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Bjoern Eichstaedt, Camilla-Shiori Speeter and Lilli Haberstroh

Komatsu“Electrification and automation shape the future of mining.”

December 3, 2024 by Bjoern Eichstaedt, Camilla-Shiori Speeter and Lilli Haberstroh

Founded in 1921 in rural Komatsu, Japan, the Komatsu Group has rapidly evolved into the world's second largest construction equipment manufacturer since its internationalisation in the 1960s. In the “Japanese metropolis” of Düsseldorf, the subsidiary Komatsu Germany is now the largest local Japanese employer where some of the largest excavators in the world are manufactured. … [Read more...] about Komatsu“Electrification and automation shape the future of mining.”

Medicaroid“In the future, a surgeon in Japan could operate a patient in Europe”

September 26, 2024 by Bjoern Eichstaedt, Camilla-Shiori Speeter and Lilli Haberstroh

Ten years ago, Medicaroid was born from an ambitious collaboration between Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Sysmex. The joint venture was launched by Yasuhiko Hashimoto and Kaoru Asano, the current presidents of the two companies, to combine Kawasaki's expertise in robotics with Sysmex's medical innovations. The result: significant advances in the field of surgical robotics in … [Read more...] about Medicaroid“In the future, a surgeon in Japan could operate a patient in Europe”

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OMRON“We focus on expanding our business with Germany as the key market.”

Since its founding in Osaka in 1933, OMRON Corporation has grown into a global player operating in 130 countries around the world with its innovative “Sensing & Control” technology at …

Continue Reading <span class="company-name">OMRON</span>“We focus on expanding our business with Germany as the key market.”

Sapporo Nishiyama“The ramen market in Europe has enormous growth potential.”

Sapporo ramen is among the best ramen in Japan and is known for its thick miso soup and yellow, wavy noodles – a creation of Nishiyama Seimen. For over 70 …

Continue Reading <span class="company-name">Sapporo Nishiyama</span>“The ramen market in Europe has enormous growth potential.”

Hotel Asahi“Even as competitors: The hotel industry exchanges ideas and learns from each other.”

The Hotel Asahi in Düsseldorf has specialised in Japanese guests. Since its beginnings in the 1990s, when Düsseldorf increasingly developed into a Japanese metropolis on German soil, it has integrated …

Continue Reading <span class="company-name">Hotel Asahi</span>“Even as competitors: The hotel industry exchanges ideas and learns from each other.”

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