Japan
Elderly Woman Dies as a Result of Tokyo Escalator Incident
A woman in her 80s died on June 12 as a result of her neck becoming trapped between the underside of an escalator handrail and the floor, Kyodo Newsis among...
Fujitec Debuts Environmentally Friendly Biodiesel Fuel in Company Trucks
As part of its effort to minimize environmental impact, Japan’s Fujitec Co., Ltd., transitioned from diesel to biodiesel fuel in company trucks. The company began using biodiesel fuel in May...
Fujitec Becomes Silver Sponsor of WheeLog Accessibility Nonprofit
Japanese vertical-transportation (VT) OEM Fujitec Co., Ltd., has signed a Silver Sponsor agreement with WheeLog, a nonprofit dedicated to achieving "a world in which anyone can go anywhere." Among WheeLog's...
Nippon Otis Pilot Project Integrates Service Robot With Elevator for Mail Delivery
Nippon Otis Elevator Co., in collaboration with robotics provider FIG Corp., has integrated a service robot with an existing Otis Gen2® Prestige elevator as part of a pilot project at...
Japan’s Tallest Building Now Complete
Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed the Mori JP Tower, now standing as Japan’s tallest building at 330 m, ArchDaily reports. Situated in the recently revitalized Azabudai Hills district, the...
Nippon Otis Digitally Connected Elevators for New Tokyo Landmark
Nippon Otis Elevator Co. provided 14 digitally connected, smart elevators to the new Azabudai Hills mixed-use complex in Tokyo, Nippon Otis announced on March 21. The order includes four Gen2®...
Royal JP Series Elevator Introduced in Bangladesh
Japanese real estate and construction company JP Building has introduced the ROYAL JP series elevator in Bangladesh, Prothom Alo English reports. JP Build Co. Ltd., which began its real estate...
Japan Elevator Service Announces Absorption-type Merger, Branch Restructuring
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. (JES), a Tokyo-headquartered provider of maintenance and repair for elevators and escalators, announced an absorption-type merger between two of its subsidiaries and a restructuring...
Toshiba Elevator Partners With HeartCore for Website Revamp
HeartCore Enterprises, Inc., a leading enterprise software and consulting services company based in Tokyo, has signed a deal to implement its Contents Management System (CMS) platform to Toshiba Elevator Designers’...
Japan’s Fujitec Strategizes To Improve 2024 Profitability
Japan's Fujitec Co., Ltd. said it aims to improve profitability for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, through "sales strategies tailored to [individual] market characteristics and cost reforms based...
