Kazutoshi Hashimoto appointed as Managing Director, Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

Singapore – Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. today announced the appointment of Mr. Kazutoshi Hashimoto as the new Managing Director, effective July 20, 2023. Mr. Hashimoto succeeds Mr. Hiroshi Fukuchi, and he will be responsible for overseeing and expanding Toshiba’s group-wide business presence in Southeast Asia, India, and Oceania. Toshiba Group aims to promote comprehensive […]
Toshiba Water Solutions India Receives a Contract for Construction of a Sewage Treatment Plant in the Philippines

Gurugram, India—Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (hereinafter TWS), having its registered head office in India, today announced that a consortium of TWS and Frey-Fil Corporation, a construction company in the Philippines, has concluded a contract with Manila Water Company, Inc. for a project to construct a sewage treatment plant. TWS will be responsible for design, […]
Hiroshi Fukuchi appointed as Corporate Representative – Asia Pacific, Toshiba Corporation and Managing Director, Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

Singapore – Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. today announced the appointment of Mr Hiroshi Fukuchi as the new Managing Director, effective July 1, 2021. Mr Fukuchi is also the Corporate Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President, Corporate Representative – Asia Pacific, Toshiba Corporation and he will be responsible for overseeing and expanding Toshiba’s group-wide business presence in Southeast […]
The Renewable Energy Transition – is Green Hydrogen a Viable Solution for ASEAN countries?

by Ryuji Maruyama, Corporate Representative – Asia, Toshiba Corporation & Managing Director, Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd More recently, with the climate changes and active promotion of environmental awareness, I have witnessed a heightened sense of urgency to harness the benefits of renewable energy. I grew up in Japan and since 1960s, the country has […]
Toshiba Names Ryuji Maruyama as New Corporate Representative – Asia & Managing Director

Singapore – Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. today announced the appointment of Mr Ryuji Maruyama as the new Managing Director of Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd, who also assumes the role of Corporate Representative – Asia of Toshiba Corporation. Mr Maruyama is responsible for expanding Toshiba’s presence in Southeast Asia, India & Oceania, and oversees […]
Toshiba’s New Global Brand Identity to Promote Growth and Development

–Introduces “Essence of Toshiba,” a statement of values and guiding principles– TOKYO– Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) has today unveiled a new global brand identity the “Essence of Toshiba,” a restatement of its abiding purpose and values. The Essence of Toshiba replaces Toshiba’s previous Group Management Vision, Brand Statement and Brand Tagline. The Essence of Toshiba […]
Generating Power from a Waterfall Only as Tall as a Man: Micro Hydro Broadens the Appeal of Hydropower

Mounting concerns about environment degradation are accelerating adoption of many and various renewable energy systems around the world, with solar, wind, and biomass power among the more familiar. However, the largest single source of emission-free, renewable electricity worldwide is hydroelectric power, which harnesses the power of moving water to generate electricity. The key advantages of […]
Bringing the New AI Era to Life – The Researchers Creating Toshiba’s Technologies

Our previous three articles introduced how Toshiba applies AI at Yokkaichi Operations, in an image recognition LSI, and in communications. These technologies all originated at Toshiba’s Corporate Research and Development Center. Osamu Hori, the Director of the Center, has been closely involved with image recognition research throughout much of his career, which is interwoven with […]
Toshiba’s Communication AI: Evolving AI-related Technologies Long Cultivated by Toshiba

AI Supports Human Communication Like Human Does In an age where technology advances at an ever faster pace, we now generate vast amounts of data each and every day. To store it, we have driven forward progress in storage to realize exabyte-level data centers—that’s an 8 followed by 18 zeros—and to mine and use this […]
Toshiba Artificial Photosynthesis

Converting CO2 into Ethylene Glycol Among Mother Nature’s many wonders, Toshiba researchers focused on photosynthesis — a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms’ activities (energy transformation). In other words, plants are able to synthesize food directly from carbon dioxide […]