Japan’s Daiso-Sangyo to Set Up Shop in Vancouver
Daiso-Sangyo Co, a Japanese-based operator of 100-yen stores, plans to open a two-dollar store in Vancouver. The 2,500 sq. metres store, a joint venture with Fairchild Group, a Vancouver-based real estate and media conglomerate, will be open in December and will be selling 40,000 items for C$2.00. An additional five stores are scheduled to open in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Calgary by June 2005.
Information summarized from Nihon Keizai Shimbun. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
Braintech Inc Technology Selected by Japanese Auto Manufacturer
Braintech Inc, a BC-based company specializing in 3D-Vision Guided Robotics, announced that Marubeni Corporation of Japan, its Asian partner, has installed its first production 3D-VGR system for Hino Motors Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, an affiliate of the Toyota Corporation. Hino Motors is a manufacturer and distributor of buses and trucks and produces low-environmental-impact vehicles. Ford Motor Company, Delphi and General Motors already use Braintech's VGR systems.
Information summarized from Canada NewsWire. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
PMC Sierra Signs New Agent in Japan
PMC Sierra, a major producer of networking semiconductors headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, has signed an agreement making Fuji Electronics (Tokyo) a sales agent in Japan. The Japanese company has already started taking orders for PMC Sierra’s high-performance processors and gigabit SerDes (serializer-deserializer) devices.
Information summarized from Denpa Shimbun. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
Canadian 3D Technology Available in Japan
System Alpha of Maebashi, Gumma Prefecture, is now the general agent for Toronto-based 3DNA Corporation, and will release a Japanese version of the company's flagship product '3DNA Desktop'. 3DNA Corporation develops and markets 3D user interfaces for personal computers and consumer electronics. System Alpha is targeting sales of C$34.5 million in the first three years.
Information summarized from Denpa Shimbun. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
CAE Wins C$16 Million Contract with Indian Navy for Control Systems
CAE Inc, a Montreal-based provider of integrated training solutions and advanced simulation and controls technologies to civil aviation, military and marine customers, has signed a contract worth C$16 million with the Indian navy. CAE will provide integration and control systems for three of the navy’s new landing ships. CAE’s Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), which allows for propulsion and damage control, is already being used by 18 navies worldwide. The new partnership will be carried out by CAE’s staff in Montreal and Bangalore.
Information summarized from CAE Inc. Press Release. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
October 11 (Saturday)
Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto 40th Anniversary Symposium
In addition to floral exhibits by the special tour group from Japan and Toronto members, there will be a special demonstration by the 45th Headmaster Sen'ei Ikenobo, as well as Senior Professors Muneo Nakamura and Fukuhiko Nakamura of Kyoto, Japan.
Admission is $20 per person and will be held at the Toronto Westin Prince Hotel.
For further information, please call 416-229-9950 or 905-839-0535.
October 13 (Monday)
Thanksgiving Holiday
The Japan Society is closed. We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy thanksgiving.
October 15 (Wednesday) and 17th
Toronto Symphony, featuring Midori
The internationally celebrated violinist Midori performs Copland, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
For more information, visit The Toronto Symphony
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