JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena Build the First Quantum Key Distribution Network Used to Secure Mission-Critical Blockchain Application

Proof of Concept Showed Ability to Detect and Defend Against Potential Threats and Eavesdroppers NEW YORK, NY; HANOVER, MD – In groundbreaking research, JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena have demonstrated the full viability of a first-of-its-kind Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network for metropolitan areas, resistant to quantum computing attacks and capable of supporting 800 Gbps […]
Toshiba Introduces New Anomaly Detection AI for Large-scale Industrial Plants at ICDM2021 LITSA

Workforce transformation technology handles complex operating conditions across massive sensor data, contributes to efficient plant operation and maintenance. TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) has developed a new anomaly detection AI that enables large-scale industrial plants to overcome a widespread and growing challenge: using a small workforce to achieve constant and effective monitoring of thousands of sensors, […]
Toshiba to Increase Production of Polymer Housed Surge Arresters

–Contribution to Robust Power Grid to Achieve Carbon Neutral- KAWASAKI, Japan—Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (hereinafter “Toshiba ESS”) today announced that its current product capacity of polymer housed surge arresters (*1) will be nearly tripled by April 2022. Toshiba ESS is manufacturing a surge arrester which can protect power transmission/distribution facilities and equipment, such […]
Farewell to Data Leaks: Quantum Technology for Secure Data Future

by Ryuji Maruyama, Corporate Representative – Asia, Toshiba Corporation & Managing Director, Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd Today’s Data Security Backdrop Data security continues to be a hit topic these past few years, with breaches occurring across businesses and government networks. As businesses accelerate digital transformation and revamp operations to adapt to the pandemic-induced new […]
Robots that could Sense, Think and Act (Part One: Technology)

Original article is hosted here. Hisashige Tanaka, one of Toshiba’s founders, was famously known as “karakuri giemon,” the genius of mechanical things. His automata, the forerunners of robots, performed complex movements—like the renowned “Yumihikidoji,” a boy archer who fits an arrow to his bow and fires it at a target. This inventiveness has long been the […]
A Star is Born. What’s Happening on the Front Lines of Fusion, the “Dream” Energy Source

Original article is hosted here. Source: QST [https://www.qst.go.jp/site/naka-fusion-english/4779.html] What would it be like to create an artificial “sun” on Earth? What seems like a distant dream of the future, a project too fanciful to comprehend, is in fact already underway. It comes in the form of fusion power—a form of power that is being eyed as […]
Employing “Unemployed” Data: Creating a World of Co-Existence and Co-Creation
Original article is hosted here. We are now witnessing an explosion of data as computing devices are embedded in our everyday objects. Data from our purchasing decisions, health conditions and performance of equipment in factories are examples contributing to this explosion, however these data have not yet been fully employed. When data is processed, organized and […]
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 Launches Brand-Building Global Advertising Campaign

Tokyo—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) is launching a worldwide corporate advertising campaign to promote its rebranding under a new global identity. Inspired by the “Essence of Toshiba,” the July 2018 restatement of its purpose and values, and driven by the slogan “For a new day,” the video-based campaign will be rolled out in TV commercials, internet […]