We are pleased to announce that on March 20, 2015, USHIO LIGHTING, INC. (Headquarters: Tokyo, COO / Managing Director: Takamasa Kikkawa, henceforth USHIO LIGHTING) concluded an agreement relating to the acquisition of the stock of MAXRAY INC. (Headquarters: Osaka, President and CEO: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, henceforth MAXRAY). Under the agreement, USHIO LIGHTING plans to acquire 100% of the issued shares of MAXRAY on April 27.



Since its establishment in 1963, USHIO LIGHTING has provided various types of halogen or LED lamps and light sources for general lighting, lighting for shops and commercial facilities, and special lighting. In recent years, it has provided new applications for lighting to public and commercial facilities using a combination of the latest LED devices (hardware) and lighting controls (software), developing its business not only Japan but also countries in Asian region such as China and South Korea.

Meanwhile, since the start-up of its business in 1957, MAXRAY has made its name in specialized design, development, and lighting planning of high-value added lighting technology for commercial facilities. As a result of its strengths, MAXRAY’s products are used in retailers, restaurants and hotels in commercial facilities across Japan, which demand a high level of design. Presently, they are expanding their distribution network overseas, primarily into Asia.


Amid the acceleration of the shift toward LED technology in the lighting market in recent years, USHIO LIGHTING, as a lighting manufacturer, has also pushed forward in strengthening its design and development capabilities, with the necessity to develop its LED and lighting fixture businesses as one, rather than being limited to just selling LED lamps and light sources. USHIO INC., the parent company of USHIO LIGHTING, meanwhile, has until now driven business expansion through M&A, and through this stock acquisition, aims to further expand USHIO LIGHTING, and in particular its high-value added lighting business in LEDs through synergy effects with MAXRAY.

Furthermore, through the signing of this contract, Ryujiro Tsubaki (currently a director of USHIO LIGHTING) will take up the position of President and representative director of MAXRAY on April 27.

The Christie 4K RGB pure laser projectors will bring immersive and dynamic visuals to large-dome theater

USHIO LIGHTING, INC. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo / President & COO: Katsumi Nakamori, hereinafter “Ushio Lighting”), a subsidiary of USHIO ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo / President & CEO: Shiro Ushio), is pleased to announce that Miraikan has renewed its equipment and system, adopting the Christie 4K RGB pure laser projector for the museum’s “Dome Theater GAIA” (Koto-ku, Tokyo / Chief Executive Director: Mamoru Mohri, Ph. D., Operation: Japan Science and Technology Agency), which reopened on June 3.

In “Dome Theater GAIA,” visitors experience the dynamic charm of the universe through the screening of full-sky, super-high-precision 3D images and planetarium programs.
The 3D images, which endeavor to achieve a realism that evokes a sense of atmosphere and presence, leaves visitors breathless with its stunning quality that makes it seem as if the imagery is right in front of your eyes. And in the planetarium programs, about 10 million stars are projected to create a realistic and finely detailed starry sky that makes you feels as if you’re floating in space.

When the projectors and systems were renewed, Konica Minolta Planetarium Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo / President: Hiroyasu Furuse) delivered and constructed a complete system, and Ushio Lighting supplied two units of the Christie “MIRAGE 4K40-RGB” RGB pure laser projector, which provides the high-definition 4K resolution images and 3D experiences necessary to project full-dome 3D images of the quality sought by the theater.

The MIRAGE 4K40-RGB is an all-in-one 40,000 lumen projector that combines a built-in laser light source and faithful image reproduction technology to achieve superb image quality, and image processing.

After this renewal, Miraikan made the following comment:
“Because the planetarium programs are so delicate, it was important that the star imagery wasn’t outmatched by the 3D images and that they didn’t interfere with each other, but we didn’t notice any issues. It also achieved a natural “finish” by relieving the stress caused by the difference in color shades between the right and left eyes during 3D projection, which had been an issue of concern. And it has improved brightness and color, so we’ll now be able to reproduce compelling visuals on a large screen. The number of units it uses has also been reduced to two, saving us time as well as reducing costs, and allowing us to effectively utilize space. In the future, when we update our content, I want to prepare items that can make effective use of this infrastructure.”
(Department of Museum, Mr. Hiroyasu Muraishi).

We regret to inform you that we will discontinue the distribution of service parts and the provision of repair services on the mold protection device, PLUS-E PE-300 Model.
It has been 10 years since we discontinued the model.
At this moment, it is extremely difficult to obtain service parts.
For this reason, as soon as present our entire stock of service parts will run out, we can no longer accept all of the service.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
And we would suggest to replace PE-300 with the current product, PE-600 model.

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－Aiming for Further Development of Solutions Business－


USHIO LIGHTING, INC. (Head Office: Tokyo, hereinafter “Ushio Lighting”), a member of the Ushio Group centered on USHIO INC. announced that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 28, 2019, Ryujiro Tsubaki resigned as Representative COO / Managing Director and his successor Katsumi Nakamori (previously Director and Managing Executive Officer) took office as the new COO / Managing Director, effective the same date.

Ushio Lighting has focused on expanding business domains while monitoring global trends in order to make us a company that opens up new possibilities in entertainment as one of the companies under Ushio Entertainment Holdings, Inc., which was established on April 1, 2017.

This change of Representative Director aims to continue and further expanding business domains.
Ushio Lighting seeks to rejuvenation of the company and accelerates the process in order to enhance corporate value and contribute to the advancement of society through the prompt provision of best solutions to match the diversification of market needs.

Ryujiro Tsubaki was appointed Corporate Adviser, effective May 28, 2019.

Comment by Katsumi Nakamori, new COO / Managing Director

As global event such as the Olympics and the World Expo approach, I will be in charge of guiding the company amid the transformation of industries and lifestyles around the world by new technology, and I am keenly aware of the importance of this task.
I will make the most of this opportunity to accelerate the expansion of business domains in order to enhance corporate value and contribute to the advancement of society through the prompt provision of best solutions to match the diversification of market needs.

We wish to advise that, upon the decision to reduce the company’s capital, USHIO LIGHTING, INC. has concluded a merger agreement with MAXRAY, INC., effective April 1, 2018, as follows.

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