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Obtains Promising Vaccine Candidates Against Dengue and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Advancing Takeda's Commitment to Vaccines and Global Health OSAKA, Japan and DEERFIELD, Ill. and FORT COLLINS, Colo., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") and Inviragen, Inc. ("Inviragen") jointly announced today that Takeda, its wholly owned subsidiary Takeda America Holdings, Inc., and Inviragen, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement for Takeda to...

OSAKA, Japan, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The executive committees of Midosuji Nigiwai-kukan-zukuri (Let's make Midosuji avenue bustle with people) and Midosuji Kappo (Let's walk along Midosuji) announced on April 25 will hold "Minna de Kappo! (Let's Walk, Everybody!) Midosuji Festa 2013" on May 12, 2013 (Sunday). (Photo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201304251453/ ) "Midosuji Festa" and "Midosuji Kappo," which were previously held separately, one in spring and the other in...

OSAKA, Japan and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaChips Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc. announced they are officially merging today and the Kawasaki subsidiary will now operate under the MegaChips Technology America Corporation name. Highlights Customers benefit by having access to the combined technologies of both companies and the strength of a unified development team The combined R&D and engineering will...

Osaka, Mar 21, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation today announced the opening of a new facility in Vietnam that houses a washing-machine manufacturing plant and an R&D center. The facility is part of the company's plans to drive and expand its home appliances business in the ASEAN region. Panasonic Appliances Vietnam Co. Ltd. (PAPVN), which operates the facility, held an opening ceremony on March 20 at the site in Thang Long Industrial Park in the northern province of Hung...

Osaka, Feb 22, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation today announced the launch of the 100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT, a project to donate a total of 100,000 solar LED lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity, by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company's founding. As the first stage in this effort, Panasonic is donating 3,000 compact solar lights to NPOs and NGOs helping to solve social problems in Myanmar. A ceremony to mark...

TOKYO, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gurunavi, Inc., the operator of major Japanese restaurant search site GURUNAVI, opened on January 21 an English-version website for the "MICHELIN Guide Tokyo Yokohama Shonan 2013" and "MICHELIN Guide Kyoto Osaka Kobe Nara 2013," both of which are published by Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd. The website (URL: http://gm.gnavi.co.jp/) introduces in English the 712 restaurants, hotels and Japanese inns that are featured in "MICHELIN Guide Tokyo...

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation is showcasing its latest technologies and solutions at the 2013 International CES, which runs from January 8 to 11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the theme of "Eco & Smart Solutions," the Panasonic booth (Central Hall #9405 & 9806) features a wide variety of the company's products and solutions, from B2C products such as digital AV equipment and home appliances to B2B solutions...

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation today announced the development of a new tablet computer that features a 20-inch IPS Alpha LCD panel with more than four times the resolution of Full High Definition, as well as a high precision digital pen. With the target to commercialize the new tablet later this year, Panasonic is gearing itself up to propose new business value this feature-rich device will offer to its customers in a wide range of industries. The...

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic President Kazuhiro Tsuga kicked off the 2013 edition of the International CES, one of the world's largest consumer electronics shows, by delivering the opening keynote speech at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 8, 2013 (PST). In setting the tone for the exhibition and the industry this year, Mr. Tsuga highlighted in his speech Panasonic's commitment as an eco-engineering company to offering innovative, eco and...

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation has developed a 56-inch organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel with 4k2k resolution (3,840 x 2,160 resolution, 8.29 million pixels), the world's largest OLED panel produced through the "RGB all-printing method."(1) Prototype panels will be exhibited at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, from January 8 to 11, 2013. In the printing method of production of OLED panels, OLED materials are applied to the...