Japan
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...
The 16th Eco-Products 2014
December 11-13, 2014 The Eco-Products 2014 expo will take place at Tokyo Big Sight from December 11 to 13, 2014. This Japan’s largest environmental exhibition attracts more than 170,000 visitors every year. With expected 750 exhibitors, the scale and business types at the exhibition will be widely expanded. Companies will show their innovative technologies and solutions for business, or pro...
FOOMA JAPAN 2014 Attracts 92,100 Visitors--Photo Report
Mitsubishi Electric-exhibited not only the latest industrial refrigeration units serving food processing factories and refrigerated warehouses, but also centralized controllers and management systems....
FOOMA JAPAN 2014 Attracts 92,100 Visitors
Under the sponsorship of the Japan Food Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (FOOMA), the 37th FOOMA JAPAN 2014 (2014 International Food Machinery and Technology exhibition) was held from June 10 to 1...
Panasonic Starts New Solutions Businesses Using Ambient Ligh
24 July 2014 Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will begin selling the "Space Player", a new type of lighting equipment combining the functions of traditional lighting and vi...
‘CSR Report 2014’ for the Daikin Group
24 July 2014 Daikin Industries, Ltd. has issued its "CSR Report 2014" summarizing CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activities in the Daikin Group from April 2013 to March 2014. This report serve...
Japan Destroyed 3.6 Million KG Fluorocarbons from Commercial
Jul 23, 2014 In Japan, 4,470 tons of fluorocarbons were destroyed in fiscal year 2013, according to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MOE). That amount is up 0.7% from fiscal year 2012. Japan’s fluorocarbon destruction operators are required to report, each fiscal year, the amount of fluorocarbons they destroy. METI and MOE jointly compiled th...
Daikin Magnitude Chiller Now Available
22 July 2014 For the first time, Daikin Magnetic Bearing Chiller technology will be available for large commercial applications, resulting in big advantages that sources say could save facilities up t...
MHI to Integrate 2 Group Companies on October 1st To Strengt
- Move Will Enhance Marketing Strength through United Sales Networks - Tokyo, July 18, 2014 - Effective October 1, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will integrate two of its group companies: M...
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...
