Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku to purchase research and analytical equipment at Osaka plant
R&D FacilitiesOsaka
Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku will purchase research and analytical equipment for its head-office plant in Yao, Osaka. The company plans to spend JPY 28 million using internal funds, with installation scheduled for June 2026.
Sakata Seed Corporation plans to develop a research facility in Kakegawa, Shizuoka. The project has a total planned investment of JPY 2.115 billion, with construction starting in February 2026 and completion scheduled for May 2027.
Yukiguni Factory will open the Kinoko Mirai Lab on July 6, 2026, in Kawaguchi, Saitama. The new R&D hub will combine existing mushroom research with research into functional materials and new technologies, supporting collaboration with customers and universities and the creation of new businesses.
ADEKA has begun full-scale operations at its new Semiconductor Innovation Center within the ADEKA Technology Center Kuki in Saitama. The facility consolidates and expands semiconductor-materials research, with cleanrooms and evaluation equipment for advanced front-end and back-end semiconductor materials.
TOTO will build a new R&D building within its Chigasaki plant in Kanagawa to accelerate development of next-generation electrostatic chucks and AD components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The facility will expand prototype production lines and is scheduled to start construction in December 2026 and be completed in April 2028.
Yokowo's Chinese subsidiary Dongguan Youhua Communication Parts Co., Ltd. established a new anechoic chamber at the factory site of its affiliated manufacturing company in Dongguan, Guangdong. Test operation began in June 2026, with full operation scheduled for the end of June, enabling local evaluation and analysis of automotive antennas for GNSS, ETC, 4G, 5G and V2X applications.