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Nihon Vital's "Kaisei".

Taking a hint from the fact that insects find flowers by the wavelength and light intensity of sunlight, the company has developed an "insect eye sensor" that tracks sunlight. It efficiently collects sunlight. The six optical fibers can be extended up to one kilometer and can illuminate 500 square meters. It is about 2 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2.5 meters high. The price starts at 5 million yen (excluding consumption tax). It has been used in buildings and train stations in Kumamoto Prefecture, and its sales have been about 100 million yen. It can also be used to cut infrared rays and ultraviolet rays. The company is currently producing them overseas, but will switch to domestic production within this year. The price will start at 250,000 yen (same as above). "The market for solar concentrators is worth about 20 billion yen. President Yokozawa hopes to capture a 20% share of this market. (Photo taken on December 19, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

JDI President Kikuoka at a press conference

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has finalized a new fundraising framework totaling over 100 billion yen. In addition to raising 80-90 billion yen from Ichigo Asset Group, an independent investment fund, JDI will also sell some of its facilities at its Hakusan plant (Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture) to Apple Inc. On April 12, JDI announced that it had reached a basic agreement with Ichigo Trust to raise up to 90 billion yen from Ichigo. Minoru Kikuoka, president of JDI, explained the purpose of the framework at a press conference on January 12, saying, "We will sell assets in order to enhance our capital and at the same time minimize the impact on existing shareholders through dilution. He explained the purpose of the framework. Wistron, a major Taiwanese electronics manufacturing service (EMS) company, also intends to invest 50 million dollars (about 5.4 billion yen) in JDI. December 12, 2019, Tokyo, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Joint Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies (California) , a U.S. provider of big data analysis, announced on the 18th that it has established a joint venture with SOMPO Holdings (HD) (photo). On December 1, Palantir will provide a service to analyze all kinds of data within Japanese companies and public institutions, including Excel, e-mail, and call records. The data will be used to predict the possibility of free recalls of automobile parts and to detect money laundering. The new company, Palantir Technologies Japan (Chuo Ward, Tokyo), is 50% owned by Palantir and 50% by SOMPOHD. It will be capitalized at 100 million dollars (about 10.8 billion yen), and aims to achieve sales of 100 billion yen in the medium to long term. President Kengo Sakurada expressed his hope that the company will pursue its dream of becoming a real data platformer. Photo taken on November 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Fujifilm HD Chairman Komori (left) and Fujifilm HD President Sukeno

FUJIFILM Holdings (HD) announced on November 5 that it will make Fuji Xerox its wholly owned subsidiary in early November. The company will acquire 25% of Fuji Xerox's shares and its stake in its U.S. affiliates, and pay a total of $2.3 billion (about 253 billion yen) to Xerox. When Xerox fell into financial difficulties, Fujifilm HD announced in 2006 that it would acquire shares in Xerox and aim for a management integration between Xerox and Fuji Xerox. However, shareholders opposed to the acquisition of Xerox filed a lawsuit to stop the acquisition, and a U.S. court ruled to temporarily halt the acquisition, and the newly-elected management team of Xerox announced the cancellation of the acquisition agreement at the shareholders' meeting. As a result of Xerox's cancellation of the agreement, Fujifilm HD had filed a claim for damages, but has now given up on the acquisition of Xerox. Photo taken on November 5, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

PLEN Robotics' assistant robot "PLEN Cube".

PLEN Robotics (Kita-ku, Osaka City) has started taking pre-orders for its assistant robot "PLEN Cube", which can accept orders and make payments with face recognition, and held a hands-on event. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019, and President Akazawa expressed his desire to "contribute to making the service industry more efficient and unmanned. The development of this device began in 2005, and mass production began in Japan in July 2007. The device for corporate customers costs 81,000 yen per unit (excluding consumption tax), and a separate monthly fee is required to use the entry/exit and payment functions. products will be shipped from the middle of September. August 9, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Digital key technology using Alpsparpine's blockchain technology

Alps Alpine is developing car-sharing related systems, and in July formed a comprehensive alliance with Freebit, a provider of various Internet-based services, for technical cooperation in the development of services and new products. As car sharing becomes more widespread, the performance requirements for automobiles will change, and electronic component companies are also looking at high durability products. Alps Alpine is advocating a "seamless smart mobility life" that supports the entire process before, during, and after the ride, until the vehicle reaches its destination. The service is expected to start as early as the end of fiscal year 2019. Nobuhiko Yoneya, Vice President of Alpine, said, "We are developing various complementary technologies and verifying the service. Therefore, it is likely that different electronic components will be used than in the past. Photo taken on July 23, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Forest Sea's long-range wireless terminal "Geochat".

Forest Sea (Koto-ku, Tokyo) will launch a long-range wireless terminal called "Geochat" this fall to prevent mountain climbers and forestry workers from getting lost. It is capable of two-way communication of up to 200 kilometers in a clear environment with no obstacles. Even when cell phones are out of range, such as in mountainous areas, workers can carry the terminal to send location information and emergency requests. The company is aiming for sales of more than 5 billion yen in the communication terminal business in five years. 920 megahertz (mega means one million) band radio waves with an output of 250 milliwatts will be transmitted over a long distance. It can reach more than 200 kilometers in a clear environment. Three repeaters were able to cover the mountainous area of Hakone, sending text of about 30 characters and location information from the Global Positioning System (GPS). Photo taken on July 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yamashin Filter's hybrid filter (bottom right is an optional part)

Yamashin Filter, a manufacturer of filters for construction machinery, has developed a "hybrid filter" that uses glass fiber and nanofiber as materialsto reduce environmental impact. The new filter has three times the longevity of the company's conventional products. It also reduces the amount of waste to one-third, thus reducing the negative impact on the environment. Atsuhiko Yamazaki, president of the company, is enthusiastic, "We want our customers to understand the value of this product and spread it as soon as possible."Mr. Yamazaki said, "Chinese construction equipment manufacturers are shifting from focusing on cost to focusing on quality. By expanding its market share in China, the company aims to increase its filter sales from the current 12.3 billion yen to 25 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2010. Photo taken on June 6, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Obic's Cloud Data Center

Obic is focusing on its "Obic 7 Cloud Solution," which provides an integrated business package (ERP) in a cloud computing environment. Cloud-related sales for the April-September period were 5.2 billion yen, up 60% from the same period last year. In the fiscal year ending March 2020, the company expects to achieve 10 billion yen, up about 33% from the fiscal year ending March 2007. The use of cloud computing has been supported by client companies for its ability to achieve short-term system implementation and optimization. Obic 7 Cloud is a cloud-based service that provides accounting, HR, attendance, business, and industry solutions. The company says that cloud adoption among its entire customer base is around 30%. The company has a high market share in ERP for small and medium-sized businesses. The company plans to achieve cloud usage by all users, including small and midsize businesses, over the next few years. Photo taken on May 27, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Panasonic vows 1 tril. yen investment toward FY 2018 sales goal

TOKYO, March 26 Kyodo - Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., briefs reporters on the company's business plan for the fiscal year through March 2016 in Tokyo on March 26, 2015. Tsuga said Panasonic Corp. will spend 1 trillion yen ($844 billion) to carry out "strategic investment" projects centering on mergers and acquisitions, to increase annual sales to 10 trillion yen by fiscal 2018.

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