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MITSUBISHI

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 13, 2020
Pride before a fall: Why Mitsubishi Aircraft's SpaceJet project is grounded
The SpaceJet was launched in 2008 as the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). Its first delivery, initially planned for 2013, has been delayed six times and cost u00a51 trillion so far.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2020
Fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn settles scores in new French book
The former chairman of Nissan and Renault, who has denied financial misconduct charges, has long said he was set up to prevent deeper integration between the automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2020
MUFG rules out more job cuts at Asia brokerage after restructuring
The move contrasts with those of other major banks such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which are resuming job cuts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 13, 2020
Buffett-led share price boom short-lived for most Japan trading firms
The August announcement, among the largest investments ever made by Buffett in Japan, boosted investor interest in the trading companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway takes stakes topping $6 billion in Japan's top five trading companies
Shares in the trading houses leaped on news of the foray, one of billionaire Warren Buffett's biggest in Asia's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020
Japanese trading giant Itochu edges traditional rivals by shunning energy and metals
Itochu is shattering the old pecking order led by Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo by extending its lead as the nation's most valuable trader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Osamu Masuko quits, citing health
Masuko was the last top-level leader remaining from the Carlos Ghosn era in the three-way alliance with Nissan and Renault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 31, 2020
Gifu factory town shocked by news of Mitsubishi SUV plant closure
According to the Sakahogi Municipal Government, the plant was partially closed around March following the COVID-19 outbreak.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020
Japan to build prototype of F-2 successor fighter from fiscal 2024
A company to undertake the manufacturing of the fighter body will be selected as early as in October, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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