Date: Oct 3, 2018
Source: Colan Totte Co., Ltd.
Colan Totte Co., Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of magnetic medical device “Colantotte”, will begin selling the new magnetic bracelet “COLANTOTTE LOOP QUON” overseas in October 2018.
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Date: Oct 2, 2018
Source: Seiko Watch Corporation
Seiko Watch Corporation is pleased to announce the establishment of a new company that will market the Grand Seiko brand in the United States of America. Grand Seiko Corporation of America was incorporated under the law of New York State and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seiko Watch Corporation.
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Date: Sep 27, 2018
Source: Sacramento Ultrasound Institute
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2018 – Sacramento Ultrasound Institute has announced the launch of, SonicDICOM PACS, its new Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) after partnering with JIUN Corporation, a software company headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan. The new PACS features a web-based DICOM Viewer and DICOM Server that is accessible online through SUI’s Student Portal. PACS is a system for digital storage, transmission, and retrieval of radiology images.
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Date: Sept. 27, 2018
Source: Adventure World
A baby giant panda (female), born on August 14, 2018, has been on public display at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, since September 13. The theme park is publicly seeking suggestions for her name.
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Date: September 26, 2018
Source: Konica Minolta, Inc.
TOKYO – Konica Minolta, Inc. (“Konica Minolta”) today announced the launch of Konica Minolta Precision Medicine Japan, Inc. (“KMPMJ”) which will start operations on October 1, 2018. KMPMJ is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta with responsibility for marketing high-end precision medicine tools and diagnostic services in Japan. Precision medicine is medical care that uses genetic and molecular profiling to optimize treatment for specific groups of patients.
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Date: Sep 07, 2018
Source: KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
TOKYO, Sept. 7, 2018 – KOKUYO Co., Ltd. will run a pop-up store of its Tokyo-based lifestyle shop & cafe “THINK OF THINGS” in the Shoreditch district, east London, Britain, from October 3 to 14.
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Date: Sep 12, 2018
Source: Descente Athletic Americas Inc.
ATLANTA, Sept. 12, 2018 – Descente, the Japanese premium athletic apparel brand, is establishing a wholly-owned North American subsidiary, Descente Athletic Americas Inc. (DAA), located in Atlanta, GA, to tap growing worldwide demand for the Descente brand. Representing the intersection of luxury, athleisure and technical gear, DAA will offer the discerning consumer a singular take on performance apparel for all facets of the modern lifestyle when it launches in Fall 2018.
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Date: Sep 12, 2018
Source: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
EDISON, N.J. – Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE:6504) (“FE”), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, led by President Michihiro Kitazawa, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for a complete geothermal power facility for the Olkaria I Geothermal Power Station (Olkaria I) in the Republic of Kenya from Marubeni Corporation, the main EPC contractor of the project owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). Marubeni Corporation is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo and led by President and CEO Fumiya Kokubu.
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Date: Sep 12, 2018
Source: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
TOKYO – Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH) Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will hold a special exhibition entitled “The Traditional Beauty of Kyoto Supporting Geiko and Maiko Culture” showcasing Kyoto’s traditional arts to provide insight to the cultural aspect of Japan’s traditional Geiko and Maiko culture.
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Date: Sep 5, 2018
Source: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “the Company”) will start work on October 1, 2018, on “D Project Rental Warehouse – Loc An Binh Son” in the Loc An Binh Son Industrial Park in Long Thanh, Dong Nai Province, in the southern part of Vietnam. This will be the Company’s first multi-tenant-type logistics facility (*1) in Vietnam.
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Date: Sep 10, 2018
Source: Washoku World Challenge Executive Committee
TOKYO – The Washoku World Challenge is a cooking contest in which Japanese cuisine chefs from all over the world compete in technical expertise and passion for Japanese food. The contest, in its 6th year, is organized by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, for non-Japanese chefs.
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Date: Aug 30, 2018
Source: Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
UNIQLO, the Japanese global apparel retailer, today announces its launch in Vietnam, with plans to open its first store in Ho Chi Minh City during fall 2019, marking further growth for the brand in Southeast Asia region. UNIQLO will begin recruiting local talent as it prepares to open its store in one of the region’s most exciting, high-growth economies.
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Date: Aug. 6, 2018
Source: Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Shiseido Beauty Creation Center*1 has been engaged in research on beauty trends*2 to forecast future trends in makeup and hairstyling since 1987. The Center comprehensively analyzes the results of on-street surveys, fashion magazine tendencies as well as information on international fashion shows, among other sources, to predict the newest hair and makeup trends. This time, we introduce the latest looks that are expected to be in vogue this autumn and winter.
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Date: Aug. 9, 2018
Source: NEDO
The new 10,000 kW class hydrogen production facility with world largest electrolysis will start supplying hydrogen in 2020
TOKYO – Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. and Iwatani Corporation today announced that it has started construction of Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), a large-scale hydrogen energy system in Namie-cho, Fukushima Prefecture.
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Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Source: Kawasaki International Eco-Tech Fair Organizing Committee
The “Kawasaki International Eco-Tech Fair” promotes contributions to international society through cross-industrial exchange and technology transfer in the field of the environment by disseminating the excellent technologies and know-how in the environmental field that have been accumulated in Kawasaki City(*1) where people once suffered from air pollution to Japan and the rest of the world and simultaneously providing an opportunity for business matching between exhibitor companies/organizations and domestic/foreign companies.
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Date: Aug. 29, 2018
Source: KinoPharma, Inc.
KinoPharma, Inc., and the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology are pleased to announce that they have entered a contract for collaborative research on efficacy evaluation of the compound KPO1143, developed by KinoPharma, to prevent the accumulation of protein called tau (hereafter “tau protein”) (*1), which is considered a cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
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Date: November 1 (Thu.) – November 6 (Tue.), 2018
Hours: 9:00～17:00
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center)
Organizers: Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association and Tokyo Big Sight Inc.
Official Website: http://www.jimtof.org
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Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Source: Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is carrying out the trial operation to count colonies cultured in the “simple culture medium for bacteria counting CompactDry ™” by using the Amazon Web Service (AWS) cloud service and artificial intelligence (AI) technology for specific overseas customers from August 2018 as part of active investment in the new developing area. “CompactDry ™” is a major product of inspection reagents used for food quality inspection and sanitary control of manufacturing facilities.
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Date: Aug 28, 2018
Source: Zen 2.0 Foundation
KAMAKURA, Japan – On September 8th and 9th, 2018, the Zen 2.0 Foundation will convene Zen 2.0 – the Second Annual Global Mindfulness Forum in the Heart of Japanese Zen – at Kencho-ji Temple, the first temple in Japan dedicated to Zen training, and at the adjacent Kamakura Gakuen High School.
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Date: Aug 23, 2018
Source: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
TOKYO – Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will begin offering a special accommodation package in our luxurious “Premier Grand” club floors for the LGBT community.
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Japanese researchers win Gairdner Intl. Award Date: Mar 25, 2015 Source: NHK World Two Japanese researchers have won a prestigious international medical aw...
