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TOKYO, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced on February 27 that it submitted an application on February 26 for approval of the manufacture and marketing of the novel oral nucleoside antitumor agent TAS-102 (combination of trifluorothymidine (FTD) and tipiracil hydrochloride (TPI) ) to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Taiho Pharmaceutical is seeking approval of TAS-102 for the indication of unresectable, advanced, recurrent...
NANJING, China, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) ("China Sunergy" or the "Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company would attend the 6th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo ("PV Expo 2013") in Tokyo, Japan between February 27 and March 1, 2013. The Company's latest QSAR II module and latest high efficiency poly module Waratah, with a highest output of 270w and 260w on a 60 pieces...
Company applies for JPEC listing TOKYO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company") (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced the Company established a Japanese subsidiary, ReneSola Japan Ltd., in October 2012 to drive sales and business development in Japan. In addition, the Company has applied for its products to be listed by the Japan Photovoltaic Expansion Center ("JPEC") for...
Trend Micro Establishes #1 Sales Position in Mobile Security in Japan in 1 Year, and Expands Across the Globe in 2013 BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE:4704), a global leader in consumer digital information security, continues to deliver on its promise to move beyond PC antivirus and establish itself as a major mobile security and utility player with its successful expansion of products and services in the mobile world. Today,...
Heaviest use of mobile VoIP among Japanese and Indonesian panelists contrasts with their lighter use of cellular network voice calling COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Japanese smartphone panelists are the predominant users of Voice over IP (VoIP) applications on mobile devices, according to the latest updates by Arbitron Mobile for its smartphone measurement services in seven countries around the world. Almost 70 percent of the smartphone panelists in Japan accessed...
The best of traditional and modern design to be unveiled at Two Japanese Pavilions, sponsored by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) at the 2013 International Home + Housewares Show - featuring 19 Japanese exhibitors with unique products for everyday use. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 23, 2013 Visitors to the Japan Pavilions at the International Home + Housewares Show, taking place March 2-5, 2013 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, will experience firsthand how Japanese creations -...
LAFAYETTE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless Glue Networks, Inc. announced today it closed a Series B round of $ 4.5 million. Investors include Japanese firms, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Toko Electric Corporation, Hosiden Corporation, and US venture capital firm, Clean Pacific Ventures. Increased limitations in electricity supply along with pressures to manage capital and operational spending have resulted in accelerated efforts to optimize existing energy...
Tokyo, Feb 21, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan's leading mobile operator and provider of integrated services centered on mobility, announced today it will begin developing high-capacity base stations built with advanced C-RAN architecture for DOCOMO's coming next-generation LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) mobile system. The new architecture will enable quick, efficient deployment of base stations, especially in high-traffic areas such as train stations and...
COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Kingdom smartphone panelists spend the most time with mobile social media out of all the participants in seven Arbitron Mobile-based measurement services in the United States, Europe and Asia. U.K. social media fans--86 percent of the U.K. smartphone panel--posted, tweeted, and updated their status across more than a dozen top social media apps for an average of 10 hours and 56 minutes in the month of January. These...
Tokyo, Feb 20, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan's leading mobile operator and provider of integrated services centered on mobility, announced today that it is conducting a field trial of a new online-to-offline (O2O) shop-discovery and check-in platform called "Shoppulatto." The half-year trial began today mainly in metropolitan Tokyo.The platform for brick-and-mortar stores sends promotional information to smartphones installed with a dedicated...
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The Sega Saturn is a 32-bit video game console produced by Sega as the fifth generation in a line of game consoles. It was released in Japan on November 22, 1994, North American on May 11, 1995 and on July 8, 1995 in Europe. In the United States only 2 million units were sold compared to over 6 million in Japan. The system was discontinued on August 10, 1998. Its successor was the Dreamcast. The original unit was going to have a single central processor, but the PlayStation’s...
The Nintendo 64 (N64) is a game console produce and sold by Nintendo. It was released in June 1996 in Japan; September 1996 in North America; March 1997 in Europe and Australia; September 1997 in France; and December 1997 in Brazil. The N64 was the third generation home game console from Nintendo and the last to use ROM cartridges. The N64 was discontinued worldwide by the end of 2003. Its successor was the Nintendo Game Cube released in 2001. Worldwide sales for the N64 reached 32.93...
The Nintendo GameCube (NGC in Japan, GCN in North America) is a video game console produced by Nintendo and released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 14, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. It is the sixth generation game console produced by Nintendo that uses optical discs as the primary storage, and uses miniDVDs instead of full sized DVDs. The GameCube was the first Nintendo console to support online play outside of Japan using a modem...
The Dreamcast is a video game console released by Sega in November 1998 in Japan, September 1999 in North America, October 1999 in Europe, and November 1999 in Australia. In the first 24 hours of release 225,132 units were sold and a total of 500,000 in the first two weeks. On January 31, 2001, Sega announced it would discontinue the production of the Dreamcast in March 2001 and concentrate solely on software. Even though the console production was discontinued, Sega of Japan still...
Image Caption: Sony's PlayStation 3 gaming console. Credit: Sony The PlayStation 3 (PS3) released on November 11, 2006 in Japan and November 17, 2006 in North America. It was released globally in March 2007. The PS3 is a game console manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment and uses Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage. Within the first 24 hours of release 81,639 units were sold in Japan. As of January 2013, over 77 million units worldwide have been sold. The original PS3 was offered...
