National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI), National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have begun integrating the "OCTARVIA" programs developed by NMRI to evaluate and analyze ship performance in actual seas with the "MiPoLin(R)" power prediction and lines selection system developed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding.
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Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, "Hitachi") has entered into an agreement to join "Project Glasswing*1" led by Anthropic PBC ("Anthropic").
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Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, "Hitachi") and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC, "Intel") today announced a strategic collaboration to explore opportunities that advance physical AI, advanced computing, and next-generation digital infrastructure across manufacturing, energy, mobility and other critical industries.
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The Nippon Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, convened the inaugural Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo on 3-4 June 2026.
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INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX), Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today started operations of a system to facilitate the transfer and management of Clean Gas Certificates, part of a demonstration project being jointly conducted by INPEX and Osaka Gas aimed at developing practical technology for the reduction and effective utilization of CO2 emissions by using one of the world's largest-class methanation systems (hereinafter, the "Nagaoka Methanation Demonstration").
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Fujitsu Limited and Daiichi Life Group, Inc. today announced that they conduct joint research from April 2026 to March 2027 to advance asset management operations through the application of quantum technology in the insurance sector.
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Honda will launch the SMILE RIDER PROJECT, a new initiative with Sanrio Co., Ltd. (Sanrio) aimed at communicating the appeal of motorcycles, motorsports, and the importance of road safety to people of all ages.
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GAZOO Racing (GR) held the world premiere today of the GRMN Corolla-the ultimate GR Corolla, engineered to deliver a confident, full-throttle experience on Germany's Nurburgring racetrack, the starting point for both GR, which is committed to building ever-better motorsports-bred cars, and Toyota Master Driver Morizo.
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The Nippon Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, officially opened the Island States Ocean Summit on June 3, 2026 at Hotel New Otani Tokyo.
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Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) and Nippon Express Co., Ltd., a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., have launched a demonstration trial using biodiesel fuel (HVO*1) for finished vehicle transport trailers, starting in May 2026.
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NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it has been named a winner at the Newsweek AI Impact Awards 2026 (*1).
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) have entered into a business alliance agreement to jointly develop cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance the intelligence and autonomy of mission-critical machinery and systems, primarily in the social infrastructure and national security sectors in Japan.
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JAL Engineering Co., Ltd. (JALEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) have concluded discussions and jointly established a new company, Aero Breath Co., Ltd., dedicated to the aircraft aftermarket business, effective today, June 1, 2026.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), to contribute to the realization of a resource-circulating society, is working to develop and commercialize AdBio(R) (Biomass High-Efficiency Recovery and Recycling System),(1) a system to efficiently sort and recover biomass such as food waste and paper from municipal waste and unsorted food waste, enabling stable recovery of biogas in methane fermentation systems.
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DUNLOP (Company name: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. [1] ) and Fujitsu Limited [2] today announced that they have jointly developed a technology, an AI surrogate model, to predict tire performance with high accuracy and in a short time using AI, confirming its effectiveness in a recent proof of concept.
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Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation (MEBS, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Iwao Oda) today announced that Taiwan Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. (TMEC), an MEBS group company that manufactures, sells, installs, and maintains elevators and escalators in Taiwan, has delivered 153 elevators and escalators for the first phase of the New Taipei Metro Sanying Line, which is scheduled to open in summer 2026.
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Fujitsu Limited today announced the launch of "Fujitsu Sustainability Disclosure Navigator," a new service under its Sustainable Finance offering within "Uvance for Finance".
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Sigenergy today introduced SigenAgent, the energy industry's first all-domain AI agent, fundamentally changing how households and businesses interact with renewable energy.
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner, supported with Honda racing wheelchairs, shaved 1.03 seconds off her previous world record to set a new world record time of 26.44 in the Women's 200m T53 at the 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix (Switzerland) held in Nottwil, Switzerland from May 21 through 23, 2026.
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