JCN Newswires back issues from July 2008:
Showa Denko Carbon to Celebrate 20th Anniversary; SDK Group's Graphite Electrode Capacity Expanded to 105,000 MT/Y.(Company overview)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 30, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. (SDKC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) located in South Carolina, U.S.A., will celebrate its 20th anniversary tomorrow. SDKC, a specialized manufacturer of graphite electrodes for electric ...
NEC and Sumitomo Electric to Acquire Leading Submarine Cable Manufacturer.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 1, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. today announced the acquisition of OCC Holdings and its subsidiary OCC Corporation, which manufactures fiber optic submarine cables of exceptional quality and reliability. NEC and ...
Honda Unveils Japan Model of FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle - Leasing in Japan to Begin November 2008.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled the Japan model of its FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle, which will also be displayed at the Environmental Showcase at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit that begins July 7, 2008. Leasing in Japan is scheduled to begin November ...
Panasonic Mobile and NTT DATA Reach Basic Agreement to Form Business Alliance; Reinforcing Development Capabilities for Embedded Software.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. and NTT DATA Corporation announced today that both companies reached a basic agreement on a capital and business alliance on Panasonic Mobile & System Engineering Co., Ltd. ("PMSE"), a wholly- owned subsidiary ...
MHI Delivers 300th Ship to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines at Nagasaki Shipyard; Largest, Efficiency Improved Container Ship Built by MHI.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered the "MOL COMPETENCE," a large-size container ship, to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) at the Koyagi Plant of MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works. The container ship marks the 300th vessel ...
Sharp Participates in Microsoft Windows Rally Program.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation participated in the Windows Rally Program, a technology license program from Microsoft Corporation, and concluded a contract with the company. Sharp will utilize the technology and launch new products in series, such as digital MFPs, ...
Global Internet Trade Leader BusyTrade.com to Participate in Japan's ISOT 2008.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Shanghai, July 3, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Global e-Commerce leader BusyTrade.com is pleased to announce plans to participate in the International Stationery & Office Products Fair Tokyo (ISOT) 2008. The largest fair of its type in Asia, and one of the largest in the world, ISOT 2008 will ...
Mitsubishi Motors to Start Car Sales Operations in Korea; MMSK, Mitsubishi Motors' Sole Distributor in Korea, Established for New Market Entry.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Seoul, July 3, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announces that, as one of the key elements of its strategy for the Asian region in fiscal 2008, it is to enter the built-up car sales business in Korea working through its sole distributor in that country MMSK ...
Mazda to Provide Green Electricity for Japanese Pro Baseball's 2008 All-Star Games.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Hiroshima, July 3, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it will provide electricity generated from renewable sources, such as wind power, solar power, and biomass, for two all-star games organized by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association in Japan. These ...
MHI and E.ON Energie of Germany to Verify CO2 Recovery Technology for Coal-fired Power Generation Plants; 100 Tons/Day Facility to Start Operation in 2010.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 3, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and E.ON Energie AG will jointly test technology for recovering carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue-gas emissions from a coal-fired power generation plant in Germany. The CO2 recovery test plant to be added to E.ON ...
Walt Disney Japan and JCB Announce Marketing Alliance and Co-branded Credit Card Agreements.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. and JCB Co., Ltd. today announced agreements for a marketing alliance and a co-branded credit card. The marketing alliance will allow JCB to leverage Disney content in a broad range of activities to market its ...
Pioneer Develops World's First 16-Layer Optical Disc; Big Step Toward Future Large-Capacity Archive System.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation has succeeded in developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400 gigabytes for the first time in the world*. Its per-layer capacity is 25 gigabytes, which is the same as that of a Blu-ray Disc (BD). This ...
NTT DOCOMO to Launch BlackBerry Internet Service.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that on August 1 it will launch the BlackBerry(R) Internet Service for direct connection to the Internet without the need for a dedicated server, responding to requests from individuals, as well as small to midsize ...
EXPO COMM WIRELESS JAPAN 2008 to Host the Wireless World July 22-24 at Tokyo Big Sight.
Jul 08, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - EXPO COMM WIRELESS JAPAN 2008 is set to offer the latest in technology, services and solutions in the broadband wireless market from July 22-24 at Tokyo Big Sight near Tokyo, Japan. Presented by E.J.Krause & Associates Japan and RIC ...
NTT DOCOMO Establishes Subsidiary Company in Shanghai, China.
Jul 09, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 9, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has established DOCOMO China Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, China. DOCOMO China will focus mainly on providing mobile solutions for corporate customers, especially locally based ...
MHI Cumulative Gas Turbine Orders from Middle East Reach 80 Units; Receives Orders of 8 Units for Large-scale Power Generation and Desalination Plant in Qatar, 1 Unit for Cogeneration System at Gas Facility of Saudi Aramco.
Jul 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 10, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has boosted its cumulative orders for gas turbines from the Middle East to 80 units with the receipt of two new orders: one for eight units for a large-scale power generation and desalination project by the Ras ...
Toyota Announces Changes in North American Production; Prius to Be Built at Mississippi Plant.
Jul 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), with a long-term aim toward enhancing its ability to flexibly respond to rapid fluctuations in North American market demand and toward facilitating a stable supply of North American-made vehicles - announces the ...
Sinosoft Technology Offers Solutions Using Fujitsu PalmSecure Biometric Authentication System.
Jul 10, 2008 ... Nanjing, July 10, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that its PalmSecure palm vein biometric authentication system has been selected for use in IT solutions offered by Jiangsu Province-based systems integration company Sinosoft Technology Plc. Sinosoft ...
Suprema Launches Korea's First Biometric IPO.(Company overview)
Jul 14, 2008 ... Seoul, July 14, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Suprema, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 094840), a leading global supplier of fingerprint recognition technology and systems, launched Korea's first IPO in the biometric sector on July 11. Suprema enjoys a majority of the Korean biometrics market, while the company's ...
Nokia WidSets Selects MCN to Power Real-Time Mobile Search Across its Universe of Content and Widgets.
Jul 14, 2008 ... Tokyo and Mountain View, CA. , July 14, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mobile Content Networks (MCN), the leading provider of real-time Federated mobile search solutions, today announced that Nokia's WidSets service has selected its white label platform, MobileSearch.net, to power WidSets Search ...
Freshened Mazda Demio Now on Sale in Japan.
Jul 15, 2008 ... Hiroshima, July 14, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has freshened its globally popular Demio compact car for the Japanese market. It goes on sale today at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealerships nationwide. Manufacturer's suggested retail prices (including ...
Sony Invites High School Students from China to Japan; Social Contribution Program Seeks to Enrich Cultural Perceptions and Environmental Awareness through Sony's Advanced Technologies, Product Creation, and Interaction with Japanese High School Students.
Jul 15, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 14, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony today announced that it will invite 30 high school students from the cities of Beijing, Xi'an, Wuhan and Nanjing to Japan as part of its "Sony Student Project Abroad (China) 2008" program. The 11-day program is being run in cooperation with the ...
TDK Launches Industry's First Thin-film Common Mode Filter for DisplayPort.
Jul 15, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TDK Corporation announced today that it has developed a wide-band thin-film common mode filter for EMI suppression on DisplayPort* interfaces, an industry first.* The new product which carries the designation TCM1210U-500-2P will be available from ...
Mazda Kazamai Concept to Premiere at Moscow International Automobile Salon 2008.
Jul 15, 2008 ... Hiroshima, July 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda will unveil a sporty, compact crossover concept vehicle, Mazda Kazamai, at the Moscow International Automobile Salon (MIAS) on August 26. Kazamai, which means "swirling crosswinds" in Japanese, expresses the powerful yet nimble image of a ...
Fujitsu Microelectronics Launches AUTOSAR 2.1-Compatible Driver for Automotive Onboard Microcontrollers.
Jul 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited announced today the development and launch of a new microcontroller driver for its MB91460 Series of high-performance 32-bit automotive microcontrollers, jointly developed with EB, Elektrobit Corporation and ...
Toyota to Acquire Land for New Plant in Brazil.
Jul 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its decision to acquire land in the city of Sorocaba, in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, as the site for a new plant for Toyota do Brasil Ltda. (TDB), TMC's Brazil-based sales and manufacturing company. ...
Mitsubishi Introduces New 'Racing Lancer' (MRX09) for the 2009 Dakar.
Jul 17, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has developed a new competition car, the Racing Lancer, whose mission will be to target victory on next year's Dakar which breaks new ground in 2009 with a switch from Africa to South America. For Mitsubishi Motors, not ...
Suprema's Net Profit Jumps 245% in First Half.
Jul 17, 2008 ... Seoul, July 17, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Suprema, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 094840), a leading global supplier of fingerprint recognition technology and systems, announced on Wednesday that its half-year net profit rose 245 per cent year-on-year on growth in sales and surging demand from international ...
Fujitsu Establishes Medium-Term Environmental Vision: 'Green Policy 2020'; Aiming to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 30 million Tons by 2020 through Environmental Innovation.
Jul 24, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 23, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group has established "Green Policy 2020," its medium-term environmental vision which defines the role the Group seeks to play in addressing global environmental issues. The three keywords ...
Honda Announces Consolidated Financial Summary for the Fiscal 1st Quarter Ended June 30, 2008; All-time 1st Quarter Record for Consolidated Income before Income Taxes and Net Income.
Jul 25, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 25, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2008. Consolidated net sales and other operating revenue amounted to JPY 2,867.2 billion, a decrease of 2.2% due to factors ...
Launch of Robert Walters Asia Job Index: Hong Kong Posts Second Quarterly Rise in Job Advertisements, Singapore Down Slightly Quarter on Quarter.
Jul 26, 2008 ... Hong Kong, July 25, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Robert Walters PLC, the international recruitment consultancy, today announces the launch of its first Asia Job Index. The Robert Walters Asia Job Index tracks advertisement volumes for professional positions across the leading job boards and ...
Honda Vietnam's Cumulative Production Achieved 5 Million-unit Milestone.
Jul 29, 2008 ... Hanoi, July 28, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Honda Vietnam Company (HVN) celebrates the 5th million motorcycle to be produced in the first Motorcycle plant. To be at the ceremony are Koji Onishi, General Director of HVN, many journalists, suppliers and whole staffs of the company. ...
Honda Sets 10th Straight All-Time Record for Worldwide Auto Production in First Six Months.
Jul 29, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 29, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of June and the first six months of 2008, including an all-time record for worldwide auto production for the first half of the ...
Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for June 2008 and First Six Months of Calendar 2008.(Financial report)(Calendar)
Jul 29, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 29, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation(MMC) today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for June 2008 and the first six months of calendar 2008. June 2008 Production: total and in Japan: ...
Mitsubishi Motors Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results.(Financial report)
Jul 29, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 29, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced its sales and financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. Performance overview Mitsubishi Motors reports that consolidated net sales ...
Shinsei Bank Reports Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2008.(Company overview)(Financial report)
Jul 30, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 30, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Shinsei Bank, Limited, a leading diversified Japanese financial institution, today announced consolidated net income of 10.8 billion yen for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to a consolidated net income of 31.2 billion yen reported in ...
Suprema Wins AFIS Contract with National Police Agency of South Korea.
Jul 30, 2008 ... Seoul, July 30, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Suprema, Inc., a leading global supplier of fingerprint recognition technology and systems, announced today that its algorithm for automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) has been chosen by South Korea's National Police Agency (KNPA). ...
NTT DOCOMO and AT&T Inc. Extend 3G Network throughout Hawaii.
Jul 31, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. and AT&T Inc. announced today that the extension of a third-generation (3G) mobile network to all principal islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii has been completed. Using AT&T's 3G network, which is based on W-CDMA ...
Toyota Marks Construction Start of Second Indian Plant.
Jul 31, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation held an official ceremony today to mark the beginning of construction of the second plant of its automobile production and sales company in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM). The ceremony was held ...
Sumitomo Chemical Reports Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008.(Financial report)
Jul 31, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sumitomo Chemical has reported consolidated financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The Group posted sales of JPY 496.3 billion for the first quarter, an increase of JPY 57.1 billion over the same period the previous year ....
MHI Notice Regarding Issue of Stock Options for Stock-linked Compensation.
Jul 31, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (the "Company") hereby gives notice that its Board of Directors decided to grant to its Directors, excluding Outside Directors, and Executive Officers of the Company stock acquisition rights as stock options in a ...
Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2008 First-Quarter Financial Results; Operating Income Doubles as Growth in Services Continues.(Financial report)
Jul 31, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated operating income of 5.8 billion yen (US$55 million*) for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 (April 1 - June 30, 2008), nearly ...
Mazda Reports First Quarter Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2008.(Financial report)
Jul 31, 2008 ... Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today reported its financial results for the first quarter (April to June) of fiscal year (FY) 2008. Mazda's first quarter global retail volume increased 11 percent year-on-year to reach 358,000 units. This is ...
Honda Consolidates Motorcycle Business Structure in Malaysia.
Jul 31, 2008 ... Penang, Malaysia, July 31, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced it has signed a joint venture agreement with Oriental Holdings Bhd. (OH) in Malaysia to establish a 50/50 joint venture company, Boon Siew Honda Sdn. Bhd., in September 2008, to consolidate motorcycle ...