44th INTERNEPCON JAPAN
Date: Jan 14(Wed)-16(Fri), 2015
Time: 10:00 – 18:00 (Last day until 17:00)
Organizer: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, JAPAN
Official Website: www.nepcon.jp/en/
Asia’s Largest Scale Exhibition for Electronics Manufacturing and SMT
The latest Manufacturing and SMT technologies which enables greater functionality and higher performance of electronics products will gather under one roof!
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Dollar climbs above 120-yen level in NY
Date: Dec 4, 2014
Source: NHK World
The dollar has briefly climbed above the 120-yen level. This is the first time in about 7 years and 4 months the US currency has entered that trading band.
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Toshiba’s ozone generation systems offer optimum solutions for water treatment
Date: Dec 5, 2014
Source: Toshiba Corporation
We first introduced our ozone generation system into the market in 1976, giving us nearly 40 years of experience in updating and upgrading the technology for our customers. Toshiba’s ozone generation systems today are designed especially for municipal water treatment and industrial wastewater treatment, where large amounts of ozone are required.
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Launch Success of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26 with “Hayabusa2” Onboard
Date: Dec 3, 2014
Source: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26 (H-IIA F26) with the Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” onboard at 1:22:04 p.m. on December 3, 2014 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center.
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Participation in Smart Community Demonstration Project in Slovenia
Date: Dec 3, 2014
Source: Hitachi, Ltd.
Tokyo, December 3, 2014 — Hitachi, Ltd. (President & COO: Toshiaki Higashihara), Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (President & CEO: Nobuhide Hayashi), Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. (President & CEO: Junichi Nishizawa), and THE Power Grid Solution Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Kiyonori Morita) today announced that they have been selected to carry out a feasibility study for a smart community demonstration project in the Republic of Slovenia being run by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as part of its international project for technologies and systems related to energy consumption efficiency.
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Chandrababu Naidu wants Andhra Pradesh to shine with help from “land of rising sun”
Date: Dec 1, 2014
Source: indiacom – By Press Trust of India
Hyderabad, Dec 1 : Andhra Pradesh will have Japan’s imprint on development in various spheres, particularly in building the state’s new capital, if plans drawn out by the TDP-led Government fructify.
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16th Eco-Products 2014
Date: Dec 11(Thu)-13(Sat), 2014
Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm / 12/13: 10am-5pm
Organizer: JEMAI, Nikkei Inc.
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight
Admission: Free (Registration required)
OOfficial Website: eco-pro.com/eco2014/english/
The Eco-Products Exhibition, held annually since 1999, features environmental technologies and environmentally-friendly products and services. It is known as one of the largest scale exhibitions in Japan in terms of the total exhibition space and the number of visitors.
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Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town Goes Into Full-Scale Operation Near Tokyo
Date: Nov 29, 2014
Source: Panasonic Corporation
Fujisawa, Japan – The Fujisawa SST Council, a consortium led by Panasonic Corporation spearheading the development of the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (Fujisawa SST), held today a grand opening ceremony for the forward-looking town located on the outskirts of Tokyo. With its core facility supporting sustainable development of the town and its community now coming into operation, the Fujisawa SST is moving from the construction stage into a new stage where the town is nurtured to grow in full-scale into an eco and smart town that puts a high priority on the residents’ lifestyles.
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Dentsu Announces “2014 Hit Products in Japan”
Date: Nov 27, 2014
Source: Dentsu Inc.
– The movie “Frozen,” talking mascot characters and Tokyo Skytree chosen as the top three –
Dentsu Inc. announced today the release of its “2014 Hit Products in Japan” report. Produced as part of a series that has been chronicling hit products since 1985, the latest report examines major trends that represented the consumer mindset in 2014. It is based on an Internet survey of Japanese consumers carried out in November 2014 by Dentsu Macromill Insight, Inc.
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FutureBrand launches the Country Brand Index 2014-15
Date: Nov 11, 2014
Source: FutureBrand by FutureBrand, Press Release
Japan Crowned Strongest Country Brand 2014
Today, FutureBrand reveals its latest ranking of the world’s leading country brands. Asia tops the Country Brand Index (CBI), with Japan at number one for the first time in the report’s history.
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Murata Joins Singapore’s EcoCampus Initiative
Date: Nov 26, 2014
Source: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) signed a Research Collaboration Agreement on 14 November 2014. This marks Murata’s entry into the EcoCampus research program, led by the Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N). The NTU Singapore’s EcoCampus initiative is a novel campus-wide sustainability framework with demonstration sites to achieve 35% reduction in energy, water, and waste intensity by 2020, transforming the university campus into one of the most environmentally friendly university campuses in the world.
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‘Washi’ skills listed as cultural heritage
Date: Nov 26, 2014
Source: NHK World
UNESCO has decided to add the traditional techniques of crafting Japanese-style “washi” paper to its list of intangible cultural heritage. A UNESCO intergovernmental committee made the decision at a meeting held at the organization’s headquarters in Paris on Wednesday.
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Japan’s Exports Rise Most in 8 Months in Recovery Sign
Date: Nov 19, 2014
Source: Nikkei
TOKYO — Japanese exports are increasing as the impact of the falling yen finally starts to emerge via lower prices for goods sold overseas.
The Cabinet Office said Thursday that the seasonally adjusted export volume index for October came to 92.7, up 2.2% from September and the second straight month of gains. The index hit its highest level since June 2012. The benchmark of 100 is set at 2010 levels.
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Fuel cell vehicles sales expected to grow
Date: Nov 24, 2014
Source: NHK World
A survey conducted by a Japanese research firm projects that by 2030, one out of every ten new cars sold in Japan will be eco-friendly fuel cell model. Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting estimates domestic sales of fuel cell vehicles will increase from 10,000 units in 2018 to 50,000 in 2020, and reach 400,000 in 2030.
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High-Output UVC LEDs Now Available For Delivery
Date: Nov 18, 2014
Source: Asahi Kasei Corp.
Start of commercial production of high-output UVC LEDs and launch of Optan™ products for analytical and instrumentation applications.
Asahi Kasei Group company Crystal IS, Inc. of the US has started commercial production of high-output UVC* LEDs at Asahi Kasei facilities in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, and launched the sale of Optan™ UVC LEDs for analytical and instrumentation applications such as monitoring of chemicals in pharmaceutical manufacturing and drinking water quality inspection and control.
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Tokyo stocks rise on hopes for new economic policies by Abe
Date: Nov 21, 2014
Source: Kyodo
TOKYO (Kyodo) –Tokyo stocks edged higher Friday on investor hopes for a release of fresh economic policies by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later in the day in the wake of the dissolution of the lower house.
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SEMICON Japan 2014
Date: Dec 3(Wed)–5(Fri), 2014
Time: 10:00am-17:00pm
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
Organizer: SEMI Japan
Contact: Tel +81-3-3222-5988 / +81-3-3222-5757
E-mail: jcustomer@semi.org
Official Website: www.semiconjapan.org
SEMICON Japan exhibitors represent the leading manufacturing technology companies covering the spectrum of the microelectronics industries with regular exhibiting zones and technology and market focused pavilions.
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The 3rd Renewable Energy Industrial Fair 2014
Date: Dec 3(Wed)–4(Thu), 2014
Time: 10:00am-17:00pm
Venue: BIG PALLETTE FUKUSHIMA
Organizer: Fukushima Prefectural Government, FCIP
Contact: Tel +81-24-959-1961 / +81-24-959-1952
E-mail: reif-fukushima@f-open.or.jp
Official Website: reif-fukushima.jp/english2014/
Renewable Energy Industrial Fair 2014
Fukushima prefecture promotes introduction of renewable energy as one of the main measures forrevival from earthquake disasters. We will hold this fair for accumulate and promote renewable energy industries and its associates, to support business expansion entrepreneur in and out of Fukushima.
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New sensor tech gives drivers control with a glance or gesture
Date: Oct 9, 2014
Source: Nikkei Asian Review
TOKYO — Alps Electric‘s new driver assistance system lets motorists control their car’s heads-up display with a glance and lock or unlock the doors with the mere wag of a finger.
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