Friday, 1 November 2019

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KEIO PLAZA HOTEL TAMA COMMEMORATES THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF "HELLO KITTY ROOM" - SPECIAL PRESENTS FOR GUESTS STAYING IN OUR SANRIO CHARACTER ROOMS, SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS LAUNCHED


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Keio Plaza Hotel Tama celebrates the 5th anniversary of “Hello Kitty Rooms” on November 1, 2019. (c)1976, 2019 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPROVAL No.G602875


TOKYO, Nov 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotel companies operating hotels in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo and other locations, is proud to announce that our Keio Plaza Hotel Tama will celebrate the 5th anniversary of its operation of “Hello Kitty Rooms” with special services and presents provided to our guests. As part of this celebration, we will also launch new promotional videos showcasing our Sanrio character rooms.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191031005398/en/ 

November 1, 2019 marks the 45th anniversary of Hello Kitty who was first created in 1975, and the 5th anniversary of the “Hello Kitty Rooms” operated at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tama. To help celebrate this occasion and to express our appreciation towards our guests, we have prepared special presents for guests. Every guest who stays in our “Sanrio Character Rooms” is eligible to participate in a special drawing to win accommodation in “Sanrio Character Rooms.

As part of this 5th anniversary, we will also launch special promotional videos showcasing our three types of “Sanrio Character Rooms” from November 1 (Friday), 2019 on our home page and Instagram. This video shows scenes of Hello Kitty, My Melody and Little Twin Stars (Kiki and Lala) making a special visit to the Keio Plaza Hotel Tama and checking into guest rooms respectively decorated in the themes of each character.

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About Keio Plaza Hotel 
The Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd. is one of Japan’s most prestigious hotel companies operating hotels located in the Shinjuku district, Tama city, and Hachioji city of Tokyo and Sapporo, Hokkaido. Our hotel hosts a wide range of local and international guests who visit us for our welcoming facilities, warm hospitality and unique services that allow them to experience Japanese culture.

About Keio Plaza Hotel Tama
Keio Plaza Hotel Tama is located in Tama New Town where there is a flourishing community in the suburbs of Tokyo. Sanrio Puroland, the home of Hello Kitty, is only a five-minute walk from the hotel. For more information, please visit our website and Instagram.
Please follow @keioplaza_tama_hellokitty_room on Instagram.

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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191031005398/en/

Contact

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
Keiko Kawashima, +81-3-5322-8010
Public Relations Manager
keiko-kawashima@keioplaza.co.jp

Source : Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

NTT COMMUNICATIONS NAMED OPERATOR OF THE YEAR AT WORLD COMMUNICATION AWARDS 2019

TOKYO, Oct 31 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the information and communications technology (ICT) solutions business within the NTT Group (TOKYO: 9432), announced today that it was recognized as Operator of the Year at the World Communication Awards 2019, during a ceremony in London on October 30.

Launched in 1999 by Total Telecom, World Communication Awards recognize excellence amongst global telecom operators and individuals. A panel of telecom experts selected winners in 25 categories.
NTT Com was named Operator of the Year for the sixth time. The award recognizes that a provider demonstrated the service improvement, revenue growth, cultural change and transformation initiatives. According to the judges, “NTT Com has strongly shown that it has been helping customers to digitally transform through its software defined solutions and managed services, and collaboration/partnering with IT giants. NTT Com is always at the cutting edge of innovation and has made a real impact on the daily lives of its customers.”
NTT Com has been shortlisted in 4 categories including Operator of the Year.
The Innovation Award – Operator: This recognizes an organization that has developed a truly innovative technology, including software, used in carrier networks. NTT Com's software router, Kamuee showed the originality in technology development.
Woman in Telecoms Award: This recognizes a woman who has stood out within the telecom industry for individual achievement and contribution. Akiko Kudo, Senior Vice President, Head of Fifth Sales Division was a candidate.
Best Wholesale Operator: This recognizes the most innovative business model, successful partnering strategy and new technology deployment supporting a successful wholesale carrier business. Our proactive SDN initiatives are highly praised.

For more information about NTT Com’s awards, visit here.

About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications solves the world’s technology challenges by helping enterprises overcome complexity and risk in their ICT environments with managed IT infrastructure solutions. These solutions are backed by our worldwide infrastructure, including industry leading, global tier-1 public and private networks reaching over 190 countries/regions, and more than 450,000m2 of the world’s most advanced data center facilities. Our global professional services teams provide consultation and architecture for the resiliency and security required for your business success, and our scale and global capabilities in technology world are unsurpassed. Combined with NTT Ltd., NTT Data, and NTT DOCOMO, we are NTT Group.
www.ntt.com | Twitter@NTT Com | Facebook@NTT Com | LinkedIn@NTT Com

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PROMETHERA BIOSCIENCES: ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN

MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium & TOKYO, Nov 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Promethera Biosciences SA (Group), a global innovator in cell-based medicines and liver diseases, announced the foundation of a new branch office in Tokyo, Promethera Biosciences Japan Branch Ltd on May, 2018. Establishing a branch office in Japan marks the starting point for building a strong presence of Promethera in Japan first, initially focusing on increased Business Development, Investor Relations activities and expansion of its business and products pipeline in Japan. This presence will also address the Asian markets as a second step.

As we develop such business activities, we are considering various options for further strengthening our presence in Japan. These options include future listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market (whether or not using a Japanese Depositary Receipt (JDR scheme*) or another Asian stock exchange, and/or partnering with pharmaceuticals.

*for more information of the JDR scheme, please see
https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/equities/listing-on-tse/new/basic/05.html 

About Promethera Biosciences:

Promethera Biosciences is a global innovator in liver therapeutics whose mission is to bring life-saving treatments to reduce the need for liver transplantation. Our lead clinical program, derived from our patented cell technology platform HepaStem, is designed to benefit from its immune-modulatory and anti-fibrotic properties. In addition to our cell-based pipeline, we develop antibody technologies such as the antiTNF-R1 antibody Atrosimab, to complement and diversify our therapeutic options. We are a team of international experts operating out of facilities in Mont-Saint-Guibert (Belgium), Durham (NC, USA), Tokyo (Japan) and Basel (Switzerland).

Promethera®, HepaStem®, H2stem®, are all registered trademarks of the PROMETHERA group.

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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191031005412/en/

Contact

Promethera Biosciences Japan Branch
Mutsuki Takano, Group CFO / Masumi Akahori, Senior IR Manager
info.japan@promethera.com
Tel: +81 (0)3-5843-6077
Web: www.promethera.com

Source : Promethera Biosciences SA

China´s Haikou opens recruitment for local, foreign talents

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 -- Haikou Jiangdong New Area Administration has announced an open recruitment to the world for 35 talents in various positions, with no nationality and identity limitations.
Haikou Jiangdong New Area Administration is located in the largest free trade zone in Hainan province, China.
The recruitment is in accordance with work deployment of Haikou municipal party committee and municipal government.
The administration implements an employment system which is enterprise and market oriented as well as enters into labour contracts, according to laws.
The remuneration refers to three times or above of Haikou civil servant remuneration.
Five social insurances (endowment, medical, unemployment, maternity and work injury) and housing fund will be paid in full amount, according to relevant policies.
Those who meet the requirement can apply for a housing or home purchase subsidy, car purchase and educational enrollment fees for dependent children.
Applicants need to submit registration materials by email before 5pm (China time) Nov 13. More details at https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vkXqXA42Qar431NoqSyAqg
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The Mary Kay Foundation contributes over US$3 million in cancer research, domestic violence shelter grants

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 -- The Mary Kay Foundation(SM) recently awarded over US$3 million in cancer research and domestic violence shelter grants in the United States (US). (US$1 = RM4.17).

One hundred domestic violence shelters, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have been awarded US$20,000 each, totalling US$2 million.

The Mary Kay Foundation Research Review Committee has also awarded US$100,000 grants to 11 cancer research institutions across the US, totaling US$1.1 million.

“At The Mary Kay Foundation, we believe in helping women improve their circumstances and live their best lives,” said The Mary Kay Foundation Board of Directors president, Michael Lunceford.

“Our Foundation seeks to do that in two critical ways: fund breakthrough research in our mission to eliminate cancers affecting women and provide resources to domestic violence shelters across the country so they can aid survivors.”

The Foundation is committed to funding the life-saving work of women’s shelters, and the annual shelter grant programme has helped finance critical needs including emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling and legal aid.

Established in 1996 with the overarching purpose of eliminating cancers affecting women, The Foundation has expanded to include ending domestic violence as part of its mission, in 2000.

More information at https://www.marykayfoundation.org.

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Synchronoss partners WeAre8 to transform consumer-brand relationship

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 -- Synchronoss Technologies Inc has partnered WeAre8 to radically disrupt traditional brand advertising, creating a revolutionary channel for brands to create and deliver personalised mobile marketing campaigns.

The campaigns will drive results and consumer interaction through the direct sponsorship of consumers, while the collaboration will provide a highly scalable pathway to deliver massive benefits to brand consumers and operators.

WeAre8 will leverage Synchronoss’ Rich Communications Services (RCS)-based advanced messaging platform to give brands this channel to develop direct relationships with individual consumers through their mobile devices.

Through personalised, immersive RCS-enabled messaging, consumers will have the opportunity to get sponsored directly by brands and leverage their voices in a way that enables them to be compensated for consuming, sharing or creating high-quality branded content.

“Utilising the power of the WeAre8 opt-in data engine, this new advertising channel not only will revolutionise how subscribers and global brands interact, it will also provide operators with significant new revenue opportunities,” said Synchronoss chief marketing officer and chief product officer, Mary Clark.

Unlike traditional text messaging, RCS-powered messaging gives subscribers and brands the ability to easily add advanced multimedia capabilities to their text messages, including high-resolution photos, audio recordings, videos and GIFs.

Synchronoss is a global leader and innovator of cloud, messaging, digital and IoT products. More information at https://synchronoss.com.

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