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DAV Stands With Bataan Death March Survivors
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was honored to stand with five former World War II prisoners of war who survived in 1942 the Bataan Death March or the siege of Corregidor during the 70th anniversary of the defense of the Philippines held in Washington, D.C., to call for apologies from Japanese companies that abused these POWs as slave laborers. The DAV has joined these heroes in asking Japanese companies that used American POW… continue reading »
Panasonic Advances Automotive Millimeter-Wave Radar Technology to Detect Pedestrians and Vehicles in Low Visibility Conditions
Panasonic Corporation today announced it has developed an advanced radar technology for next-generation traffic safety systems that enables to detect humans and vehicles in a range of several tens of meters. This millimeter-wave radar technology allows for detecting objects outdoors in poor visibility conditions, such as night, rain and snow, as well as against the sunlight. When applied in traffic surveillance sensors located at intersections, this… continue reading »
Mitsubishi Electric Announces Consolidated and Non-Consolidated Financial Results for Fiscal 2012
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today its consolidated and non-consolidated financial results for fiscal 2012 (April 1, 2011- March 31, 2012). Consolidated Financial Results Net sales: 3,639.4 … continue reading »
Japan’s Pension Fund Association (PFA) Selects MSCI's RiskMetrics HedgePlatform
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools, announced today that Japan’s Pension Fund Association (PFA) has chosen RiskMetrics HedgePlatform as their hedge fund transparency provider. PFA, which currently manages JPY 10 trillion1 (USD 120 billion), was established under the Employees’ Pension Insurance Act in Japan. It provides pension benefits to those who seceded from employees’ pension funds and… continue reading »
Asahi Kasei Completes Acquisition of ZOLL
Asahi Kasei Corporation (TSE1:3407, hereinafter: Asahi Kasei), Japan’s leading diversified chemical manufacturer with businesses in the health care, chemicals & fibers, homes & construction materials, and electronics sectors, announced today the successful completion of its acquisition of ZOLL Medical Corporation (hereinafter: ZOLL), a major US manufacturer of medical devices for critical care, on April 26, 2012, US Eastern time. … continue reading »
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Announces $10 Million Investment in EnergySource’s Geothermal Power Plant Hudson Ranch II
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., a leading supplier of turbine generator equipment to the power generation industry, today announced its investment of $10 million in the development of a geothermal plant in Imperial Valley, California, owned and operated by EnergySource LLC, an independent renewable energy generation company that develops utility scale geothermal power plants. EnergySource plans to commence drilling mid-year for Hudson… continue reading »
FUJITSU TEN Received "Supplier of the year 2011" Award from General Motors for Third Consecutive Year
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, developer of the ECLIPSE car navigation brand received "Supplier of the year" award from General Motors (GM) for the third consecutive year.FUJITSU TEN won the 2011 award in part to the recognition for usual delivery to GM, and development and delivery support provided to GM sites in the world.The awards ceremony was held at Detroit Institute of Art in Detroit, MI, US, on March 13. Outline of "Supplier of the… continue reading »
Toshiba Selected by Singapore to Pilot Air-Conditioning System for Data Centres in a Tropical Climate
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that the company has been selected as one of four winners in the Singapore government's Green Data Centre Innovation Challenge, a competition to promote innovations in energy efficiency that cut the high costs of cooling data centres in tropical climates. Toshiba and its partners, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will now carry out a pilot project to demonstrate the practicality and… continue reading »
KYOCERA Announces Consolidated Financial Results for Year Ended March 31, 2012
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, as summarized below. Complete details are available at: http://global.kyocera.com/ir/financial/f_results.html Financial Results: Years Ended March 31 Unit: Millions (except… continue reading »
Asahi Kasei Completes Subsequent Offering Period for ZOLL
Asahi Kasei Corporation (TSE1: 3407, hereinafter: Asahi Kasei), Japan's leading diversified chemical manufacturer with businesses in the health care, chemicals & fibers, homes & construction materials, and electronics sectors, announced today the completion of the subsequent offering period offered by its indirect wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Asclepius Subsidiary Corporation (hereinafter: Purchaser) for the remaining shares of common stock of… continue reading »
OMRON Corporation Reports Fiscal 2011 Consolidated Performance
OMRON Corporation (TOKYO:6645)(ADR:OMRNY) today reported consolidated performance for fiscal 2011, ended March 31, 2012. Consolidated net sales for the year ended March 31, 2012 increased 0.3 percent compared with the previous fiscal year to JPY 619,461 million with the contribution of measures including expansion into emerging markets and introduction of new products. Operating income decreased 16.4 percent compared with the previous fiscal… continue reading »
STI Holdings, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent with Link Bit Consulting Co., Ltd.
STI Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: STIG) (a Nevada Corporation) and Link Bit Consulting Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation (“Link”), have signed a Letter of Intent with respect to principal terms and conditions and shall enter into a definite Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Link and STI Acquisitions will merge. The merger is expected to close on or about the close of business, May 12, 2012. The… continue reading »
Integral Molecular Announces Lipoparticle Distribution in Japan by Funakoshi
Integral Molecular, a leader in membrane protein reagents and services, announces an exclusive agreement with Funakoshi for the distribution of Integral Molecular’s catalog of concentrated membrane protein “Lipoparticle” products in Japan. This agreement enables customers in Japan to have direct access to these high quality membrane protein reagents. Integral Molecular’s Lipoparticle technology represents a stable, cell-free solution… continue reading »
Cygames’ Rage of Bahamut Offered by Mobage Tops U.S. Top-Grossing Android Apps on Google Play
Cygames, Inc. and DeNA Co., Ltd. have announced today that the smartphone social card battle game Rage of Bahamut (original title, ‘Shingeki-No-Bahamut’) provided on the Mobage network, has topped Google Play’s Top Grossing chart in the U.S. this week. The successful title ranked second in Sweden, sixth in Canada and seventh in the Netherlands for top-grossing apps on Google Play. Rage of Bahamut is a fantasy adventure game in which players… continue reading »
Molex Reports Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Results and Announces Dividend Increase
Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA), a global electronic components company, today reported results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2012. … continue reading »
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