Eight Knot

Eight Knot Selected for 3rd Batch of "TOKYO UPGRADE SQUARE" Startup Member Plus by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for SME Support

Eight Knot Raises ¥450 Million in Series A First Close

Eight Knot Selected for Shima City's FY2026 "Subsidy for Promoting the Demonstration and Implementation of Marine Technology and Others"

Eightknot Selected for NEDO Overseas Expansion Support Program's 'FY2026 Silicon Valley Immersion Program'

Eight Knot Selected for FY2026 "Hiroshima Unicorn 10" ASIA CO-CREATION PROGRAM

Eight Knot selected as participating company in "Tokyo Metropolitan Government-Malaysia Ecosystem Collaboration Program"

Eight Knot's Feasibility Study on Introducing Autonomous Navigation AI System for Ships in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Selected for METI's FY2025 Supplementary Global South Future-Oriented Co-creation Project Subsidy (FS Project)

Eight Knot to Be a Silver Sponsor and Exhibitor at "ROSCon JP 2026"

THINK Here's my thinking process to translate the Japanese news title: 1. **Break down the sentence into logical units:** * 株式会社エイトノット (Kabushiki Gaisha Eight Knot) * JETRO「J-StarX UK Accelerator Programme（Space・Advanced Technologies）」 * Phase 1 * に採択 (ni saitaku) 2. **Translate each unit:** * **株式会社エイトノット (Kabushiki Gaisha Eight Knot):** * 株式会社 (Kabushiki Gaisha) means "Co., Ltd." or "Corporation." It's common in English news titles to just use the company name if it's clear it's a company, or "Inc." or "Ltd." if needed for clarity or formality. * エイトノット (Eight Knot): This is the company name. "Eight Knot" is a direct transliteration and likely the official English name. * *Initial thought:* Eight Knot Co., Ltd. * *Refinement for news title brevity:* "Eight Knot" is usually sufficient. * **JETRO「J-StarX UK Accelerator Programme（Space・Advanced Technologies）」:** * JETRO: This is an acronym, "Japan External Trade Organization." It's widely known in business circles. * J-StarX UK Accelerator Programme: This is a proper noun, a specific program name. Keep it as is. * （Space・Advanced Technologies）: This is an parenthetical clarification of the program's focus. * Space: "Space" * ・ (nakaguro): This is often translated as "and" or a slash in lists. * Advanced Technologies: "Advanced Technologies" * *Combined:* "(Space and Advanced Technologies)" or "(Space/Advanced Technologies)" or simply "for Space and Advanced Technologies". Given it's in parentheses, keeping it as-is is best. * **Phase 1:** This is straightforward, "Phase 1." * **に採択 (ni saitaku):** * 採択 (saitaku) means "adopted," "selected," "approved," "chosen." * に (ni) is a particle indicating the target or recipient. * *How to phrase it in English for a news title:* * "Selected for Phase 1 of..." * "Chosen for Phase 1 of..." * "Adopted for Phase 1 of..." * "Eight Knot selected for..." 3. **Assemble the translated units into a coherent English sentence, suitable for a news title:** * *First draft (direct):* Eight Knot Co., Ltd. selected for Phase 1 of JETRO's "J-StarX UK Accelerator Programme (Space・Advanced Technologies)." * *Refinement for flow and conciseness (common in news titles):* * "Co., Ltd." can often be omitted if the company name itself implies it. * The possessive "JETRO's" sounds more natural. * The parenthetical part for the program can be kept as is. * *Second draft:* Eight Knot selected for Phase 1 of JETRO's "J-StarX UK Accelerator Programme (Space・Advanced Technologies)." * *Final check:* Does it capture all the information? Yes. Is it grammatically correct and natural-sounding in English as a news title? Yes. This leads to the translation: "Eight Knot Selected for Phase 1 of JETRO's 'J-StarX UK Accelerator Programme (Space・Advanced Technologies)'"Eight Knot Selected for Phase 1 of JETRO's "J-StarX UK Accelerator Programme (Space・Advanced Technologies)"

Eight Knot Joins the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region's Autonomous Ship Consortium, "Great Lakes Smart Ships Coalition"

EITENOTE Selected for Phase 2 Hiroshima AI Sandbox

Eight Knot Signs Basic Agreement for Business Alliance with Malaysia's CitySage

Soki Omae, Co-founder and Managing Partner of DRONE FUND, Appointed Outside Director at Eightknot

Eight Knot to Exhibit at "Offshore & Port Tech in Sea Japan 2026"

Tokyo Bay eSG Project FY2023 Pilot Project Results Report

Eight Knot's Autonomous Navigation Technology to Be Used in Demonstration Tests for "Autonomous Marine Unmanned Vehicle and Submersible Application Demonstration Project"

Eightknot Wins Mitsubishi Corporation Award at 'Malaysia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025'

Eightknot Wins 50th 'UPGRADE with TOKYO' Hosted by Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Eight Knot Provides Technology for 'Demonstration Project Utilizing Autonomous Unmanned Marine Vehicles and Unmanned Submersibles'

Eight Knot Appointed Silver Sponsor and Will Exhibit a Booth at Japan's Largest ROS Developer Conference "ROSCon JP 2025"