Honda partnership with SoundHound to accelerate the development of voice-enabled AI assistant

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 10/25/2018

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SoundHound Inc. and Honda Partner on Development of a Voice-Enabled AI Assistant

Using SoundHound Inc.’s Houndify Voice AI Platform, the AI Assistant Will Support Highly Sophisticated and Natural Interactions with Speed and Accuracy

Date: October 24, 2018
Source: Honda Innovations

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – SoundHound Inc.®, the leading innovator in voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies, today announced a strategic partnership with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. to accelerate the development of voice-enabled AI assistant.

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Taiho Ventures, venture capital arm of Taiho Pharmaceutical, increased investment from US$50M to US$300M for innovative biotech start-ups

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 10/16/2018

Taiho Ventures Expands Investment Pool to US$300 Million to Continue Quality Investments and Accelerate Open Innovation

Date: Oct. 16, 2018
Source: Taiho Ventures, LLC

Taiho Ventures, LLC, a strategic corporate venture capital arm of Taiho Pharmaceutical, Co., Ltd., announced on October 16 that Taiho Ventures increased its investment pool by US$250 million from the initial US$50 million to US$300 million. The increase in the investment pool illustrates Taiho Ventures’ strong commitment to its continuous support of innovative biotech start-ups pursuing cutting-edge drug discovery activities based on state-of-the-art science.

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Tecnos Global Company, a Japanese ICT Solutions Provider, Acquires Lirik Inc., a Cloud Integrator Based in Silicon Valley

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, India, USA | 07/24/2018

Tecnos Group’s Growth Strategy Acquired by Lirik

Tecnos Group acquires Lirik, a cloud integrator in Silicon Valley – Accelerate business development in the North American market with ERP × CRM × AI

Date: Jun 18, 2018
Source: Tecnos Global Company of America, Inc.

Tecnos Global Company of America, Inc., a US subsidiary of Tecnos Japan Inc. (TOKYO: 3666) (Headquarters: Tokyo, Shinjuku Ward, President and CEO: Takashi Yoshioka, herein “Tecnos Japan”) announced today that Tecnos Global Company of America, Inc. (Headquarters: California State, USA; Makoto Yamashita, herein TGCA “) has acquired 95% of all issued shares of Lirik, Inc., a cloud solution provider in North American (Head office: California State, CEO: Anand Ghalsasi, herein “Lirik”) to strengthen business development in the North American market.

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Kubota Tractor Corporation Completes Land Purchase for Future Logistics Campus and Midwest Division Office in Edgerton, Kansas

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 06/14/2018

Left to Right: Kansas Dept. of Commerce Interim Secretary Robert North; Kansas Dept. of Transportation Deputy Sec. BJ Harden; Dan Jones, Kubota VP; Kansas Dept. of Transportation Sec. Richard Carlson; Governor of Kansas, Jeff Colyer; Masato Yoshikawa, Kubota President and CEO; Edgerton Mayor Donald Roberts; Alex Woods, Kubota VP.

Kubota Tractor Corporation Completes Land Purchase for Future Logistics Campus and Midwest Division Office in Edgerton, Kansas
Date: Jun 14, 2018
Source: Kubota Tractor Corporation

Kansas Governor Colyer Tours Future Site that will Solidify Kubota’s Midwest Footprint

EDGERTON, Kan. – Kubota Tractor Corporation today announced the completion of a 200-acre land purchase within Phase II of Logistics Park Kansas City in Edgerton, making the company the first major tenant for the industrial park. Governor Colyer met today with the company to tour the site where it will construct two, one million square-foot, state-of-the-art logistics facilities for its new North American Distribution Center (NADC). Kubota plans to plant solid roots in Kansas to expand distribution capacity and streamline logistics processes for the timely delivery of Kubota-branded service parts and equipment to U.S. customers.

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Hitachi Consulting Selected to Design ‘Smart City’ Services For One Bangkok, Thailand’s Largest Private Sector Property Project

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 02/22/2018

Hitachi Consulting and One Bangkok

Hitachi Consulting Selected to Design ‘Smart City’ Services For One Bangkok, Thailand’s Largest Private Sector Property Project

Date: Feb. 22, 2018
Source: Hitachi Consulting

BANGKOK, and DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2018 – Hitachi Consulting Corporation, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd (TSE: 6501), and a leading provider of consulting-led solutions and services, today announced that is has been retained by Frasers Property and TCC Group, to assist in the design of “smart city” services for One Bangkok. One Bangkok is Thailand’s first fully integrated district that is built on people-centric principles and a focus on environmental sustainability and smart city living.

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Furukawa Electric LatAm and Intracom Telecom Sign Strategic Partnership to Address the International IoT and 5G Market

Japanese Companies | Biz Countries, Biz News, Brazil, Business Development, Greece | 01/17/2018

Intracom Telecom Partners with Furukawa Electric LatAm to Address the International IoT and 5G Market (PRNewsfoto/Intracom Telecom)

Furukawa Electric LatAm and Intracom Telecom Sign Strategic Partnership to Address the International IoT and 5G Market

Date: Jan 17, 2018
Source: Intracom Telecom

ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 17, 2018 – Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced today the signing of a strategic partnership with Furukawa Electric LatAm S.A. (Brazil), a global corporation with diversified activities and member of the Japan-based Furukawa Electric Group.

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Honda Innovations Will Expand Its Engagement of Startup Ecosystems in Detroit, Japan, China and Europe

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 11/09/2017

Honda Xcelerator Staff

Honda “Xcelerates” Startup Collaborations Globally to Drive Open Innovation

Date: Nov 9, 2017
Source: Honda Innovations

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 9, 2017 – Committed to creating transformative products and services through open innovation, Honda Innovations is expanding its global open innovation program for early stage innovators to Detroit, Japan, China, and Europe.

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Olympus NDT Canada Launch $37 Million CAD Building to Improves Employee Work Experience

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Canada | 10/18/2017

Olympus NDT Canada CAD Building

Olympus NDT Canada Invests to Support Growth

Date: Oct 16, 2017
Source: Olympus Corporation of the Americas

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Oct. 16, 2017 – Olympus NDT (Nondestructive Testing) Canada proceeded today with the official inauguration of its new office and manufacturing complex, built at a cost of $37 million CAD in the Michelet Innovation Zone.

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Japan’s small and medium-sized enterprises is looking for opportunities to expand business in Myanmar

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Myanmar | 10/12/2017

Workers at a construction site in Yangon. Construction businesses in Japan are keen to invest in their counterparts in Myanmar. Photo: The Myanmar Times

Japanese manufacturers eye expansion opportunities

Date: Oct 12, 2017
Source: The Myanmar Times by AYE NYEIN WIN

After investing heavily in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, Japanese businesses are now keen to expand in Myanmar, said Mr Satoshi Yamamoto, chief director of The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) told The Myanmar Times during a business development seminar in Yangon on October 9.

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5 US Governors Meet with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Attend 49th Annual Joint Meeting of Midwest US-Japan Association in Tokyo

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 10/06/2017

Governor Ricketts of Nebraska addresses the 49th Annual Joint Meeting of the Midwest U.S.-Japan Association held in Tokyo [Image: Nebraska Department of Agriculture]

Governors Attend Midwest US-Japan Association Meeting in Tokyo

Date: Oct 3, 2017
Source: asiamattersforamerica.org by HEEJAE PARK, SAVANNAH SHIH

Five governors from the Midwestern United States recently traveled to Japan to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and attend the 49th Annual Joint Meeting of the Midwest US-Japan Association. This year’s meeting focused on “Midwest US-Japan Strategies for Economic Growth.” The attending governors came from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, with many having already traveled to Japan several times.

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West Virginia Governor and Commerce Secretary Welcome the New Factory of Hino Motors

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 09/28/2017

(Left to right) Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. President Takashi Ono and West Virginia Department of Commerce Secretary H. Wood Thrasher

Governor Justice, Secretary of Commerce Thrasher announce Hino Motors to expand, create 250 new jobs

Date: Sep 28, 2017
Source: West Virginia Department of Commerce

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Sept. 28, 2017 — Governor Jim Justice and Secretary of Commerce Woody Thrasher announced yesterday that Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. will expand its truck manufacturing and assembly operations in West Virginia. The company will relocate its operations from its current site in Williamstown to the former Coldwater Creek facility in Mineral Wells.

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Sumitomo Chemical signs a deal to build an electronics materials facility in Changzhou Binjiang Economic Development Zone

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, China | 08/30/2017

Changzhou National Hi-Tech District signs a project investment agreement with Sumitomo Chemical

Sumitomo Chemical signs a deal to build an electronics materials facility in Changzhou Binjiang Economic Development Zone

Date: Aug 23, 2017
Source: The Public Promotion Department of Changzhou Xinbei District Commission of CCP

CHANGZHOU, China, Aug. 24, 2017 — Changzhou National Hi-Tech District signed a project investment agreement with Sumitomo Chemical on August 16, 2017.

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Japan-led consortium got permission to build a large-scale mixed-development project near Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Myanmar | 08/22/2017

Artist’s impression of the new mega project near Shwedagon Pagoda. Photo - Supplied

New mega-complex project approved near Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda

Date: Aug 18, 2017
Source: Myanmar Times By Tin Yadanar Tun

A Japan-led consortium has officially obtained permission to build a large-scale mixed-development project at the intersection of Shwedagon Pagoda Road and U Wisara Road in Yangon.

Development of the US$332.5 million project will begin this year on the former site of the military museum across 16,000 sq m of land. It will comprise a high-grade office building, commercial facilities and a luxury hotel occupying a total floor space of approximately 92,000 sq m.

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Japanese consortium launched by Taisei Corp and Fujita Corp, breaks Central Expressway impasse in Sri Lanka

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Sri Lanka | 08/21/2017

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Japanese consortium breaks Central Expressway impasse

Date: Aug 20, 2017
Source: The Sunday Times By Bandula Sirimanna

The long-drawn impasse in the commencement of the third section of the Central Expressway (CE III) has ended with the Sri Lanka Government’s decision to allow two Japanese companies to form a consortium to carry out construction work.

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Our next car should be developed in India by Indian engineers: Kenichi Ayukawa, MD, Maruti Suzuki

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, India | 08/11/2017

"In business it is not just product and sales that are important. Good after-sales service must be available and is also very important."

Our next car should be developed in India by Indian engineers: Kenichi Ayukawa, MD, Maruti Suzuki

Date: Aug 4, 2017
Source: Economic Times By Malini Goyal

When Kenichi Ayukawa, 62, managing director of Maruti Suzuki, picked up the reins at India’s largest selling automaker in April 2013, the challenge was daunting. With Maruti sitting pretty with a 42% market share, analysts reckoned that Ayukawa’s tenure would be a success if he staved off any erosion in the leader’s fat slice of the pie. Ayukawa did better.

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Toyota takes stake in Mazda, links up for $1.6 billion U.S. plant

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 08/10/2017

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda and Mazda Motor President Masamichi Kogai bow at a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan August 4, 2017. Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon

Toyota takes stake in Mazda, links up for $1.6 billion U.S. plant

Date: Aug 4, 2017
Source: Reuters By Naomi Tajitsu and Sam Nussey

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it planned to take a 5 percent share of smaller Japanese rival Mazda Motor Corp, as part of an alliance that will see the two build a $1.6 billion U.S. assembly plant and work together on electric vehicles.

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Slovakia and Japan could develop their good chemistry

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Slovakia | 08/09/2017

Slovakia and Japan could develop their good chemistry, says Japanese Ambassador to Slovakia Jun Shimmi.(Source: Jana Liptáková)

Slovakia and Japan could develop their good chemistry

Date: Aug 7, 2017
Source: The Slovak Spectator By MICHAELA TERENZANI

Both Japanese and Slovaks are hardworking and diligent; good chemistry may exist for cooperation in industry and innovation, says Japanese Ambassador to Slovakia Jun Shimmi.

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Japanese companies are focused on the Vietnamese market and seek wider, deeper co-operation with Vietnamese firms

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Vietnam | 08/09/2017

Japanese firms eye Vietnamese market

Japanese firms eye Vietnamese market

Date: Aug 8, 2017
Source: Viet Nam News

Viet Nam News HA NOI – Japanese companies are focused on the Vietnamese market and seek wider, deeper co-operation with Vietnamese firms, Eiichi Tani from SME Support Japan said in Ha Noi on Monday.

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Water treatment company “Kurita” opened regional headquarter in Jafza, Dubai

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development | 08/03/2017

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Kurita opens regional headquarter in Jafza

Date: July 27, 2017
Source: Tradear Abia

Japan-based Kurita, a specialist in water treatment technology, has opened its regional headquarter in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) to serve its customers spread across the GCC and the Middle East.

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Fuji Electric keen on supplying smart meters in Vijayawada city of India

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, India | 08/01/2017

Japanese power major keen on supplying smart meters

Date: July 24, 2017
Source: The Hindu by V. Raghavendra

Taking forward the proposed installation of smart grid in the capital region, the Japanese power electronics major, Fuji Electric Co. Limited (FECL), has evinced interest in supplying meters that can send digital readings of the power consumed to the distribution companies (Discoms).

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Automotive parts manufacturer “TPR Vietnam” opens 42 mln-USD factory in Binh Duong

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Vietnam | 07/30/2017

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Japan-invested firm opens 42 mln-USD factory in Binh Duong

Date: July 21, 2017
Source: VietnamPlus

Binh Duong (VNA) – The Japanese-invested TPR Vietnam Co. Ltd on July 21 put into operation a factory producing gaskets, electric mattress pads and plastic products for daily use in the southern province of Binh Duong.

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Canon Asia eyes USD 10 bn sales by 2020

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development | 07/29/2017

Canon Asia eyes USD 10 bn sales by 2020

Date: July 26, 2017
Source: Press Trust of India By Bengaluru

Japanese imaging and optical products major Canon Inc is eyeing a jump in sales to USD 10 billion from Asian markets, including China and India, by 2020.

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Japanese startup ikkai raises funding to connect student freelancers to companies; eyes Malaysia and Indonesia markets

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Malaysia | 07/28/2017

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Japanese startup ikkai raises funding to connect student freelancers to companies; eyes Malaysia and Indonesia markets

Date: July 26, 2017
Source: e27 by Yon Heong Tung

Fukuoka-based student freelancer platform ikkai has raised JPY 20 million (US$180,000) from a group of angel investors.

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Sojitz Corp. signed with Turkey to finance a major Istanbul hospital

Japanese Companies | Biz Countries, Business Development, Turkey | 07/26/2017

Concept image of the completed facilities

Sojitz Joins Hospital Project in the Republic of Turkey

Date: July 21, 2017
Source: Sojitz Corporation

Sojitz Corporation has announced participation in a hospital project in Turkey via a wholly-owned subsidiary. Together with Ronesans, Sojitz will construct, operate and manage the Ikitelli Integrated Health Campus (Location: Istanbul, Turkey; the number of beds: 2,682; “Ikitelli IHC”). The Ikitelli IHC will be one of the largest hospital complexes in the world, and the sole hospital facility managed in part by a Japanese company.

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Federal Land, Isetan and Nomura tie up for $400-M Bonifacio Global City project in Philippine

Japanese Companies | Business Development, Philippines | 07/23/2017

Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. to invest in a P20-billion residential and retail complex in Bonifacio Global City.

Japan-themed P20-B complex to rise in BGC

Date: July 11, 2017
Source: INQUIRER.NET by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla

GT Capital group’s property arm Federal Land Inc. has teamed up with Japan’s Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. to invest in a P20-billion residential and retail complex in Bonifacio Global City.

The Japanese-inspired project called Sunshine Fort Landmark, pitched as the first-of-its-kind in the Philippines, is targeted for completion by 2025.

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Konica Minolta to buy O.C. genetics firm in a deal worth $1 billion

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, USA | 07/08/2017

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Japanese company to buy O.C. genetics firm in a deal worth $1 billion
Date: July 6, 2017
Source: Orange County Register By HANNAH MADANS

Tokyo-based digital technology company Konica Minolta will purchase Aliso Viejo-based Ambry Genetics Corp. in a deal valued at up to $1 billion, the companies announced Thursday.

Konica Minolta will pay $800 million when the deal closes and up $200 million more will be paid “based on certain financial metrics over the next two years.” The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the third quarter.

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Japan’s largest chain of used bookstores, Book Off, launching largest “Jalan Jalan Japan” in Kuala Lumpur at One City in Subang Jaya, Malaysia

Japanese Companies | Biz News, Business Development, Malaysia | 11/04/2016

Exterior of 'One City' (Book Off open at red circle)

BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED Will Open the Largest ‘Loved in Japan’ Secondhand Shop in Southeast Asia Named ‘Jalan Jalan Japan’ near Kuala Lumpur on November 18 (Fri)
Date: October 27, 2016
Source: BOK MARKETING SDN.BHD.

KANAGAWA, Japan – BOK MARKETING SDN.BHD. (Managing Director: Toru Inoue), subsidiary of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED (TOKYO:3313)(HQ: Kanagawa-ken Japan, President and CEO: Nobuyuki Matsushita) will open 1st “Loved in Japan” (preloved in Japan) shop “Jalan Jalan Japan” on November 18 (Fri), 2016, near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
“BOOKOFF” is the most famous, and one of the largest secondhand chains in Japan.

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Japanese joint venture between Moriroku Chemicals and Chubu Chemicals to establish operations in Indiana USA

Japanese Companies | Business Development, USA | 11/04/2016

M & C Tech Indiana

M & C Tech locating to Washington’s east side
Date: Nov 3, 2016
Source: Washington Times Herald – Lindsay Owens Times Herald

Development will soon begin on Washington’s east side. Thursday afternoon Washington and Daviess County officials announced the first investment in the area from Japan, with M & C Tech Indiana planning to locate on CR 200E.

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Toyota Tsusho and Asahi Kinzoku Kogyo open aircraft parts manufacturing facility in Klang, Malaysia

Japanese Companies | Business Development, Malaysia | 10/30/2016

Japanese aerospace parts maker Asahi opens facility in Klang
Date: October 18, 2016
Source: The Star Online

KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese aerospace parts maker Asahi Kinzoku Kogyo Inc, through Asahi Aero Malaysia Sdn Bhd, has set up an aircraft parts surface treatment facility in Klang — its first in South-East Asia.

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Japan’s three megabanks won to get first license to operate in Myanmar

Japanese Companies | Business Development | 10/08/2014

Myanmar hopes foreign banks will help modernize its financial sector.

Japanese banks win big in Myanmar
Date: Oct 9, 2014
Source: Nikkei Asian Review – by GWEN ROBINSON, Senior Asia editor, Nikkei Asian Review

BANGKOK — After months of speculation, Myanmar on Oct. 1 awarded banking licenses to nine foreign financial institutions, including the three biggest Japanese banks and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.

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