Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Accenture announce data-driven transformation JV

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Accenture announce data-driven transformation JV

In a move to modernize its operations, Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. has teamed up with global consultancy giant Accenture, unveiling plans for a joint venture set to commence in January 2024. This strategic alliance is in line with the ambitions of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Group to evolve into a data-centric business model, streamlining administrative and […]

Tokyo’s Shimbashi district shaken by sudden explosion

Tokyo’s Shimbashi district shaken by sudden explosion

A Tokyo building located in the bustling Shimbashi commercial district experienced a horrific explosion early Monday morning, resulting in four reported injuries, as per NHK, Japan’s state media. This unexpected event in the heart of Tokyo’s business and entertainment district caused extensive damage, scattering debris across streets, breaking windows, and emitting thick smoke into the […]

KKR wraps up $2bn acquisition of Japanese real estate asset manager MC-UBSR

KKR wraps up $2bn acquisition of Japanese real estate asset manager MC-UBSR

KKR & Co. Inc. has wrapped up the previously announced JPY230 billion (US$2 billion) acquisition of Japanese real estate asset manager Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty (MC-UBSR) from Mitsubishi and UBS Asset Management. The all-cash deal was announced in March 2022. MC-UBSR has now been renamed KJR Management (KJRM). It was established in 2000 as a joint […]

Mitsubishi to sell UNICAN, Mitsubishi Aluminum to Showa Aluminum Can

Mitsubishi to sell UNICAN, Mitsubishi Aluminum to Showa Aluminum Can

Mitsubishi Materials has agreed to sell its subsidiaries Universal Can Corporation (UNICAN) and Mitsubishi Aluminum to Showa Aluminum Can, which is owned by funds managed by affiliates of US-based Apollo Global Management. The Japanese company also announced its decision to separate the aluminum rolling and processing business from Mitsubishi Aluminum into Showa Aluminum Can via […]

Tata Consultancy Services launches Google Garages for enterprise customers

Tata Consultancy Services launches Google Garages for enterprise customers

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said that it is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud by launching Google Garages at its TCS Pace Port co-innovation and advanced research centers located in New York, Amsterdam, and Tokyo. According to the Indian IT services provider, TCS Google Garages offers an immersive experience for companies to test cloud solutions, […]

Accenture expands cybersecurity through three new cyber ranges

Accenture expands cybersecurity through three new cyber ranges

Accenture has opened three new cyber ranges to help industrial companies simulate and respond to cyberattacks across their most important assets. The cyber ranges with live-fire and multi-vendor capabilities will enable the development of cybersecurity training and software for evaluating network and other technical vulnerabilities of industrial control systems (ICS). The cyber range located in […]