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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 15, 2016
Special Mitsubishi Electric plant focuses on custom lifts for Asian venues
Made-to-order people movers, including spiral escalators and elevators with doors bearing elegant Islamic designs made at Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s Inazawa Works, are becoming popular in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors reveals XM Concept crossover SUV in Indonesia
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Thursday revealed its new XM Concept crossover at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2016
Energy rout fells Japan's venerated 'Big Three' trading giants
The energy price collapse is doing in Japan what the Great Depression and two world wars couldn't: put an end to a century of dominance by its three most prestigious companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2016
Clouds lifting for Japan's banks as negative rates stay put
The Bank of Japan's decision not to drag interest rates further below zero provides relief for the nation's banks after shrinking lending profits crimped first-quarter earnings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 26, 2016
Japan's biggest bank to launch ATMs that use smartphone validation
The high level of security now available on smartphones has led Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ to plan ATMs that use validation by phone rather than card and PIN, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 12, 2016
Mitsubishi Heavy unveils robot for use when flammable gas has leaked
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Tuesday unveiled a robot that can operate in the presence of flammable gases, such as after a gas leak following a disaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2016
Ghosn tasks top lieutenant to hunt for Mitsubishi Motors savings
Carlos Ghosn has tasked one of his top lieutenants at Nissan Motor Co. to identify cost savings at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as it acquires a stake in the rival automaker.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 5, 2016
'Julia Margaret Cameron: A Woman Who Breathed Life into Photographs'
July 2-Sept 19
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016
Nissan's 'Le Cost Killer' stirs fear in Okayama factory town
Investors cheered when Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced in May that his company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as part of an expanded strategic partnership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors resumes minicar output at factory hit by mileage scandal
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Monday resumed production of four minicar models at a plant in western Japan, following a 2½ month suspension as a result of a fuel data manipulation scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan restart sales of scandal-affected minicars
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. restarted sales of Mitsubishi-produced minicar models on Friday after a 2½-month hiatus following the revelation of fuel-economy data manipulations for the vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2016
Mitsubishi's May auto sales halve amid mileage scandal; Nissan also hurt
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s domestic vehicle sales more than halved in May from a year earlier after the automaker was hit by a fuel economy manipulation scandal, data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors may resume minicar production in July to ease pressure on suppliers
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is preparing to resume minivehicle production, possibly on July 4, company sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors sees first loss in eight years amid scandal
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. forecast its first loss in eight years after setting aside compensation costs related to manipulating fuel-efficiency ratings and falsifying test data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2016
Mitsubishi gets OK to continue making minicars at center of mileage scandal
The transport ministry gives Mitsubishi Motors the go-ahead to keep making four minicars tainted by its fuel-efficiency scandal that get 11 percent worse mileage than advertised.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors used improper fuel economy data on over 10 older models: sources
The firm reveals it used improper fuel economy data on more than 10 models that are no longer being sold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2016
Mitsubishi Heavy to retain car stake while rescue plays out; will raise ¥200 billion from other sources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the biggest shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors Corp., will hold onto its stake in the automaker that Carlos Ghosn is seeking to turn around following a fuel-economy test scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors acknowledges Outlander can be hacked, but plays down concerns
The auto manufacturer said its Outlander PHEV model has a security loophole that allows hackers to remotely control some of the vehicle's functions via smartphones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 11, 2016
Fuel-efficiency scandal could end up hitting car buyers in the pocket
The entire auto industry has had its image damaged in the mileage scandal, which means the transport ministry will likely require all carmakers to carry out stricter testing that will cost much more money.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2016
BTMU testing virtual currency, considering launch for customer use
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is close to becoming the first major Japanese bank to launch a virtual currency, sources say.

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