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Japan Times
BUSINESS / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 11, 2019
In aftermath of Fukushima triple meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry faces fierce headwind
This is the last in a five-part series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2019
South Korean plaintiffs may seek seizure of Mitsubishi Heavy assets in Europe over wartime forced labor
A team of lawyers representing South Korean plaintiffs who won a case against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. over wartime forced labor is considering seeking a seizure of the Japanese manufacturer's assets in Europe, one of them has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2019
Mitsubishi jet starts test flights in U.S. to gain safety certification
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said Monday its small regional plane, Japan's first homegrown commercial passenger jet, has started test flights in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2019
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft accuses Bombardier of trying to limit competition for regional jets
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is accusing Bombardier Inc. of using "anti-competitive conduct" to limit competition for planes with less than 100 seats, as the Japanese company works to bring its long-delayed regional jet to the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 25, 2019
Taiwanese supplier for Japan's new regional passenger jet plans to deliver essential parts in second quarter
A Taiwanese supplier of components for Japan's new regional passenger jet said Thursday it plans to complete essential work in the second quarter of this year, hoping to bring the aircraft closer to production configuration before its projected entry into service in 2020.
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2019
Japan's plans to sell nuclear plants overseas derailed
The government and related industries need to face up to the situation surrounding the nuclear power business and reassess the way forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2018
South Korean court upholds ruling against Mitsubishi Heavy over wartime forced labor
An appeals court in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay damages to two South Korean women over wartime forced labor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2018
Japan government and Mitsubishi Heavy consider pulling out of Turkey nuclear project
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is believed to have discussed with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the difficulties of realizing the nuclear project.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018
South Korean court upholds ruling against Mitsubishi Heavy over forced wartime labor in Japan
The Gwangju High Court tells Mitsubishi Heavy to pay a total of 470 million won ($422,000) to South Koreans conscripted as laborers during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2018
South Korea's top court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to pay compensation for wartime labor
The two rulings by the Supreme Court, which each drew immediate protest from Tokyo, have set a clear precedent for similar cases involving Japanese companies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2018
South Korea's Supreme Court set to rule on Mitsubishi Heavy's wartime forced labor case on Nov. 29
South Korea's Supreme Court has said it will rule on a forced labor case involving Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Nov. 29, following a top court ruling last month that ordered another Japanese firm to compensate a group of South Koreans over wartime labor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2018
Scientists await Japan's decision on planned $7 billion linear collider project
Twenty-five years after particle physicists began studying prospects for a linear collider, Japan is poised to decide whether to pay for half of the $7 billion project and build the 20-kilometer-long superconducting tunnel in mountains northeast of Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy to provide ¥220 billion to aid struggling aircraft unit
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday it will provide ¥220 billion ($1.94 billion) to its struggling aircraft subsidiary to bolster its capital and help its long-delayed development of a regional passenger jet.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 16, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy to invest additional ¥200 billion in Japanese jet project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to make a fresh investment of ¥200 billion in the Mitsubishi Regional Jet project, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to enter European luxury ferry market following restructuring
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will enter the luxury ferry market in Europe as part of a restructuring of its ship-building business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018
After delays, truck collision does little to help Mitsubishi's MRJ in dogfight with aviation giants
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., trying to keep its new regional jet on track after a series of delays, was forced to cancel a demo flight for the world's aerospace industry Tuesday after the jet was hit by a truck.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2018
Negative net worth of Mitsubishi Heavy's aircraft unit balloons to ¥110 billion
The negative net worth of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s aircraft unit more than doubled to ¥110 billion at the end of March, weighed down by ballooning development costs for its passenger jet, according to its earnings report Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2018
Japan to buy at least 20 more F-35A stealth fighters, with some or all assembled in U.S.: sources
Japan plans to buy at least 20 additional F-35A stealth fighters over the next six years, some or all of which it may purchase directly from U.S.-based Lockheed Martin Corp. rather than having them assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., its primary defense contractor, three sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy sees no need to further delay delivery of first regional jet
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. sees no need to further postpone the first delivery of its small passenger jet, the firm's president and chief executive officer, Shunichi Miyanaga, said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2017
Mitsubishi Regional Jet faces first order cancellation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Shunichi Miyanaga said Friday its airplane subsidiary was facing its first cancellation for the delay-plagued Mitsubishi Regional Jet.

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