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MITSUBISHI HEAVY

BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2015
Mitsubishi Regional Jet rollout delayed by another year
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. will push back delivery of the first Japanese-made passenger jet by a year, the fourth time it has delayed bringing the Mitsubishi Regional Jet to market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015
First stop India, next stop Singapore-Malaysia for Japan's bullet train sales campaign
Fresh from beating China in a $15 billion rail contract in India, Japan now aims to sell its bullet trains to a high-speed line being planned between Singapore and the Malaysian capital. The project would open a new market for companies from Hitachi Ltd. to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Dec 14, 2015
First made-in-Japan passenger jet completes test flight
Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet makes its first test flight, half a century after the country last introduced a new passenger plane.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2015
MRJs to fly all J-Air routes in future, JAL chairman says
Japan Airlines Co. plans to replace all aircraft flown by domestic subsidiary J-Air Corp. with the new fuel-efficient Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2015
Japan preparing to test-fly MHI-built stealth jet
Japan is closing in on becoming the fourth nation to test fly its own stealth jet, a move that could further antagonize neighboring Asian countries that oppose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid to strengthen the role of the Self-Defense Forces.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 23, 2015
Let's discuss the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Mitsubishi's new jet takes off on its debut flight from Nagoya, half a century after the country last introduced a new passenger plane.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2015
Mitsubishi Regional Jet's maiden flight set for Wednesday
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet, will make its maiden flight Wednesday morning at Nagoya Airport, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2015
Maiden flight of Japan's first domestic airliner postponed to November
Mitsubishi delays jet's maiden flight
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2015
Japan's first passenger jet test flight set for week of October 26
Japan's first homegrown passenger jet will make its debut flight in the week of Oct. 26 to 30, placing it on course for delivery to its first customer after repeated delays.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 28, 2015
Abe's military push proves to be losing trade as defense stocks sink
Equity investors looking to profit from Japan's move away from pacifism might find that easier said than done.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2015
DBJ mulls aid for Mitsubishi's regional jet project
A state-owned bank is considering providing substantial financial support to promote the nation's first small passenger jet project, a source close to the matter said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2015
First flight of Mitsubishi Regional Jet planned for late October
Japan is home to some of the world's biggest automakers, is one of the world's biggest ship-makers, and its trains run on subways and high-speed tracks around the world. One industry Japan hasn't been able to penetrate is construction of passenger jets.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2015
Japan stumbles in effort to woo Australia over submarine contract
Japan's effort to charm Australian politicians and the public over its bid for a 50 billion Australian dollars (¥426 billion) submarine project appeared to stumble Wednesday, with officials from Tokyo resisting pressure to commit to building the vessels in Australia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2015
Mitsubishi Regional Jet may debut on ANA route from Nagoya
ANA Holdings Inc. is considering flying the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, the nation's first indigenously built small jet, on a domestic route to and from Chubu Centrair International Airport, a source at the airline group said Tuesday. The airport serves Nagoya city.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft opens U.S. facility, aims for 2,500 jets globally
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. opened a U.S. facility Monday to advance the development of its regional jet, Japan's first indigenously built small jet, by facilitating flight testing and analysis, starting next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2015
Japan interested in joining NATO anti-ship missile consortium
Maritime Self-Defense Force officers traveled to a NATO meeting in The Hague in May to learn more about the consortium, says Reuters, citing unnamed sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 24, 2015
South Korean court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to pay Korean women for forced labor
The plaintiffs had been seeking compensation after being forced to work at Mitsubishi Heavy's factories in places such as Nagoya starting in 1944, when they were aged 13 to 15.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 24, 2015
Mitsubishi boasts tech leap with armored amphibious vehicle, eyes exports
In January, a top U.S. Marine general visited Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan to look at a prototype of an amphibious assault vehicle that could one day be a key pillar in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to sell weapons abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2015
Mitsubishi MRJ jet marketing push takes off in U.S.
At an annual convention of the Regional Airline Association in Cleveland earlier this month, top Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. officials were eager to promote its Mitsubishi Regional Jet ahead of its maiden flight in Japan this fall.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2015
MHI to shut two Yokohama plants, move some production offshore
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it will shutter two Yokohama factories producing power generation equipment and move the operations elsewhere in Japan and overseas.

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