Japan
Kobe Symposium 2014 to Focus on Low-GWP Refrigerants and App
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) will organize the International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology 2014 (Kobe Symposium) on November 2...
Panasonic Takes Home the Most Awards for Kids Design a Third
Jul 15, 2014 On July 4, 2014, the winners of the "8th Kids Design Award" organized by the Kids Design Association, a Cabinet approved NPO, were announced. Panasonic received 11 awards, the highest num...
Are Appliance Retail Sales Recovering in Japan?
Jul 11, 2014 Seasonally adjusted May 2014 retail trade of household appliances in Japan was at an index level of 199.6, up from April 2014’s index level of 193.8. Japan’s appliance retail trade is tracked by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and is reported in METI’s Indices of Tertiary Industry Activity (ITA). The seasonally adjusted index’s 10-year peak was in March 2014, when...
MHPS and FEIDA Establish Environmental Systems Joint Venture
-- Will Launch Full-fledged Environmental Business Aimed at Removal of PM2.5 Fine Particulate Matter and Other Pollutants -- Yokohama, July 1, 2014 -Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) sign...
MHI and Toyota Tsusho Jointly Receive Order for 3 Sets of 65
Tokyo, June 26, 2014 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have jointly received an order from Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC) for 3 sets of 650 me...
Corona Releases 6 New Eco Cute Heat Pumps
In early June, Corona released six new models of Eco Cute residential heat pump water heaters using natural refrigerant CO2 that attain the new energy-efficiency standard for 2017. These six mo...
Daikin’s Cumulative Commercial AC Production Tops 10 Million
Daikin announced that the company’s cumulative Japanese production of commercial air conditioners had reached 10 million units. In 1951, Daikin became the first company in Japan to develop a pa...
Toshiba Carrier Names Hirokazu Kondo New President
On June 3, Toshiba Carrier announced that the company’s Board of Directors had internally appointed Hirokazu Kondo as president and CEO effective June 30, 2014. The decision of this appointment...
Three Companies Jointly Testing Smart Home in Saitama
Toshiba, Sekisui House, and Honda Motor have jointly constructed a smart home for demonstration testing and experimental use in Saitama City, north of Tokyo. The home is intended to validate advanced ...
JSRAE Holds 2014 General Assembly
On May 13, the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) held its 2014 general assembly and awards ceremony at Tokyo Garden Palace in Tokyo. In his opening address, Masafum...
