Japan
MHI to Enter Laser Beam Machine Business, Aiming to Grow the
-- New Operations Will Also Propose Solutions Applying Cutting-edge In-house Technologies -- Tokyo, July 28, 2014 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is expanding its business operations i...
Japan’s Domestic AC Shipments : May 2014
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Air Conditioner Sales Slackens in May
On June 19, the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) announced the value of domestic shipments of household electric appliances (so-called ‘white goods’). According to JEMA, the value of...
Stable RAC Market Predicted in 2014
Due to intensive heat waves in the summer and a surge in demand just before the Japanese consumption tax increase, domestic shipments of room air conditioners in fiscal 2013 (April 2013-March 2014) ex...
Panasonic to Beef Up Cold Chain Business
Panasonic is going to beef up the cold chain business centering on commercial refrigeration units such as supermarket display cases. The company aims at expanding the sales from this business to about...
Fujitsu General Aims at Maximum AC Sales Profit in Fiscal 20
Fujitsu General plans to increase air conditioner sales in fiscal 2016 (from April 2016 to March 2017) to an all-time high of \15 billion or more, up 60% over fiscal 2013. The company aims to attain t...
Toshiba Conducts Demonstration Experiment at Smart City Proj
Toshiba is taking part in the summer season demand response (DR) demonstration experiment for buildings starting July 1 as part of the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP). Participating in the YSCP are...
Trends in All-electric and Zero-energy Houses
Although the market for all-electric and zero-energy homes (ZEHs) had continued to grow till 2010, it began trending downward after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. During the period fro...
JSRAE Holds Seminar on Refrigerant Issues
On May 30, the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) held a seminar entitled ‘Approaches to and Perspectives of the Latest Refrigerant Issues’ in Tokyo. Chaired by Tats...
JRAIA Elects New Chairman and President
On June 6, the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) held its ordinary general meeting for 2014 at a hotel in Tokyo, performing reelection of officers upon expiry of of...