Japan
Toshiba’s New Three-pipe Energy Efficient Heat Recovery VRF
The latest generation of super heat recovery VRF air conditioners of Toshiba Air Conditioning (Toshiba), a division of Toshiba Carrier UK, the SHRMi series, is the efficient product on the market at p...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. : Residential Air Conditio
02/12/2013 Tokyo, February 13, 2013 -- Effective April 1, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning & Thermal Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...
Rinnai 9-Month Sales Up As Premium Appliance Trend Continues
Feb 12, 2013 Rinnai Corp. (Nagoya, Japan) had net sales of 187.739 billion yen (approx. US$2.0 billion) in the first nine months of its current fiscal year. The third quarter of the current fiscal yea...
Panasonic Appliances Business Up 1% in Nine Months
Feb 6, 2013 Panasonic Corp. (Osaka, Japan) said sales in its Appliances segment in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2013 were down 1% to 383.1 billion yen (approx. US$4.1 billion). The Appliances ...
UK base for MHI's new dedicated acr business
25 January 2013 JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK to oversee its air conditioning and refrigeration interests in Europe. The new company wil...
Tokyo Skytree District Heating and Cooling Plant
Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2010 it became the tallest structure in Japan and reached its full height of 634 meters in March 2011, thus makin...
Mitsubishi Electric Establishes Turkish Office
Mitsubishi Electric has established a direct presence in Turkey to act as a base to expand and support its business in Turkey and surrounding regions. Mitsubishi Electric Turkey will support cu...
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders -- JR
Tetsuro Kishimoro, president of the Japan Refrigerat ion and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA, Japan) I wish you a happy and prosperous new year. Looking back at 2012, global econom...
Japan’s AC Market Edges Up Slightly
Japan’s air conditioner sales in 2012 look set to edge up slightly. Domestic shipments of room air conditioners (RACs) in the period from January to November 2012 totaled 7.9 million units, up ...
Controlling ACs with Smartphones Gets into High Gear
Attempts at remotely controlling room air conditioners (RACs) with a smartphone are entering high gear. Manufacturers are hastening to expand the lineup of models that can be remotely controlled by a ...
Brisk RAC Sales in Heating Season
In summer 2012, room air conditioners (RACs) sold well in the domestic market, following favorable sales in summer 2011. According to statistics compiled by the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditionin...
Japan’s Largest Environmental Expo Eco-Products 2012
Eco-Products 2012 took place at Tokyo Big Sight International Convention Center from December 13 to 15. The Eco-Products Exhibition is one of the largest environmental exhibitions in Japan and sponsor...
