Fujitsu and RIKEN Claim 1st Place for MLPerf HPC Benchmark with Supercomputer Fugaku

TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and RIKEN today announced that the supercomputer Fugaku took the first place for the CosmoFlow training application benchmark (1), one of the key MLPerf HPC benchmarks for large-scale machine learning processing tasks requiring capabilities of a supercomputer. Fujitsu and RIKEN leveraged approximately half of […]

SoftBank Corp. and Honda Start Use Case Verification of Technologies to Reduce Collisions Involving Pedestrians and Vehicles Using 5G SA and Cellular V2X

TOKYO, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SoftBank Corp. and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. announced they have started a use case-based verification of technologies to reduce collisions between pedestrians and vehicles using a 5G standalone mobile communication system (“5G SA”)(1) and a cellular V2X communication system (“cellular V2X”)(2) in the effort to […]

NEC to Release TIP-compliant Fully Disaggregated 400G Transponder Solution in 2022

TOKYO, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that it has joined the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) Phoenix initiative. Phoenix is managed by TIP’s Open Optical and Packet Transport (OOPT) Project Group and seeks to develop a 400G transponder for open and disaggregated high-capacity DWDM networks. NEC […]

Hitachi Energy Launches IdentiQ Digital Twin for Sustainable, Flexible and Secure Power Grids

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Nov 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Further to its press release on October 13, 2021, announcing its evolution to Hitachi Energy, the global technology and market leader in power grids today launched IdentiQ, its digital twin(1) solutions for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and power quality solutions. IdentiQ(2) will help to […]

Fujitsu and Ben-Gurion University Embark on Joint Research at New Center in Israel for Precise and Secure AI

BEER-SHEVA, Israel and Tokyo, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), have signed a three-year comprehensive joint research agreement to develop technologies and solutions to contribute to the realization of safe, real-world applications of AI and machine […]

MHIEC Receives Order from Sendai City to Refurbish Matsumori Waste-to-Energy Plant

TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Sendai City (Miyagi Pref.) for refurbishment of its Matsumori Waste-to-Energy Plant, an incineration plant for municipal solid waste. The order calls […]

Japan’s Fugaku Retains Title as World’s Fastest Supercomputer for Fourth Consecutive Terms

TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The supercomputer Fugaku, jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, has successfully retained the top spot for fourth consecutive terms on all four of the major high-performance computer rankings. This includes the TOP500 list as well as the HPCG, a performance ranking for computing methods often […]

Enablement of JCB Contactless payment acceptance at all OMNY contactless subway and bus validator screens in New York

LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. (JCBUSA), the US subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY MTA), the largest public transit authority in North America, are pleased to announce the enablement of […]

Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) achieves connectivity in trial conducted by Airbus and NTT DOCOMO

TOKYO, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Airbus and NTT DOCOMO, INC. have demonstrated the ability to use its solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) to deliver future wireless broadband connectivity. The trial took place in the United States in August, when the Zephyr S aircraft undertook approx. 18-day stratospheric flights […]

NTT and NTT DOCOMO Trial First Use of User-tracking Metasurface Reflector for Extreme Mobile Coverage in Current 5G and Coming 6G Era

TOKYO, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced what they believe to be the world’s first use of a 28-GHz-band 5G base station and a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) metasurface reflector that dynamically redirects radio waves to follow mobile devices as they […]

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha Take on Challenge to Expand Options for Producing, Transporting, and Using Fuel Toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Okayama, Japan, Nov 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at […]

Eisai: Introduction of Plasma-based Biomarker Screening to Facilitate Identification of Subjects for Phase 3 Ahead 3-45 Trial Presented at Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 12, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced a presentation about exploring the use of plasma-based biomarkers in the Phase 3 AHEAD 3-45 study of lecanemab (BAN2401), an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) protofibril antibody. AHEAD 3-45 is the first preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) […]

Eisai: New Phase 3 Data Show Positive Correlation Between ADUHELM Treatment Effect on Biomarkers and Reduction in Clinical Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease

TOKYO, Nov 12, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that data from approximately 7,000 plasma samples from more than 1,800 patients in the ADUHELM (aducanumab-avwa) Phase 3 clinical trials showed a statistically significant correlation between plasma p-tau reduction and less cognitive and functional decline in […]

Eisai Presents New Analysis of Lecanemab Clinical Efficacy Results from Phase 2b Study at Clinical Trials On Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 12, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today results of sensitivity analyses evaluating the consistency of lecanemab efficacy results across multiple statistical models in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild AD (collectively known as early […]

MHI to Participate in “CO2LOS III” Project, Aiming to Achieve Business in CO2 Shipping

TOKYO, Nov 11, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will participate in “CO2LOS III” (CO2 Logistics by Ship Phase III), a project to consider issues needing to be addressed in order to achieve business in liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. CO2LOS III is aimed at promoting the development of technologies […]