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Award-Winning Hakata Whiskies Make Their U.S. Debut

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
MAKE, Hikari, Food, Distillation, Enzyme, Marvin Shanken, Hope, SRP, Fermentation, Palate, Attention, Drink, Barley, Soy sauce, Nose, Restaurant, Cola, Ageing, System, Character, Beer, Liquor, Nightclub, Umami

NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hakata, the award-winning, premium whisky, distilled and matured in Fukuoka, Japan and hailing from the Hikari Distillery (est. 1912) today announces  its U.S. debut. Distilled from 100% barley and aged in sherry casks, the range includes Hakata 10-Year-Old Whisky, Hakata 12-Year-Old Whisky, Hakata 16-Year-Old Whisky and the showstopping Hakata 18-Year-Old Whisky. Imported by ImpEx Beverages, the Hakata Whiskies showcase the distilling prowess of Japanese producers.

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  • Distilled from 100% barley and aged in sherry casks, the range includes Hakata 10-Year-Old Whisky, Hakata 12-Year-Old Whisky, Hakata 16-Year-Old Whisky and the showstopping Hakata 18-Year-Old Whisky.
  • Imported by ImpEx Beverages, the Hakata Whiskies showcase the distilling prowess of Japanese producers.
  • AWARD-WINNING HAKATA WHISKIES MAKE THEIR U.S.
  • Available on www.hakatawhisky.com , and at select retailers, bars and restaurants across the U.S, Hakata Whiskies are available in 700 ml bottles.

Noogata Launches Human-Like AI Growth Assistant to Help Brands Outperform in the Ultra-Competitive Amazon Marketplace

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Colgate-Palmolive, Advertising, Growth, TEL, AI, Intelligence, E-commerce, Public key certificate, TaylorMade, Sales, Online shopping, Amazon

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Noogata, the AI-powered eCommerce growth platform, launched their proactive AI assistant that allows CPGs, digital brands, and eCommerce teams to monitor millions of data points and generate actionable recommendations and strategies for pricing, advertising, and sales growth.

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  • Amazon is the largest eCommerce retailer in the world, with nearly 4 in 10 items bought online in the U.S. passing through its platform.
  • The Noogata AI assistant is built for eCommerce brands and consumer packaged goods companies selling on the Amazon marketplace.
  • For eCommerce brands of any size, Noogata's AI maps the entire Amazon marketplace, monitoring competitors to deliver intelligence that lets brands outperform the competition by reverse engineering their Amazon digital shelf strategies.
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  • Discover more information about the new AI growth assistant by visiting Noogata online .

Fukuoka City Announces Fukuoka Prize 2023 Laureates

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Friday, May 19, 2023
Prize, Culture, The arts, Bernard Dadié national grand prize for literature, Fukuoka Prize, Refugee, Pharmaceutical industry, Film industry

FUKUOKA, Japan, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fukuoka City (Secretariat of Fukuoka Prize Committee) on May 19 announced the laureates for the Fukuoka Prize 2023.

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  • FUKUOKA, Japan, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fukuoka City (Secretariat of Fukuoka Prize Committee) on May 19 announced the laureates for the Fukuoka Prize 2023.
  • The Grand Prize has been awarded to Professor Thongchai WINICHAKUL, a Thai historian who made a significant influence globally with his study of nationalism focused on the making and use of maps; the Academic Prize to Professor Khatharya UM, a U.S. political scientist who meets challenges in the modern society by throwing light on the sufferings of immigrants and refugees; and the Arts and Culture Prize to Mr. ZHANG Lu, a Chinese film director who creates works regarded as unparalleled in East Asian cinema that transcends nationality and borders.

Mitsubishi Electric to Construct New Wafer Plant to Boost SiC Power Semiconductor Business

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Semiconductor, Automotive Manufacturing, Technology, Manufacturing, Other Manufacturing, Hardware, Mitsubishi Electric, Silicon carbide, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Renewable energy

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it will double a previously announced its investment plan to approximately 260 billion yen in the five-year period to March 2026 mainly for constructing a new wafer plant to increase production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors.

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  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it will double a previously announced its investment plan to approximately 260 billion yen in the five-year period to March 2026 mainly for constructing a new wafer plant to increase production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors.
  • Under the plan, Mitsubishi Electric expects to respond to rapidly increasing demand for SiC power semiconductors for electric vehicles as well as expanding markets for new applications that require, for example, low energy loss, high temperature operation or high-speed switching.
  • The plan will also enable Mitsubishi Electric to contribute to the global green-transformation trend toward energy conservation and decarbonization.
  • A major portion of the increased investment, approximately 100 billion yen, will be used to construct a new 8-inch SiC wafer plant and enhance related production facilities.

transcosmos registers to Fukuoka Prefecture SDGs Registration Program

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
Philosophy, Communication, Workplace, Coronavirus, Sustainable Development Goals, Growth, Sustainable Development Goals and Australia, BPO, Partnership, Spread, Organization, Transport, Management, Sales, Kerosene, Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

TOKYO, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. is proud to announce that the company has become a registered business under the Fukuoka Prefecture SDGs Registration Program.

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  • TOKYO, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. is proud to announce that the company has become a registered business under the Fukuoka Prefecture SDGs Registration Program.
  • Under the Fukuoka SDGs Registration Program (no translation available: https://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/contents/sdgs-touroku.html ), Fukuoka prefecture announces companies and organizations in the prefecture that are actively working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and introduces how their activities contribute to achieving the SDGs, thereby supporting such companies and organizations.
  • MCM Center Tenjin and MCM Center Hakata - both registered to the Fukuoka Prefecture SDGs Registration Program – and MCM Center Hakata Higashi, which opened in January 2023, have created job opportunities for more than 2,300 people through their contact center business.
  • With the aim of spreading and serving SDGs activities in Fukuoka prefecture, transcosmos will drive its key initiatives and partnership with various parties.

transcosmos opens a new operations base, Marketing Chain Management Center Hakata Higashi

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Marketing, CX, VOC, Environment, Warehouse, Kerosene

TOKYO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company has opened a new center, Marketing Chain Management Center Hakata Higashi (MCM Center Hakata Higashi, in Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture. The new center launched its services in January, 2023, as the fifth operations center in the prefecture.

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  • Plans to create job opportunities for as many as 800 people
    TOKYO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company has opened a new center, Marketing Chain Management Center Hakata Higashi (MCM Center Hakata Higashi, in Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture.
  • The new center launched its services in January, 2023, as the fifth operations center in the prefecture.
  • Now, to reinforce and expand its services, transcosmos opened the MCM Center Hakata Higashi.
  • The MCM Center Hakata Higashi opened on the third floor of Hakata East Terrace, a new office building located within a four-minute walk from Hakata station, the most used station in the entire Kyushu area.

ONERHT Foundation charity art exhibition at Chui Huay Lim Club looks at the pursuit of excellence in Chinese painting and calligraphy

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
Animal, Ee Hoe Hean Club, Ecosystem, Inland Revenue, Hospital, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Bird, Religion, Eminent, Education, Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation Ltd, Certification, Heritage Hall, City University, Environment, Non-fungible token, Sport, Refrigeration, Charitable organization, Higher education in Hong Kong, Commissioner, Social responsibility, LLP, Patient, Exhibition, Science, Flower, MICE, Lingnan School, Plant, Cultural Medallion, Interior design, Pharmaceutical industry

Held at the Chui Huay Lim Club's Heritage Hall, the exhibition presents Chinese paintings and calligraphy artworks by Hong Kong artists Mr Alfred Cheung and Mr Wong Wai Ho which are up for auction.

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  • Held at the Chui Huay Lim Club's Heritage Hall, the exhibition presents Chinese paintings and calligraphy artworks by Hong Kong artists Mr Alfred Cheung and Mr Wong Wai Ho which are up for auction.
  • The service is provided by AlDigi Technologies, a member of the ONERHT ecosystem of multidisciplinary professional services.
  • Ms Kaylee Kwok, Chairman of ONERHT Foundation, said, "The exhibition supports disadvantaged groups and the arts, both of which are among the core pillars of the ONERHT Foundation's philanthropic mission.
  • Over the years, Mr Wong has developed his own unique style and technique and his calligraphy artwork is highly appraised.

Fukuoka Prefecture and CJPT Enter Partnership to Implement FC Mobility Expansion Initiatives

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Monday, December 26, 2022
Hydrogen, HEV, Partnership, Ambulance, FC, Transport, Food, Society, CASE, CO2, Bev, Carbon, Renewable energy, Rail transport, Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture also announced a new hydrogen strategy, the Fukuoka Prefecture Hydrogen Green Growth Strategy, in August of this year.

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  • Fukuoka Prefecture also announced a new hydrogen strategy, the Fukuoka Prefecture Hydrogen Green Growth Strategy, in August of this year.
  • The prefecture is particularly focusing on the early adoption of trucks and other commercial FC mobility options with stable, large-volume hydrogen requirements.
  • With this in mind, Fukuoka Prefecture and CJPT have been discussing their shared ambition of creating a hydrogen society and have entered into this partnership agreement today to jointly implement the following initiatives for expanding the use of FC mobility,
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  • Specific initiatives under this partnership include working to further expand the use of FC mobility, starting with the adoption of light-duty FC electric trucks by logistics operators this financial year.

Dr. Yuko Yamasaki Receives RSNA’s Cum Laude Award for Dynamic Digital Radiography Education Exhibit During Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Education, DCR, Editorial, Motion, MD, Research, Anatomy, Pulmonology, Radiological Society of North America, CTEPH, Kyushu University, DDR, Latin honors, RSNA, Radiation, CT, Nuclear medicine, Correlation and dependence, Minolta, Senior, Doctor of Philosophy, Agent handling, Medical imaging, Radiology, Marketing

Dr. Yamasaki’s education exhibit, “Dynamic Chest Radiography for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Clinical Applications and Correlation with Other Imaging Modalities,” was one of 43 Cum Laude awards given to the 1,454 education exhibits presented at RSNA 2022, and one of only five X-ray-focused presentations to receive an award this year.

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  • Dr. Yamasaki’s education exhibit, “Dynamic Chest Radiography for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Clinical Applications and Correlation with Other Imaging Modalities,” was one of 43 Cum Laude awards given to the 1,454 education exhibits presented at RSNA 2022, and one of only five X-ray-focused presentations to receive an award this year.
  • DDR is an evolution in radiographic technology that provides a series of individual digital X-ray images acquired at high speed and low radiation dose.
  • Dr. Yamasaki’s education exhibit discussed the advantages of DCR (aka DDR) compared to other imaging modalities for lung perfusion and ventilation assessment.
  • “Konica Minolta congratulates Dr. Yamasaki for his excellent work and educational exhibit on the use of DDR for evaluating pulmonary diseases.

Study Reports Similar Efficacy of Dynamic Digital Radiography of the Chest with Lung Ventilation Perfusion for Detection of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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Dynamic Digital Radiography is a radiographic technique that provides a series of individual digital X-ray images acquired at high speed and low radiation dose.

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  • Dynamic Digital Radiography is a radiographic technique that provides a series of individual digital X-ray images acquired at high speed and low radiation dose.
  • CTEPH is a complication of pulmonary embolism and a significant cause of pulmonary hypertension with associated morbidity and mortality if left untreated.
  • As a potentially treatable cause of pulmonary hypertension, identification of CTEPH with imaging may significantly impact clinical outcomes of patients with this condition.
  • Each patient also had conventional chest radiography and underwent a lung V/Q study on a SPECT/CT system with intravenous injection of technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin, 185 MBq.