Japan
Component Industry News in Brief: Yazaki
intends to raise its rate of local procurement to 90% in 2015. Yazaki has a total of 120 assembly plants in 30 countries across the world. The company’s definition of local procurement is ‘4M’: locally procuring all Manpower, Metal molds (and other instruments), Materials and Methods. When exploring new local suppliers, the company holds a meeting for conveying to local employees Yazaki’s basic po...
Component Industry News in Brief: Japan Vilene
Japan Vi lene announced that it has decided to purchase Oshitari Laboratory (Shinjuku, Tokyo) specializing in air conditioning filters for factory/plant use and will make it a fully-owned subsidiary by the end of September. Japan Vilene is a major manufacturer of air conditioning filters for building use. By affiliating Oshitari Laboratory, Japan Vilene can raise the domestic market share of its a...
Smart Homes and Related Technologies
Smart homes are increasingly being put into practical use in Japan. The related markets are projected to record strong growth with the expectation that smart homes will be part of the solution to glob...
Fujitsu’s Key Success Factor: Structural Reform
Fujitsu General has forecast record-high net profit of ￥10 billion (about US$ 100.6 million) on a consolidated basis in fiscal 2012 (end March 2013), representing a year-on-year increase of 93%. To f...
1.4 Japan
In 2012, although the air conditioning industry suffered from electricity shortages, post-earthquake reconstruction demand led to steady levels of air conditioner shipments. According to statis...
Ultra low temperature freezers with 100% natural HC blends a
17 May 2013 Organised by Reed Exhibitions Japan, BIOtech 2013 attracted 600 exhibitors and 10,362 visitors between 8 and 10 May. The BIOtech trade show brought together major companies and experts wit...
Hitachi Plans Restructuring to Hit 2015 Goals
May 17, 2013 Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo), just days after releasing the results of its fiscal year 2012, announced that it has formulated a management plan to promote growth and transform the company into o...
A.S. Trust & Holdings takes its R441A and R443A hydrocarbon
16 May 2013 A.S. Trust & Holdings’ exclusive distributor in Japan, Kyozon Technology, has entered into a contractual agreement with chemical company Komatsukawasano to blend, bottle and distribute...
Hitachi Reports Steady Appliance Sales
May 16, 2013 Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo) reported fiscal year revenues of 9,041,071 million yen (approx. US$96,182 million), compared to 9,665,883 million yen in the previous fiscal year. Hitachi’s fiscal y...
Sharp Appliance Division Annual Sales Up 6%
May 16, 2013 For its just-ended fiscal year, Sharp Corp. (Osaka, Japan) reported net sales of 2,478,586 million yen, up 0.9% from 2,455,850 million yen in the previous year. In the year that ended Ma...
