 2013. The aircraft will be powered by the Pratt & Whitney Geared ...
Introduction of JAL Domestic First Class Service on Tokyo - Sapporo Route.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines (JAL) will introduce its new domestic first class service to the Tokyo - Sapporo route from June 1, 2008. Seat reservations can be made from April 1 2008. The new first class service, the first-ever introduced on Japan ...
Major Redesign of JAL International Timetable.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Responding to customer surveys and feedback, JAL has completely redesigned the printed version of its international timetable making it easier to read, reference, and carry. JAL's current timetable called the 'JAL International ...
Mitsubishi Motors transfers production of SUV for PSA Peugeot Citroen.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announces today that it has decided to transfer production of all EU-bound SUVs it supplies to PSA Peugeot Citroen from its Mizushima Plant (Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture), where they are currently built, to ...
NTT Com to Offer Global Unified Threat Management Service.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today the launch of its Global Unified Threat Managed (Global UTM) service, which will provide Arcstar(TM)Global IP-VPN customers with integrated services for planning, constructing, managing and ...
Fujitsu Completes Upgrade of Japan-US Cable Network.
Mar 27, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has successfully completed an upgrade of the Japan-US Cable Network, a submarine fiber-optic cable system spanning the Pacific Ocean. Fujitsu's state-of-the-art technology allows the network to carry a ...
Honda Sets All-Time Record for Auto Production in the Month of February for Regions Outside Japan and Worldwide.
Mar 28, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 28, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of February 2008. Production Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ...
Mazda Production and Sales Results for February 2008.
Mar 28, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Japan, Mar 28, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for February 2008 are summarized below. I. Production <Pre> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ...
MHI Officially Launches Mitsubishi Regional Jet Program; Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to Conduct MRJ Business Operations.
Mar 28, 2008 ... Tokyo, Japan, Mar 28, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) officially launched the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), a next-generation regional jetliner, on March 28. Beginning April 1, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (tentative name), a new company established by ...
CLUBHOTEL Set to Boom in Asia Pacific.
Mar 31, 2008 ... Hong Kong, China, Mar 31, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - HMC (Hospitality Marketing Concepts), the leading solution provider of loyalty membership programmes, is expanding its globally successful CLUBHOTEL programme in Asia Pacific. Celebrating a 20-year history this year, HMC has ...