TOKYO – Japanese fusion energy startup Helical Fusion said it has raised $5.5 million in an extension to its Series A funding round, bringing its total capital raised to approximately $38 million as it races to develop a commercially viable fusion power plant in the 2030s. The company, which leverages Japan’s foundational “Helical Stellarator”…
TOKYO: Japanese distributors ARATA CORPORATION and PALTAC CORPORATION, along with data exchange firm PLANET, INC., said on Monday they will establish a new company to centralize product information management for the consumer goods industry. The new venture, Product Registry Services, Inc., aims to create a single, standardized source for product data – such as…
LONDON: Pensana PLC (LSE: PRE) announced Thursday it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation for a rare earth offtake agreement, marking a key step in establishing a new sustainable supply chain. Under the proposed terms, Toyota Tsusho could purchase up to 20,000 metric tons per year of ultra-clean…
LONDON: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved a regulatory application to extend the indication of Arexvy (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, recombinant adjuvanted) for the prevention of RSV disease to include adults aged 50-59 at increased risk. Since September 2023, GSK’s RSV vaccine has…
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced the acquisition of CLIMB, a renowned technology services provider known for its system integration, IT infrastructure management, and operations. This acquisition is set to fortify Accenture’s presence in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan, and add significant expertise to its global operations. CLIMB, established in 1989 in Maebashi City, has carved…
Lean Mobility, a Japan-Taiwan alliance company, has announced that it has received a ¥2.8 billion investment from a consortium of Taiwanese automotive-related companies to develop and launch its urban compact electric vehicle (EV), Lean3, by mid-2025. Lean3 is a new mobility genre called RideRoid, which combines posture control robotics technology with advanced automotive driving…
AMSTERDAM: Arcadis announced the release of its Data Center Location Index 2021, which lists the most favorable markets for localization. Following the United States, Singapore and Japan, Sweden and Norway took the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. The Arcadis Data Center Location Index 2021 includes 50 markets across six continents ranking optimal places to…
ISLAMABAD: Japan, which is already undertaking various training programs in the energy sector of Pakistan for emerging energy and LNG markets, will soon a training program specifically designed for Pakistan. Kuninori Matsuda, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan along with Ryo Minami, Director General, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Japan called on the…