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28.03.26 - 11:18
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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Tokyo (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that its sample Somei-Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward has reached full bloom. The announcement came three days earlier than average and two days earlier than last year. On March 19, the agency declared the start of blooming in Tokyo. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, temperatures at......
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22.03.26 - 23:33
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Nissay Asset Management Adopts Triton (GlobeNewswire EN)
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NEW YORK, March 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VIRT), a leading provider of global, multi-asset financial services that delivers liquidity and innovative, transparent products across the complete investment cycle to the global markets, announces today that Nissay Asset Management Corporation (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter “Nissay Asset Management”) selected Triton to streamline its trading operations across global markets....
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26.01.26 - 06:06
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric Invest in Japan LEO Shachu, a Space Venture Established by Mitsui & Co. (Business Wire)
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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan LEO Shachu, Inc. (“Japan LEO Shachu”, Head Office: Chuo City, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yudai Yamamoto), which was established by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”, Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori), has implemented a third-party allocation of new shares, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”, Head Office: Chiyoda City, Tokyo, President and CEO: Eisaku Ito) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (“Mitsubishi Electric”, Head Office: Chiyoda City, Tokyo, President and CEO: Kei Uruma) have conducted their subscription and investment procedures.
The International Space Station (ISS) has hitherto been developed and operated by the governments of 15 countries participating in an intergovernmental agreement. Following the planned retirement of the ISS in 2030, development and operation of space stations in the post‑ISS era are expected to be led by the private sector. As private-sector activities related to post-ISS accelerate, market expansion is...
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07.01.26 - 16:06
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MUFJ Bank Adopts Private AI (PR Newswire)
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High-precision anonymization of unstructured data promotes data utilization within the bank TORONTO, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - MUFG Bank (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Junichi Hanzawa; hereinafter, "the Bank") has officially adopted the data anonymization solution......
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22.12.25 - 05:30
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Japan Emperor, His Family Visit Photo Exhibition on Wartime Tokyo (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited on Sunday a special photo exhibition themed on Tokyo during World War II. On display at the exhibition at the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward are 40 photographs showing, among other things, damage caused to the Japanese capital by air raids and scenes of s......
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22.12.25 - 01:54
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PM Takaichi to Move to Official Residence Soon (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to move soon to the official residence of the prime minister in the Nagatacho district in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, she has said on X, formerly Twitter. "As 'the person who manages the nation,' I must stay alert during the upcoming year-end and New Year holiday season," Takaichi said of the reason for the plan in the mes......
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02.12.25 - 14:03
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Development Bank of Japan and Chiyoda Invest in Heirloom (Business Wire)
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Strategic investments position Heirloom for participation in Japan's emerging carbon market
BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heirloom, America's leading Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology provider, today announced investments from the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) and Chiyoda Corporation. These investments build on the $150 million Series B and a more recent investment from United.
The investments underscore growing interest in Heirloom's DAC technology, specifically from Japanese investors. Heirloom's Series B round included participation from Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Corporation, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Heirloom's growing strategic partnerships with Japanese investors position the company to engage with Japan's emerging emissions trading system. The GX-ETS, currently in its voluntary phase, is expected to shift to mandatory compliance in 2026 and become Asia's second-largest carbon market. Engineered removals such as DAC are eligible to generate verified credits that regulate...
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01.12.25 - 14:33
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JPIX Selects XKL for IX Network Infrastructure Upgrade (PR Newswire)
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JPIX Extends 400G Network Infrastructure with XKL's DWDM Technology REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Akihiro Tsuru; hereinafter "JPIX"), a leading Internet Exchange (hereinafter "IX") service......
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20.11.25 - 08:36
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Use of Nail Salons by Men Gradually Spreading in Japan (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)--Use of nail salons by men has been gradually spreading in Japan in recent years, reflecting their growing consciousness about taking care of their looks. Takako Sakashita opened what she said is the country's first-ever men-only nail salon in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in September 2012. She said she came up with the business when she saw her male acquaintance, a busi......
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14.11.25 - 14:36
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New Facility Opens at Japan′s Territory Museum (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--A new facility equipped with a three-screen display opened Friday at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, aiming to help visitors to learn about Japan's territory through immersive video presentations. The 300-square-meter facility, called gateway hall, also has a library housing related books. "The museum has become a pla......
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12.11.25 - 10:06
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EBARA to Acquire Mitsubishi Electric′s Three-Phase Motor Business (Business Wire)
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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EBARA Corporation (Head Office: Ota-ku, Tokyo; Director, CEO & COO President, Representative Executive Officer: Shugo Hosoda; hereinafter "EBARA") and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Kei Uruma; hereinafter "Mitsubishi Electric") announce that they have reached an agreement on November 12, 2025, for the transfer of the following assets from Mitsubishi Electric to EBARA.
The business assets planned for transfer include:
The three-phase and Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM) motor businesses, together with the production facilities and lines at Mitsubishi Electric's Shinshiro Factory, a satellite site of its Nagoya Works in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture. (Nagoya Works remains Mitsubishi Electric's principal factory automation (FA) manufacturing campus and will continue to develop and produce a wide range of FA control equipment.)
The industrial motor, pump, and die casting businesses operated by Mi...
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16.10.25 - 06:42
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Helsinki Partners and Lahti Region Development LADEC Sign MoU with Mitsubishi Estate on Collaboration with Regenerative Community Tokyo (Cision)
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[Picture Atsushi Nakajima Tiina Mikkonen and the Ambassador Tanja Jskelinen]Picture: Toshiyuki Inoune, Tiina Mikkonen and the Ambassador Tanja Jääskeläinen. Photographer: Elna Nykänen-Andersson
Helsinki Partners (Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland) and Lahti Region Development LADEC Ltd. (Headquarters: Lahti, Finland, hereinafter “LADEC”) have each signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Atsushi Nakajima) regarding collaboration with Regenerative Community Tokyo (hereinafter “RCT”) on October 6, 2025, at the...
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16.10.25 - 03:00
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Helsinki Partners and Lahti Region Development LADEC Sign MoU with Mitsubishi Estate on Collaboration with Regenerative Community Tokyo (Cision)
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[Picture Atsushi Nakajima Tiina Mikkonen and the Ambassador Tanja Jskelinen]Picture: Atsushi Nakajima, Tiina Mikkonen and the Ambassador Tanja Jääskeläinen. Photographer: Elna Nykänen-Andersson
Helsinki Partners (Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland) and Lahti Region Development LADEC Ltd. (Headquarters: Lahti, Finland, hereinafter “LADEC”) have each signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Atsushi Nakajima) regarding collaboration with Regenerative Community Tokyo (hereinafter “RCT”) on October 6, 2025, at the...
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08.10.25 - 15:18
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Memorial Honors Japanese Detainees Who Died in Siberia (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Wednesday for Japanese who died in detention in Siberia under the former Soviet Union after World War II. About 130 people, including former detainees and bereaved family members, attended the event held at a hotel in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward. The memorial, hosted by the national association of former detainee......
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02.10.25 - 02:06
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4 Japan Firms Tie Up on Regenerative Medicine Using 3D Printers (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Four Japanese companies have announced a partnership to develop a mass cultivation technology for stem cells to promote the practical use of regenerative medicine using 3D printers. Kuraray Co., Cyfuse Biomedical K.K., Chiyoda Corp. and Zacros Corp. will share equipment, necessary substances, analysis methods and safety verification techniques, aiming to establish......
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20.09.25 - 12:54
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Japan Imperial Couple Host Tea Party for British Prince Edward, Wife (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have hosted a tea party at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for British Prince Edward and his wife, who are visiting Japan for the World Exposition in the western city of Osaka. Welcoming the guests at the entrance of the palace in Chiyoda Ward, the Japanese Imperial couple spoke to them in English and shook hands with t......
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