Japan
3.2 JAPAN
Residential Market Trends Eco Cute Among residential ATW HPWHs, Eco Cute* units using CO2 refrigerant play a central role in Japan. In the domestic Eco Cute market in 2019, shipments of Eco Cut...
Mayekawa Receives Technology Award at JSRAE’s 47th Commendat
Mayekawa received a Technology Award at the commendation event conducted by the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) in recognition of its chilled package units called...
AGC’s AMOLEA Wins Minister of the Environment Award
AGC has been awarded a Japan Association for Chemical Innovation (JACI) Minister of the Environment Award in the 19th Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC) Awards, which was granted in recognition of ...
Panasonic Supports R&D into Drugs and Vaccines to Treat COVI
Offering its full support to the collaborative effort between Osaka University, Osaka Prefecture, and other stakeholders currently undertaking research and development (R&D) into COVID-19 therapies and vaccines, Panasonic announced that it has pledged ¥200 million (US$ 1.86 million) to help underwrite these efforts. COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe and there is a growing co...
Fukushima Galilei Releases New Island Display Case
On June 1, Fukushima Galilei released the new IM series IMX-66QLBSAX island display case. It is mainly shipped to department stores, super-markets, pharmacies, discount stores, home improvement stores...
Ecofactory Unveils AC Filters that Adopt Copper Ions
On June 5, 2020, Ecofactory placed on the market antiviral air conditioner filters called Ecowin filters, which were developed by applying antiviral technology using copper ions to air conditioner fil...
Iris Ohyama Releases GV Series airwill RAC
On May 29, Iris Ohyama began releasing the GV series ‘airwill’ room air conditioners (RACs) that, by adopting the company’s own voice recognition system, enable voice-controlled oper...
Corona Equips New Eco Cute with Intercom Remote Control
In May 2020, Corona began selling 2020 models of energy-saving Eco Cute water heaters (precisely, residential-use heat pump water heaters using the natural refrigerant CO2), which are available in 21 ...
Daikin Support Life Monitoring System Operates in Linkage wi
On May 15, 2020, Daikin began selling monitoring systems that operate in linkage with room air conditioners (RACs). This is a system combined with an app and sensor device which is wireless LAN adapte...
Sinko’s Healthy AC Contributes to Removal of Bacteria and Vi
With the spreading impact of COVID-19, people are becoming aware of the air environment like never before. At volume home appliance retailing shops, air purifiers are reportedly selling very well. The...
