News : Japan

Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Ltd. Established 'MGI Group India Private Limited' in India to Play a Role in Mitsui & Co.,Ltd.'s Global Investment System

25 Apr, 16:00

Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Ltd. (hereafter: MGI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.'s (hereafter: MITSUI) Financial & New Business Unit, promoting private equity investment by focusing on overseas corporate venture investment through the MITSUI's global network, established MGI Group India Private Limited (hereafter: MGII) in a joint capital investment with MITSUI on January 12, 2012. India's current population… continue reading »

OKI Delivers GE-PON Optical Access System to Tanah Datar, Indonesia's First Municipality to Deploy GE-PON

25 Apr, 11:00

OF Networks (OFN), an OKI group company specializing in providing next generation broadband network solutions in Japan,, has successfully delivered GE-PON for optical LAN system to Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, with the cooperation of Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC). This is the first time a municipality in Indonesia has installed an optical LAN using GE-PON system. The opening ceremony was held on April 19, 2012 which… continue reading »

KYOCERA Develops World's Fastest 1200×1200dpi KJ4B-Z Inkjet Printhead

25 Apr, 03:52

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has successfully developed the KJ4B-Z Series 1200×1200dpi high-resolution inkjet printhead for water-based ink, achieving the world's fastest*1 print speed of 80 meters per minute for an inkjet printhead — a key component in commercial inkjet printers. Kyocera inkjet printhead: KJ4B-Z for water-based ink (Photo: Business Wire) The newly-developed KJ4B-Z Series… continue reading »

R-Tech Ueno: Completion of a Phase I Clinical Study of RK-023 for the Treatment of Hypotrichosis of the Eyelashes

25 Apr, 03:51

R-Tech Ueno (JASDAQ:4573) is pleased to announce the completion of a phase I clinical study of RK-023, a new compound that is being developed for the treatment of hypotrichosis of the eyelashes Note 1. The details are given below. R-Tech Ueno has been developing this new compound (development code: RK-023), a novel physiologically active fatty acid derivative, for the treatment of dermatological diseases, and has completed a phase I … continue reading »

Hitachi Announces Director Candidates

25 Apr, 03:50

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501) today announced director candidates in accordance with a decision taken at a meeting of Nominating Committee convened today, subject to approval at Hitachi's Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2012. Hitachi has worked actively over the years to strengthen its corporate governance. For instance, it adopted the Committees System under Japanese law in 2003, with the aim of creating a framework… continue reading »

mediba Inc. Announces New Establishment of Representative Offices in Three Southeast Asian Countries

25 Apr, 03:48

mediba Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; President & CEO, Takeshi Oasa; hereafter "mediba"), is setting up representative offices in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia to strengthen overseas business in the expanding smartphone market. mediba has initiated early stage cooperation with influential business partners in various Asian countries in the advertising and content businesses, which we are currently expanding, as we aim to create… continue reading »

OMONTYS® (Peginesatide) Injection Now Available for Adult Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients on Dialysis in the United States

25 Apr, 03:40

Affymax, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502), today announced that OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection is now available only for use in treating anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult patients on dialysis. OMONTYS is the only once-monthly erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) for anemia available to the dialysis patient population in the United States. OMONTYS is co-marketed by Affymax and Takeda… continue reading »

Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Cloud Enhancements to Help Organizations Increase the Value of Unstructured Data

25 Apr, 03:38

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), today announced significant new enhancements to its award-winning object store, Hitachi Content Platform (HCP), and its bottomless, backup-free cloud on-ramp, Hitachi Data Ingestor (HDI). These new enhancements reduce overall costs by enabling organizations to better manage unstructured data growth, ensure content security in shared storage… continue reading »

Hitachi Data Systems Redefines Unified Storage

25 Apr, 03:37

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), today redefined unified storage with the new Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) and single management framework. HUS stores multiple data types with more flexibility and more balanced scalability than any other midrange solution. It helps customers manage their critical business applications and meet their growth requirements without compromising… continue reading »

Hitachi Unified Storage Embraced by Partner Ecosystem

25 Apr, 03:35

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), today announced broad global partner support for the company’s new Hitachi Unified Storage family. The ecosystem includes support from strategic technology partners and the Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner community, and complements Hitachi Data Systems solutions and services organizations to help customers successfully and efficiently manage their… continue reading »

KYOCERA Document Solutions’ TASKalfa MFP Series Named BERTL’s Spring 2012 ‘Office Line of the Year’

25 Apr, 03:09

KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that Business Equipment Research & Test Laboratories, Inc. (BERTL), a leading independent testing laboratory for imaging devices and workflow solutions, honored Kyocera’s color and monochrome TASKalfa multifunctional product (MFP) series with its Spring 2012 ‘Best Office Line of the Year’ award. The Kyocera TASKalfa devices honored… continue reading »

DENSO Robotics Launches New Facebook Page, Invites Customers to Share Application Videos and Stories

25 Apr, 02:00

DENSO Robotics announced that it has launched a new Facebook page at www.facebook.com/densorobotics, where it is inviting customers to sign in and share their robot application videos, photos and stories. DENSO compact four-, five- and six-axis robots are used in a wide variety of industrial applications. (Photo: Business Wire) “One of the most interesting parts of our business is that our robots are used in so many different types of… continue reading »

Toshiba to Build New Semiconductor Facility in Thailand

24 Apr, 11:00

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will rebuild its semiconductor manufacturing operations in Thailand by relocating Toshiba Semiconductor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TST) to a new manufacturing facility. The move will position the company to meet future growth in demand and replace the factory inundated by the 2011 floods. Established in 1990, TST carries out back-end processes–assembly and packaging–for small signal devices… continue reading »

QA Testing Leader Pole To Win Commences European Operations

24 Apr, 00:00

Pole To Win America, Inc. (hereafter Pole To Win America), a leading provider of video game QA testing and localization, is pleased to announce that beginning in May of 2012, its European branch will officially commence operations. In August of 2011, Pole To Win America established in London, Pole To Win Europe, its European branch. Having completed staffing, Pole To Win Europe is now able to provide translation and linguistic testing … continue reading »

Multiple Vendors to Supply HD-PLC Chipset

23 Apr, 22:00

HD-PLC Alliance announced that at least four alliance member companies have completed or are working on HD-PLC LSI chip design. Panasonic supplied the 2nd generation 210Mbps HD-PLC LSI chip that is widely adopted in the Asian market. This February, Kawasaki Micro Electronics announced the world first IEEE 1901 full compliant HD-PLC single chipset solution including an Analog Front End. ACN (Advanced Communication Networks SA), one of the promoter… continue reading »