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Joby, ANA Holdings Partner with Nomura Real Estate Development for Vertiports in Japan

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Friday, December 8, 2023
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Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has partnered with ANA Holdings Inc. (“ANA HD”) and Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. (“NRE”), one of Japan’s largest real estate developers, on the development of take-off and landing infrastructure, known as vertiports, to support the commercialization of its electric air taxi service across Japan.

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  • Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has partnered with ANA Holdings Inc. (“ANA HD”) and Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. (“NRE”), one of Japan’s largest real estate developers, on the development of take-off and landing infrastructure, known as vertiports, to support the commercialization of its electric air taxi service across Japan.
  • The partners will primarily focus on locations in the metropolitan areas such as Tokyo, expanding over time to include numerous urban areas across greater Japan.
  • Joby and ANA HD, Japan’s largest airline group holding company, first partnered in 2022 to bring electric air taxi services to Japan.
  • NRE, one of the largest real estate developers in Japan, joins Joby and ANA HD as they seek to develop air taxi services in Japan.

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 -- Asia’s Largest Innovation Event!

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Professional Services, Small Business, Thought Leadership, Environment, Sustainability, Start-Up, Socially Responsible Investing, Tokyo Bay, TBD, Sale, TMG, Social media, Niagara Elite College Showcase Program, Tech, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Multimedia, City, Video game, Airline

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will be holding its SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 event in the Tokyo Bay area in April and May of 2024, promoting TMG’s “Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo (SusHi Tech Tokyo)” vision for the creation of sustainable new value.

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  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will be holding its SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 event in the Tokyo Bay area in April and May of 2024, promoting TMG’s “Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo (SusHi Tech Tokyo)” vision for the creation of sustainable new value.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231101664569/en/
    SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 programs (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The event is intended to bring together Tokyo’s innovation creators, solving the issues faced by the world’s urban centers, and to share their models for the future globally.
  • Applications are now being accepted for participants and exhibitors in the Global Startup Program, as well as for sponsoring partners.
  • We are seeking partnerships with events that align with our objectives and wish to collaborate with the SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program, particularly those scheduled to take place approximately 2 weeks before or after the program event dates (May 15-16).

Horses really can fly, even if they're not called Pegasus

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Transport in Japan, Greater Tokyo Area, Tokyo

"To see these horses arriving at Haneda airport is a truly historic occasion, and what makes it even more special is that these are not simply horses, they are Olympic horses," Administrator of Tokyo International Airport Takahashi Koji said.

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  • "To see these horses arriving at Haneda airport is a truly historic occasion, and what makes it even more special is that these are not simply horses, they are Olympic horses," Administrator of Tokyo International Airport Takahashi Koji said.
  • The horses fly two per pallet, or flying stable, which is the equivalent of business class.
  • So as they are flying business class, does that mean the horses get flat beds to sleep in?
  • Following expansion in 2018, Haneda is able to handle 90 million passengers per year not counting horses!

Horses really can fly, even if they're not called Pegasus

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Transport in Japan, Greater Tokyo Area, Tokyo

"To see these horses arriving at Haneda airport is a truly historic occasion, and what makes it even more special is that these are not simply horses, they are Olympic horses," Administrator of Tokyo International Airport Takahashi Koji said.

Key Points: 
  • "To see these horses arriving at Haneda airport is a truly historic occasion, and what makes it even more special is that these are not simply horses, they are Olympic horses," Administrator of Tokyo International Airport Takahashi Koji said.
  • The horses fly two per pallet, or flying stable, which is the equivalent of business class.
  • So as they are flying business class, does that mean the horses get flat beds to sleep in?
  • Following expansion in 2018, Haneda is able to handle 90 million passengers per year not counting horses!

United Airlines Adds New Direct Flights to Coastal Vacation Destinations Starting Memorial Day Weekend

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Aviation, Airlines, Transport in Japan, Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Narita International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Red-eye flight, Japan Airlines

The airline also plans to resume flights between Chicago and Tokyo Haneda, resume passenger flights between New York/Newark and Milan and Rome, and restart service between Chicago and Amsterdam.

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  • The airline also plans to resume flights between Chicago and Tokyo Haneda, resume passenger flights between New York/Newark and Milan and Rome, and restart service between Chicago and Amsterdam.
  • In total, United plans to operate 52% of its overall schedule compared to May 2019, whereas in May 2020 United operated 14% of its overall schedule compared to May 2019.
  • In addition to the new point-to-point service, United will resume 20 domestic flights to popular destinations and introduce three new domestic routes.
  • Across the Pacific, United will resume flights between Chicago and Tokyo's Haneda airport and increase service from Los Angeles to Sydney and Tokyo Narita.

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are exhibited at Haneda and Narita Airports from Feb. 27

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Friday, March 12, 2021
Transport in Japan, Transport, Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Suzuki, Narita International Airport, Airport, Kantō region

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.

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  • Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.
  • The theme of the exhibits at Haneda and Narita is "VISION GATE".
  • Her acclaimed Instagram Live series @design.emergencyconceived with design critic Alice RAWSTHORNexplores design's role in building a better future for all.
  • SUZUKI Yuri:SUZUKI Yuri is an artist and designer who examines possibilities of sound and music in our day-to-day experiences.

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are exhibited at Haneda and Narita Airports from Feb. 27

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 12, 2021
Transport in Japan, Transport, Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Suzuki, Narita International Airport, Airport, Kantō region

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.

Key Points: 
  • Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.
  • The theme of the exhibits at Haneda and Narita is "VISION GATE".
  • Her acclaimed Instagram Live series @design.emergencyconceived with design critic Alice RAWSTHORNexplores design's role in building a better future for all.
  • SUZUKI Yuri:SUZUKI Yuri is an artist and designer who examines possibilities of sound and music in our day-to-day experiences.

Nippon Express Launches "NEX-SPEED Super-Fast! Atlanta" High-speed Consolidated Air Cargo Service to U.S. Southeast

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Monday, November 2, 2020
Transport, Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Cargo, Airport, Human activities, Service industries

TOKYO, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, October 13, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. launched its "NEX-SPEED Super-Fast!

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  • TOKYO, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, October 13, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. launched its "NEX-SPEED Super-Fast!
  • Atlanta" high-speed consolidated service for air cargo being shipped out of Haneda Airport in Japan to the southeastern U.S. via Atlanta Airport.
  • Nippon Express is the only forwarder with a work facility handling both domestic and international cargo inside Haneda Airport, allowing it to sort cargo arriving on domestic flights within the airport and then load the cargo aboard international flights.
  • Nippon Express will be continuing to develop services that meet emergency transport needs and endeavoring to optimize customers' supply chains.

New Self Bag Drop Solution at Tokyo International Airport Haneda

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Transport in Japan, Greater Tokyo Area, Airports, Haneda Station, Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Station

DORTMUND, Germany, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), Japan's fastest growing airport by passenger numbers, has increased its capacities through new terminal extensions.

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  • DORTMUND, Germany, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), Japan's fastest growing airport by passenger numbers, has increased its capacities through new terminal extensions.
  • (TKK) and the German provider Materna IPS (Intelligent Passenger Solutions) with the provision of a unique self bag drop solution at the Terminal 2 international facilities and in Terminal 3.
  • The new facility at Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA) was successfully opened in April 2020 with 68 self bag drop units.
  • With implementing the major project at Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), Materna IPS continues its market entry in Japan and is expanding its international growth.

KING SKYFRONT, Japan Publishes the April Issue of Kawasaki SkyFront i-Newsletter

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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KAWASAKI, Japan, April 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The April 2020 issue of Kawasaki SkyFront i-Newsletter includes a video interview on drug delivery technology with Shiro Akinaga, Ph.D., President & CEO AccuRna Inc; news updates; and highlights of research being conducted by scientists affiliated with Kawasaki INnovation Gateway at SKYFRONT(KING SKYFRONT)the City's flagship science and technology innovation hub focused on the life sciences and environment.

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  • KAWASAKI, Japan, April 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The April 2020 issue of Kawasaki SkyFront i-Newsletter includes a video interview on drug delivery technology with Shiro Akinaga, Ph.D., President & CEO AccuRna Inc; news updates; and highlights of research being conducted by scientists affiliated with Kawasaki INnovation Gateway at SKYFRONT(KING SKYFRONT)the City's flagship science and technology innovation hub focused on the life sciences and environment.
  • The KING SKYFRONT was launched by Kawasaki City in 2013 as a base for scholars, industrialists and government administrators to work together to devise real life solutions to global issues in the life sciences and environment.
  • KING SKYFRONT is a 40 hectare area located in the Tonomachi area of the Keihin Industrial Region that spans Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) and an important initiative in establishing the Tonomachi area of Kawasaki City as Asia's Silicon Valley.