Alliances & Technology Transfer

Hitachi Construction Machinery will bring an artificial intelligence service designed to predict excavator malfunctions to China, as the Japanese company looks to build on its group's partnership with Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings.

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday emphasized the potential growth that banks and fintech companies can spark if they work together, acknowledging the expanding role of financial services provided by companies outside the conventional banking industry.

Eager to promote J-pop and anime songs in the huge Chinese market, Japanese record labels Sony Music and Avex have formed partnerships with local music-streaming players.

Four of the biggest names in Japan's nuclear industry agreed on Wednesday to explore joint operations as each player struggles with the risk of building or running reactors on its own.

Celebrating 85 years this year, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. is recognized as one of the world’s leading photographic and innovation-driven technology companies. The company’s main business segments cover imaging solutions, health care, industrial products and document solutions. In recent years the company has increased its ability to deliver solutions to the health care and technology sectors. Fujifilm South Africa’s Fujifilm Innovation Center Africa in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, has opened its doors to new opportunities, products and services.

Consumers got a glimpse of the future this week when an unmanned delivery drone jointly developed by Yamato Holdings Co. and Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. of the U.S. made its first successful flight.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to form a capital tie-up with Suzuki Motor Corp., the companies announced Wednesday. The two companies will use the capital base as an opportunity to conduct joint research on autonomous driving technologies.

As emerging countries race to build their own transit systems, Japanese rail companies are trying to land orders by helping those nations adopt Japan's know-how on its world famous train punctuality.

Japan's Daihatsu Motor will provide "advanced technological support" for Malaysia's third national car project, government officials announced on Friday.

Japan's agriculture ministry has begun a project to boost demand for Japanese farming technology in India, by setting up a test field there to demonstrate the effective use of advanced agrochemicals, fertilizers and high yield seeds to local farmers.