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ANA's shareholders meeting

An ANA Holdings Inc. shareholder disinfects his hands to prevent coronavirus infection before attending the company's general shareholders meeting in Tokyo on June 29, 2020. ANA President Shinya Katanozaka told shareholders that the airliner will do its utmost to turn around the business, severely battered by the coronavirus pandemic, with a group loss swelling to nearly 60 billion yen in the January-March quarter after most international flights were suspended amid the virus outbreak during the period. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JR Central maglev train project

Central Japan Railway Co. President Shin Kaneko speaks to reporters after meeting with Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu at the prefectural government building in Shizuoka, central Japan, on June 26, 2020. The president of the company known as JR Central sought the governor's consent to resume work to build a high-speed maglev train system amid environmental concerns among local people. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shionogi's new mid-term management plan briefing

On the 1st, Shionogi announced a new mid-term management plan to invest 500 billion yen in expanding overseas business and launching new businesses by FY2024. The company will also increase research and development expenses by 20% over the past five years to about 342.1 billion yen. In addition to strengthening its own sales of pharmaceuticals in Japan and overseas, the company will also invest heavily in products and services other than ethical drugs, such as vaccines.In terms of sales strategy, the company plans to strengthen its sales in the U.S. and China, and increase the ratio of overseas sales to more than 50% in FY2012 (18.5% in FY2007). President Tedairogi said, "We aim to become a drug discovery company that people from outside the company want to work with," and also indicated that the company will place importance on alliance strategies. (Photo taken on June 1, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

In-train spraying of antiviral materials by JR West

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has begun anti-viral and anti-bacterial treatment of the entire interior of its trains, with plans to implement the treatment on about 3,600 cars running in the Keihanshin area by the end of September and eventually on all 5,200 cars on conventional lines. The plan is to ensure the safety and security of passengers under with corona. The system uses chemicals that have been confirmed by a third-party organization to be effective against influenza and noroviruses. The effect will last for several years, the company said. The chemicals will be sprayed on windows, seats and other places where passengers may touch them. The number of commuters and other passengers in the Kansai region is gradually returning following the lifting of the state of emergency declared for the new coronavirus infection on March 21. Kazuaki Hasegawa, president of the company, said, Photo taken on May 22, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Morix IC card with fingerprint authentication

By downloading an application (application software) to a PC, smartphone or tablet terminal, users can send and receive crypto assets. The system is expected to be used with seven virtual currencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, and will also support ERC20-standard tokens in the future. President Kubota said, "We can improve the security by excluding identity theft. The company is also developing an IC card with a fingerprint authentication function without a battery as a payment card with a fingerprint authentication sensor for credit cards and other financial fields. The IC card has an electronic paper display on the upper right and a fingerprint sensor on the lower left. (Photo taken on April 2, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Manaorana, shoes developed and sold by Lyle that can be worn by people with disabilities

He began developing the shoes after realizing that there were few shoes that could be worn while wearing a lower limb orthosis to assist with walking. The shoes are designed with wider tips and widths so that the lower-limb orthoses do not interfere with the shoes. In addition, the shoes can be put on and taken off with one hand so that people with partial body disabilities can also wear them. Currently, business shoes and pumps are available. They are priced between 34,000 and 49,800 yen, excluding consumption tax. There are requests to use the shoes for job-hunting activities and ceremonies, and the company plans to start renting them in fiscal 2008. Photo taken on March 17, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Foxter's Hybrid Image Processing System for AI Visual Inspection

Foxter Corporation (Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will release in May a hybrid image processing system that combines Preferred Networks' (PFN, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) artificial intelligence (AI) visual inspection and conventional image processing methods.The company will market the system in Japan and China in cooperation with a subsidiary of the OPTEX Group, which is engaged in the manufacture of lighting for image processing, in terms of sales and service. The sales target is 200 units a year. Auto parts manufacturers and others have already begun to introduce the system on a trial basis. The device in the center of the photo is the AI Stellar Controller. (Photo taken on March 16, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

For the first time in seven years, Toyota Motor Corporation has foregone a bear

The union called for the establishment of a wage system that rewards union members for their efforts by further strengthening the method of differentiating salaries based on evaluations. Although the new distribution system has been postponed with no increase in pay, the reform of the evaluation system has become a common understanding between labor and management. The company expressed its desire to incline the wage system to be maintained, including regular pay raises, in this spring's struggle. In response, Chairman Nishino took a positive stance, saying, "Labor and management will continue to hold discussions. The entire industry is closely watching the future of Toyota's wage system reform. The photo shows then-Vice President Kawai (right) at a press conference following the company's response to the Spring Offensive on March 11. (Photo taken on March 11, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Toyota to build hydrogen cell-powered city

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda unveils the company's plan to build a "city of the future" powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the central Japan city of Susono at the base of Mt. Fuji during a press conference in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2020, a day before the opening of the CES consumer electronics show. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

NEC's vector-based simulated annealing machine

NEC is making a full-scale entry into the quantum computing domain. From April to June 2020, the company will launch a co-creation service to solve combinatorial optimization problems, including the use of annealing machines that employ the SX Aurora Tsubasa vector supercomputer. Prior to this, the company will establish a new 20-person Quantum Computing Promotion Office in January 2008 to promote the development of applications and technologies through joint demonstrations with customers. The company plans to invest about 1 billion yen in Canada's D-Wave Systems for collaboration. On the other hand, the quantum annealing system will be based on a domestically developed machine jointly developed with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and D-wave, which will be a collaborative partner. The joint development with AIST is currently verifying the operation of a basic quantum cell. Photo taken on December 20, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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