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MITSUBISHI HEAVY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2019
Mitsubishi Heavy reviewing SpaceJet test flight plan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is reviewing a test flight plan for the SpaceJet small passenger jet currently in development, the firm's president said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2019
Mitsubishi Heavy looking to develop more powerful H3 rocket for lunar missions
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is looking to develop an upgraded version of Japan's mainstay next-generation H3 rocket capable of delivering heavy payloads deeper into space, company officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2019
U.S. airline cancels Mitsubishi's contract to supply up to 100 jets
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. announced Thursday that its contract to provide up to 100 units of Japan's first homegrown small passenger jet to Trans States Holdings Inc., a United States operator of three regional carriers, had been canceled.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2019
A year after Seoul wartime labor ruling, Japan-South Korea leaders' summit on hold
Tokyo plans to continue urging Seoul to resolve the dispute by abiding by a 1965 bilateral pact that was signed along with a treaty to normalize diplomatic relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 25, 2019
Japan launches rocket carrying vessel for International Space Station
Japan launched a rocket on Wednesday carrying an unmanned spacecraft bound for the International Space Station, after a fire thwarted its planned launch earlier this month.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2019
Launch of ISS-bound spacecraft is rescheduled for Wednesday
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Saturday it plans to launch a rocket with an unmanned spacecraft bound for the International Space Station next Wednesday after a fire thwarted earlier plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2019
Concentrated liquid oxygen was cause of fire ahead of Japan rocket launch, source says
A high concentration of liquid oxygen, used as rocket engine coolant, has been determined as being behind a fire that broke out earlier this month at a launchpad in southwestern Japan, an official close to the matter has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2019
Pre-dawn fire leads to cancellation of rocket launch from Tanegashima facility to International Space Station
A fire broke out near a rocket launch pad on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture early Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of an unmanned rocket launch scheduled for the same day to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, the operator said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2019
Seoul and Busan to label Japan firms suspected of WWII forced labor as 'war crimes companies'
The nonbinding ordinances in South Korea will allow 284 Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to be openly linked to their wartime pasts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
Mitsubishi and Mesa to explore potential 100-plane SpaceJet deal
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. saw a boost this week to sales of its long-delayed SpaceJet regional aircraft, as Mesa Air Group Inc. signed a pact to negotiate a potential 100-plane deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019
Japan and South Korea officials to meet in Guam this week in bid to ease tensions
Japan and South Korea are planning to send senior officials to Guam later this week to discuss ways to de-escalate a dispute over trade and wartime history, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2019
Plaintiffs in wartime labor case seek sale of Mitsubishi Heavy assets in South Korea
Mitsubishi Heavy is the third Japanese company to face a similar asset liquidation request in the country's legal system following court rulings over wartime forced labor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2019
Lawyers in wartime labor case to pursue sale of seized Mitsubishi Heavy assets in South Korea
The lawyers had set Monday as the deadline for Mitsubishi Heavy to agree to compensation talks, but the deadline passed with no response from the firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2019
Canada's pain Japan's gain as Mitsubishi buys CRJ jet
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which agreed Tuesday to buy Bombardier Inc.'s loss-making regional jet program, plans to exploit the Canadian company's support network and global customer list to rejuvenate its delayed efforts to conquer the jet market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2019
Mitsubishi to buy Bombardier's regional jet unit for $550 million
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. agreed to buy Bombardier Inc.'s CRJ regional-jet program for $550 million, extending a push into commercial aircraft and setting up a rivalry with Embraer SA and Boeing Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2019
Mitsubishi weighs buying Bombardier's regional-jet unit
Bombardier Inc. is in talks to sell its CRJ regional jet program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., a move that would end the Canadian industrial champion's involvement in commercial aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2019
Flight data recorder from Japan's crashed F-35A retrieved, but key data still missing
The Defense Ministry has retrieved part of the flight data recorder from a F-35A stealth fighter that went missing last month, but it was heavily damaged and also did not include a storage device to record speed and altitude data, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2019
Eight more wartime forced labor lawsuits filed in South Korea against Japan firms
Aside from the new lawsuits, at least 12 similar cases are pending involving about 920 plaintiffs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2019
South Korea court approves seizure of Mitsubishi Heavy trademarks and patents over wartime forced labor
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was hit with a similar move in January.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2019
Siemens talking with Mitsubishi Heavy and other Asian firms over fate of large gas turbine business
Siemens AG is exploring a variety of options regarding its large gas turbine business by seeking an Asian partner, including a possible deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.

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