Date: Oct 8, 2018
Source: YCVB
YCVB (General incorporated association YAKEI Convention & Visitors Bureau), working on the tourism industry in Japan, has announced “New Japan’s Three Major Nightscape Cities”.
“Nightscape Summit 2018 in Sapporo” was held in Sapporo City on October 5, 2018, and three cities, Nagasaki City, Sapporo City and Kitakyushu City, were selected as the “New Japan’s Three Major Nightscape Cities” by YCVB. The certification is every 3 years, Nagasaki City has been chosen twice in a row, Kitakyushu City was elected for the first time.
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Date: Oct. 26, 2018
Source: Ericsson
TOKYO and STOCKHOLM, Oct. 26, 2018 – Fujitsu Limited and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have entered an agreement to deliver end-to-end 5G network solutions and related services under a strategic partnership. The two companies are joining forces to develop this based on their combined portfolios – spanning radio access and core network – for the dynamic 5G market in Japan, connecting communications service providers to the global 5G ecosystem.
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Date: Oct 25, 2018
Source: Omron Corporation
Omron Corp. has announced the global launch of the TM series collaborative robot family from October 26, 2018 in 40 countries in order to realize an innovative manufacturing environment where humans and machines work in harmony. With its various vision functionalities and simple, intuitive programming environment, OMRON will further enable safe, flexible, and collaborative manufacturing between human and machine.
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Date: October 22, 2018
Source: NTT DOCOMO Inc. and NTT DOCOMO USA, Inc.
TOKYO – NTT DOCOMO Inc. and NTT DOCOMO USA, Inc. announced today the immediate launch of an IoT-driven temperature- and humidity-monitoring service for industrial refrigerators and freezers in the United States. Customers can use smartphones or PCs to monitor the temperature and humidity of their equipment, get alerts in the event of any abnormality, receive monthly reports on temperature and humidity trends, and change settings based on such reports.
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Date: Oct. 22, 2018
Source: Mary Chocolate Co., Ltd.
TOKYO, Oct. 22, 2018 – Mary Chocolate Co., Ltd., a Japanese confectionary manufacturer and seller founded in 1950, will run a booth to display its brand “Tokyo Chocolate” at “Salon du Chocolat Paris,” the world’s largest chocolate exhibition to be held from October 31 to November 4, 2018.
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Date: Sep 24, 2018
Source: Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
On September 6, 2018, a powerful earthquake occurred in the Hokkaido region and the damages have been extensive, including the loss of precious lives. The JAL Group would like to send our sincere condolences to all who have lost loved ones during this difficult time. Since the event, the carrier has supported the region by delivering essential items through cargo, provided monetary donations, as well mileage donations through its JMB membership program.
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Come View Spectacular Ambers and Ochres throughout Nikko, including Irohazaka Winding Road, Setting of the Popular Road Racing Manga/Anime Series “Initial D.” And, check-out the new Nikko Pass and Cycle Sharing Program!
Date: Sep 5, 2018
Source: Tobu Railway Group
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Date: Oct.. 18, 2018
Source: Yamagata Prefectural Government
The Yamagata Prefectural Government is pleased to announce the production of two movies promoting the spring and summer tourist resources of Yamagata Prefecture. You can find both of these videos at its YouTube channel.
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Date: Oct 18, 2018
Source: Medmain Inc.
FUKUOKA-CITY, Japan, Oct. 15, 2018 – Medical technology company, Medmain Inc. announced the alpha testing of its ground-breaking, pathology diagnostic software: PidPort. PidPort was originally developed in Japan to enable precise and incredibly fast diagnosis of human body pathologies of all types, with most diagnoses completed in less than one minute. Medmain recently began testing the software in hospital sites in Japan, Thailand and Estonia.
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Date: Oct. 17, 2018
Source: OTSL Inc.
– Worldwide Simultaneous Release of 3 Products, New Infrared Simulator Enabling World’s First Dynamic Real-time Simulation, Camera Simulator, and Ultrasonic Simulator –
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Date: October 16, 2018
Source: KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
OSAKA, Japan – KOKUYO Co., Ltd., a leading provider of office design and furniture in Japan, will take part in ORGATEC 2018. The exhibition, held in Cologne, Germany, from October 23rd to 27th, is the largest International Trade Fair for Furnishing and Management of Offices and Office Facilities. This year, KOKUYO will present its revolutionary office chair, “360° Gliding Chair ing”, which is never seen before in Europe.
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Date: Oct. 16, 2018
Source: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. has newly begun to develop “Japan-Indonesia Friendship Forests of Banten Bay for Biodiversity Preservation” in the Republic of Indonesia. The company held an opening ceremony for the project and conducted the first round of tree-planting activities.
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In the global apparel market size, Japan is the fourth biggest market after the EU, the United States and China. The Japanese apparel market in 2017 is 9,220.2 billion yen, the retail market size is 1.9265 trillion yen for department stores, 858.4 billion yen for mass merchandisers, 4 trillion 982.6 billion yen for specialty shops, 4 trillion 982.6 billion yen for other retailers It is 1,452.7 billion yen.
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Will be located close to Tokyo’s World-Famous Fish Market in Toyosu
Date: Oct 11, 2018
Source: Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd.
TOKYO – Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hotel Okura Co., Ltd., announced today that it will open the Hotel JAL City Tokyo Toyosu in 2019. The company has contracted with Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. for asset and project management services for the new property, which will be located in Tokyo’s futuristic Toyosu district.
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Terra Drone, a leading global commercial drone technology company, acquires a significant stake in Swedish aerial robotics for underground mining startup, Inkonova AB.
Date: Oct 11, 2018
Source: Terra Drone Corporation
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– Linking NetFront (TM) EdgeAI with DeLTA-Lite to Provide Integration Solution for Embedded Deep Learning on Small Edge Devices, Including Low Power Consumption SoC FPGAs –
Date: Oct 10, 2018
Source: ACCESS Co., Ltd.
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American travel magazine has placed three Japanese cities such as Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka among some of the best big cities in the world. For the first time, Osaka in western Japan has been included on the list. Tokyo is at the top of this year’s Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards, retaining the place for the 3rd year in a row. Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto is ranked 2nd, up from 3rd place last year. And Osaka is ranked 12th.
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Date: Oct 8, 2018
Source: Fukuoka Prefectural Government Japan Tourism Promotion Division
Fukuoka prefecture start a campaign using “Tonkotsu Ramen (Hakata Ramen)”, one of the three big ramen (Kitakata Ramen, Sapporo Ramen and Hakata Ramen) in Japan, aiming to expand Fukuoka’s gourmet to the world. Tonkotsu (based pork bones and other ingredients) Ramen is also referred to as Hakata Ramen, which is originated in Fukuoka Prefecture.
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