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| In addition to their common heritage
as Mitsubishi companies, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Tokio
Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance also share the goal of contributing to the development of a sustainable,
low carbon society. This year, both companies became founding members
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Climate Leaders’ Partnership (“Japan-CLP”), a
business coalition that seeks to proactively address the issue of climate change.
The five founding members of the Japan-CLP are laying out their own commitments
and leading through action, while also promoting communication with policy makers,
leaders of industry and the public in an effort to spur societal change in Japan
and across Asia.
■ http://www.tokiomarine-nichido.co.jp/j0201/pdf/090730.pdf |
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| Verbatim is widely known around the
globe as the world’s top brand1 of recordable CD and DVD media. Mitsubishi
Kagaku Media (MKM) is currently marketing storage media under the Verbatim brand
in more than 80 countries worldwide, from North America to Europe and across
the Asia Pacific region. Japanese consumers are now becoming increasingly familiar
with Verbatim, after its full-fledged introduction to the Japanese market in
September 2009, when MKM rebranded its entire line of optical recording media
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| Note 1: Top brand in global sales
share of recordable CD and DVD media for four years continuous 2005-2008. (Source:
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Mitsubishi Corporation has concluded
an agreement with Spain-based ACCIONA S.A., one of the world’s largest
renewable energy companies, regarding a comprehensive strategic alliance to promote
renewable energy and environmental business around the world. Through this alliance,
MC and ACCIONA will jointly invest in new energy projects and related ventures;
the partners will also promote joint research and development in areas such as
energy, water and environmental infrastructure, as they set out to cultivate
sustainable businesses that make sense environmentally and economically.
■ http://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/ja/pr/
archive/2009/html/0000008111.html |
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| In recent years, birdwatchers and
other outdoor enthusiasts have embraced digiscoping as a means of taking super-telephoto
pictures by using digital cameras together with field telescopes. In response
to growing interest in digiscoping, Nikon recently unveiled its new FSA-L2 camera
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definition digiscoping by combining Nikon digital single-lens reflex (D-SLR)
cameras with the company’s highly-acclaimed EDG Fieldscope Series. Featuring
a 3.5x zoom and a bright optics, the FSA-L2 opens up a new, vibrant world of
super-telephoto shooting when used with Nikon D-SLR cameras and EDG Fieldscopes.
■ http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/jpn/
whatsnew/2009/0730_fsa-l2_04.htm |
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