Southeast Asia News Desk

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, May 21, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Sharp Corporation will launch Poketomo, a Conversational AI character, on July 1 in Taiwan. This marks its first launch outside of Japan market. Poketomo is a conversational AI character that stays close to “you”, empathizing with your feelings-whether you’re having fun, feeling happy, or […]

BRISBANE, AUS, May 21, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Hitachi Energy has successfully delivered and is now supporting the Ulinda Park battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia, through the supply of power converters and a new HMAX Energy(*1) service agreement. Developed and operated by Akaysha Energy(*2), the 155 megawatt (MW) / […]

TOKYO, May 20, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – The Nippon Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, will host the inaugural Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo, bringing together approximately 300 participants, including Heads of State or Government, ministers, and senior officials […]

Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, May 20, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Trusco Nakayama Corporation and Fujitsu Limited today announced the acceleration of Trusco Nakayama’s personnel transfer decision-making process. This was achieved by leveraging “Fujitsu Data Intelligence PaaS”, [1] an all-in-one operation platform from Fujitsu’s Uvance business model that integrates data utilization with business […]

TOKYO, May 19, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) today announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic PBC (“Anthropic”), a global leader in AI safety research and trusted AI models, to further strengthen the “Lumada 3.0” business model. As artificial intelligence evolves beyond cyberspace to directly influence real-world systems-otherwise known as […]

Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, May 19, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMBC Group), Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu), and SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) today announced they entered into a basic agreement regarding a business alliance (the Alliance) in the health and medical fields with the objective of ensuring the continued sustainability […]

KAWASAKI, Japan, May 18, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Fujitsu Limited announced that it has implemented “FinSnaviCloud,” a cloud service supporting inheritance-related procedures, at Ashikaga Bank. This service is offered as part of Personalized Experience [1] , an offering from “Uvance for Finance”, that integrates real and digital to realize optimal financial services for […]

TOKYO, May 18, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Sharp Corporation will exhibit at The 3rd SPEXA – Space Business Expo, to be held from May 27 to May 29, 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo). At the exhibition, Sharp will unveil for the first time a concept model of a satellite communications […]

TOKYO, May 18, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received a Technical Verification Report from the Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC) for its “Fluidized Bed-type Gasification and Reforming System” as part of JESC’s Waste Treatment […]

  TOKYO, May 18, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received two highly prestigious awards at A’ Design Award 2026, an international design competition in Italy, for its in-house developed Hydrolution EZY Series of air-to-water (ATW) […]

Lake Mary, FL, United States, May 18, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Tallgrass and Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. today announced the delivery location for the first two M501JAC gas turbines that will support Phase 1 of Tallgrass’ Cheyenne Power Hub in southeast Wyoming. The high-efficiency turbines are expected to provide approximately 1,150 megawatts (MW) […]

TOKYO // HONG KONG, May 18, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – JCB International Co., Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd, Japan’s only international payment brand, and Wonder Ventures Limited, a leading payments and fintech platform in the Asia Pacific, announced that JCB Cards are now accepted on Wonder Taxi in Hong […]

TOKYO, May 15, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has completed construction of the East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS), a submarine cable connecting three Pacific island nations. The cable has been handed over, to the Federated States of Micronesia’s (FSM) submarine cable operator, FSM Telecommunications Cable Corporation (FSMTCC), the Republic […]

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Fujitsu Limited and Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) today announced the establishment of the “Fujitsu Quantum and HPC Infrastructure Collaborative Research Cluster” at Science Tokyo. This collaborative research cluster aims to systematically and practically develop human resources with quantum hardware technology in […]

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Fujitsu Limited and IBM Japan, Ltd. today announced the formalization of a collaboration within the healthcare domain, building on considerations first announced in September 2025. To accelerate data integration, the two companies will promote the development of a sovereign cloud platform for medical […]

Toyota City, Japan, May 14, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced the addition of the FJ series to the Land Cruiser lineup in Japan, with sales commencing on May 14. Land Cruiser FJ The FJ(*1) series, which joins the existing three Land Cruiser series (300, 70, and 250)(*2), was […]

Dr Truong Gia Binh, founder and chairman of FPT Corporation (Left)Takao Kato, chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Right) TOKYO, May 15, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FPT Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of FPT Corporation, […]

TOKYO, May 15, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has launched a project to develop an Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) following its selection by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the agency’s decision to award NEC with a grant for the technology development theme “Technologies for Realizing Flexible Mobility in […]

TOKYO // Riverwoods, IL, May 14, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – JCB and Discover® Network mark 20 years of collaboration, reflecting on two decades of working together to support reciprocal card acceptance and deliver more seamless, reliable payment experiences. Takayoshi Futae, Chairman & CEO of JCB, alongside Jason Hanson, President of Discover Network Since […]

LONDON, May 14, 2026 – (ACN Newswire) – Asset Value Investors Limited (“AVI”) has submitted shareholder proposals on one of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust’s (“AJOT”) portfolio companies, Wacom Corporation (TSE: 6727, “Wacom”) calling for board changes ahead of Wacom’s upcoming Annual General Meeting in June. AVI, Wacom’s largest shareholder on behalf of all the portfolios […]

Vancouver, British Columbia–(ACN Newswire – May 14, 2026) – Euro Manganese Inc. (TSXV: EMN) (ASX: EMN) (FSE: E060) and its subsidiary Mangan Chvaletice, s.r.o. (“Mangan” and together the “Company”, “Euro Manganese” or “EMN“) is pleased to announce the results of a new Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) for the development of its Chvaletice Manganese Project (“Chvaletice Manganese […]