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Artificial Retinal Device Mimics Human Optical Illusions: WPI-MANA
TSUKUBA, Japan, March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A team at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) has developed the first-ever artificial retinal device that increases the edge contrast between lighter and darker areas of an image, using ionic migration and interaction...
English Version of Hands-On Medical VR Developed. Exhibiting At SXSW 2022.
TOKYO, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jolly Good Inc. (based in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Kensuke Joji; hereafter "Jolly Good"), known for developing and providing medical VR solutions and digital therapeutics VR programs, has developed an English version of their VR medical hands-on tracking ...
Nippon Shokubai Obtains ISCC PLUS for Superabsorbent Polymers Derived from Caustic Soda Produced from Renewable Energy
TOKYO, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Nippon Shokubai"), working to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, announces that it has obtained ISCC PLUS certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system (ISCC) (*1) for superabsorbent...
Nippon Express (India) Becomes First Japanese Forwarder to Open Logistics Center in Cargo Area of Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)
TOKYO, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (India) Private Limited (hereinafter "NX India"), a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., became the first Japanese forwarder to open a logistics center in the cargo area of Indira Gandhi International Airport inDelhi, India, on Thursd...
DAIKI AXIS CO., LTD. (4245, TOKYO) OVERVIEW OF OPERATING PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
TOKYO, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Both net sales and profit increased in the year endedDecember 31, 2021. In the mainstay environmental equipment segment, sales and profit rose by double digits. In Johkasou/wastewater treatment systems, performance was robust inJapan, China, India, and other c...
Energy-efficient AI Semiconductor Company EdgeCortix Closes Series A Funding
TOKYO, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeCortix® the AI-focused fabless semiconductor company today announced that it has closed over$8 Million USD in series A funding. EdgeCortix's reconfigurable Dynamic Neural Accelerator® processor architecture and AI acceleration SoC SAKURA™ brings best-in-c...
Fiducia's Inaugural Fund Launched With Initial Size of 3.3 Billion Yen; Fundraising to Continue
TOKYO, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiducia Inc. announced that it has executed the first closing of its inaugural fund (Fiducia Growth Tech Limited Liability Investment Limited Partnership), with an initial size of3.26 billion yen. The fund, which has started investments, will continue its fund...
Ehime Prefecture Launches Tourism Content to Discover the Appeal of Ehime from the Perspective of a Foreign Tourist
TOKYO, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japanese archipelago consists of several islands, includingHokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Ehime Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Shikoku. To the north of the prefecture is the Seto Inland Sea, also known as the Mediterranean Sea of...
Boutique Agency Launches Fixed-price PR and Marketing Management Support Plan in Japan
TOKYO, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WONDERHOODS K.K. (headquartered in Shibuya-ku,Tokyo; hereafter "WONDERHOODS"), a boutique PR agency, is pleased to announce the launch of its flat-rate PR and marketing management support plan for companies that do not have dedicated marketing and PR staff inJ...
HPG: New Breakthrough in Virus Inactivation with Green Tea Catechin (EGCg)
TOKYO, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HPG Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) has successfully developed a water-soluble formulation technology of highly concentrated catechin EGCg (Epigallocatechin gallate) with excellent storage stability and initiated procedures for a patent application for the technolo...
Nippon Express (China) Collaborates with SIPGL to Launch International Consolidated Transshipment Service in Shanghai
TOKYO, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "NX China"), a Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. Group company, has teamed up with SIPG Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "SIPGL"), an affiliate of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "SIPG"), to ...
Ubitus and Dear Villager publish 'Edge Of Eternity' on Nintendo Switch(TM), pre-order starts from 9th Feb.
TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus K.K. (hereinafter Ubitus), a world-leading cloud gaming solution provider, releases theEdge Of Eternity in cloud version with Dear Villagers, for players in selected region inNorth America, Asia, Australia, and most of the Europe, on 24th February at 0:0...
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Launches "Let's Talk Art! Online," Conversational Program in English, from February 2022
TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) inJapan launched "Let's Talk Art! Online," an online conversational program in English, onFebruary 2, 2022. Applications are accepted through Viator. Unlike guided tours where people only listen to explanations ...
New "Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team" Dream Championship Rating System
TOKYO, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation gameCaptain Tsubasa: Dream Team introduced a new Rating System for the Dream Championship worldwide tournament starting fromFriday, February 4. See the original pres...
SHIKIGaku Co., Ltd. (7049, TSE Mothers) Performance for the nine months ended november 30, 2021
TOKYO, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolstered by substantial growth in SHIKIGAKU Basic Services, the Company maintained significant increases in sales and profit in the nine months endedNovember 30, 2021. Summary of results During the nine months ended November 30, 2021, the Japanese economic ou...
QunaSys Hosts a Quantum Chemistry Challenge at QHack 2022 Open Hackathon Week
TOKYO, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QunaSys Inc., the world's leading developer of innovative algorithms in chemistry sponsors and holds a Quantum Chemistry Challenge during the 2022 QHack Open Hackathon Week (February 14-25th) to develop quantum chemistry use-cases. This challenge aims to cre...
Japan-Insights: Asset Management Is Becoming A Norm Among Younger Generation In Japan
TOKYO, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to recent research released by "RENOSY", a one-stop comprehensive real estate service platform operated by GA technologies Co., Ltd (Headquarters: Minato-Ku,Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi / Securities Code: 3491) has shown that more than 70% of the young gen...
New Business Partnership Between Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Digital Health VR Technology Developer Jolly Good
TOKYO, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the aim of building a regional cooperative mental health platform, Jolly Good Inc. (Chuo-ku,Tokyo; CEO: Kensuke Joji) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director:Makoto Inoue) have signed an agreement for ...
"Don't forget leprosy" campaign gathers pace as World Leprosy Day approaches
TOKYO, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to promote the message "Don't forget leprosy" in the run-up to World Leprosy Day onJanuary 30. The international campaign includes awareness-raising events ...
Asia facing 'triple policy challenge' to long-term growth, new Asia House report finds
LONDON, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia is facing a triple policy challenge that could see even the region's fastest-growing economies fall into the 'middle-income trap', according to new research byAsia House. The report highlights Asia's position at a crossroads, with countries' trajectorie...
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