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10.07.25 - 19:24
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WaHa Secures $8 Million in Series A-1 Funding to Accelerate Global Growth (Business Wire)
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FREMONT, Calif. & ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Water Harvesting Inc. (WaHa) announced the close of an $8 million Series A-1 financing and corporate reorganization. The round was led by Chairman Mike Phillips and Board member Christian Thirion, with participation from WaHa's largest noteholders and investors including Berkeley Catalyst Fund, Anthropocene Institute, Vestafund, and Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
This financing eliminates all debt, simplifies WaHa's cap table, and provides capital for the company to achieve its next major commercial milestones and close its next funding round. It also supports a growing pipeline of qualified sales opportunities across the UAE and GCC, where field trials at Khalifa University have proven its unique ability to harvest pure water reliably in the UAE's harsh desert environment of extreme heat, low moisture, and frequent sandstorms.
Since 2023, WaHa's atmospheric water generation (AWG) systems have been deployed in challenging environm...
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09.07.25 - 14:42
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INTERVIEW: Kanadevia Vows Never to Repeat Data Tampering (Nippon)
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Osaka, July 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese machinery maker Kanadevia Corp., formerly called Hitachi Zosen Corp., is resolved to prevent any recurrence of a data-tampering scandal, by strengthening its quality assurance division, its president, Michi Kuwahara, said in a recent interview. The scandal occurred because "an inward-looking culture had taken hold" in the company, Kawahara said, apologizi......
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08.07.25 - 06:06
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Ceremony Marks Start of Supply of Japanese-Made SAF (Nippon)
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Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Entities including All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and engineering company JGC Holdings Corp. have held a ceremony at Tokyo's Haneda Airport to mark the start of supplies of Japanese-made sustainable aviation fuel. On Monday, SAF that uses waste cooking oil collected in cooperation with the Tokyo metropolitan government as a material was supplied to ANA's passe......
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07.07.25 - 13:54
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Mercury Tops 35 C in Tokyo for 1st Time This Year (Nippon)
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Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Temperatures soared in many parts of Japan on Monday, reaching 35.6 degrees Celsius in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, which marked the first "extremely hot day" of this year in the capital. The central city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, recorded the day's highest temperature in the country, at 38.8 degrees, followed by the southwestern village of Nishimera, Miyazaki Prefect......
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26.06.25 - 12:18
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Fuji Media New Pres. Shimizu Backed by 82 Pct of Shareholders (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Thursday that its President Kenji Shimizu was approved as a board director with support from 82.35 pct of its shareholders at a general shareholders meeting held on Wednesday. Shimizu will be tasked with reforming the Japanese media group, whose governance issues were exposed by a sexual assault scandal involving former television sta......
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25.06.25 - 05:36
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Fuji Media Chief Apologizes for Scandal at Shareholders Meeting (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Media Holdings Inc. President Osamu Kanemitsu apologized for the group's much-criticized handling of a sexual assault scandal involving former television star Masahiro Nakai, at the start of a general meeting of its shareholders on Wednesday. Executive Vice President Kenji Shimizu, who is also president of the group's embattled Fuji Television Network Inc. u......
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20.06.25 - 03:01
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Fuji TV Apologizes to Ex-Worker over Nakai Scandal (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Television Network Inc. has said President Kenji Shimizu apologized to a former employee and agreed to compensate her over the company's handling of a sexual assault scandal by former TV personality Masahiro Nakai. Shimizu met with the former employee and expressed apologies for letting the incident happen as "an extension" of Fuji TV's business operations,......
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18.06.25 - 23:48
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APi Group Set to Join S&P MidCap 400 (PR Newswire)
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NEW YORK, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- APi Group Corp. (NYSE: APG) will replace United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, June 24. Nippon Steel Corp. (TSE: 5401) acquired United States Steel in a deal that closed today.......
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16.06.25 - 13:01
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Peab builds transformer plant in Ludvika (Cision)
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Peab has been commissioned to build a plant for transformers in Ludvika, Sweden. The customer is Hitachi Energy and the contract is worth SEK 831 million.
Peab will build a new plant in Ludvika for the production of large power transformers and shunt reactors. The new plant is an expansion of Hitachi Energy's operations in Ludvika and will be integrated with an existing production facility. The surface area of the new plant will be 20,400 m2 and comprise a factory, offices and locker rooms.
"We're very proud to be part of Hitachi Energy's important work in shaping tomorrow's energy...
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16.06.25 - 07:06
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HekaBio, Japan-based Biopharma and MedTech Platform, Enters Strategic Partnership with Alfresa Holdings Corporation (Business Wire)
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~~Accelerating Access to Innovative Therapies in Japan through Alfresa Group's 'Total Supply Chain Service'~~TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HekaBio K.K. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Robert E. Claar; hereinafter “HekaBio”) today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Alfresa Holdings Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & President: Ryuji Arakawa; hereinafter “Alfresa Holdings”), the leading pharmaceutical wholesaler group in Japan. As part of this agreement, Alfresa Holdings has also made a capital investment in HekaBio. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialization of innovative medical products in Japan.
Background and Purpose
In recent years, Japan has implemented policy reforms to address the growing access gap, where innovative therapies approved overseas are slow to come to the Japanese market.
In response to these developments, HekaBio has focused on introducing cutting-edge pharmaceuticals, medical devices,...
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12.06.25 - 09:12
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Fuji TV Pres. Confident of Parent′s Board Candidates (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Television Network Inc. President Kenji Shimizu has expressed confidence that parent Fuji Media Holdings Inc.'s slate of candidates for its board of directors will lead group governance reform. "We have created a proposal for a new management team that has no influence at all from (former group boss Hisashi) Hieda," Shimizu said in an interview Wednesday. "I......
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10.06.25 - 18:06
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Dai-ichi Life teams up with Capgemini to set up its first GCC outside Japan in Hyderabad (Times of India)
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Dai-ichi Life Group has partnered with Capgemini to establish its first global capability center (GCC) outside Japan in Hyderabad, aiming to accelerate its digital transformation. This strategic collaboration will initially span Japan, the United States, and Australia, leveraging the GCC's digital capabilities in areas like AI, data solutions, and cybersecurity. The partnership seeks to streamline operations and enhance customer experience....
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10.06.25 - 02:42
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Larsen and Toubro acquires Fujitsu′s power modules business for expansion (Times of India)
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Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is set to acquire Fujitsu General's power modules business for $14 million through its semiconductor arm, L&T Semiconductor Technologies. Kaynes Semicon (KS), a contractor for L&T, will acquire the production facilities. Fujitsu expects to record gains from the sale in FY26, as it focuses on portfolio transformation....
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