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British government, Hitachi to begin full negotiations on nuclear plant in Wales
The British government and Hitachi Ltd. have agreed to begin full-scale negotiations on the Japanese firm potentially constructing a nuclear power plant in Wales. "I am pleased to confirm that today Hitachi and the U.K. government have decided to enter into negotiations in relation to ...
U.K. offers Hitachi ¥2 trillion loan to prop up costly nuclear power project in Wales
The firm has signaled that it may withdraw from the project should talks over the government funding proposal prove difficult.
Japanese firms pitch next-generation 'smart city' technologies in New York
As technology to create energy-efficient "smart cities" proliferates, four Japanese companies have shown off their prowess in advanced environmental and information technologies as part of a related exhibition in New York. Daikin Industries Ltd., Hitachi Ltd., Panasonic Corp. and Shimizu Corp. participated last week in ...
Hitachi Ltd. and a Belgium company have signed a contract with Taiwan's state-owned power utility to build offshore wind turbines on the island's west coast as part of the government's ambitious plan to replace nuclear power with renewable energy. While the Jan De Nul Group ...
Japan's Hitachi to trial 'world's first urine test' to spot cancer
Hitachi is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate screening for the deadly disease. The engineering and IT conglomerate developed the basic technology to detect breast or colon cancer ...
Hitachi Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi to head Keidanren business lobby
Keidanren has tapped Hitachi Ltd. Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi as its next chief, the nation's top business lobby said Tuesday. The appointment was approved earlier in the day at a meeting of the body's board of councilors. Nakanishi, 71, will be formally appointed at Keidanren's general ...
Can performing Beethoven symphonies together help employees team up on projects at work, too? Some companies — above all in Germany and Asia — seem to think so. A conspicuous number of big German corporate names — along with a handful in Japan and South ...
Hitachi Chairman Nakanishi eyed for next chief of Keidanren, Japan's largest business lobby
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is expected to select Hitachi Ltd. Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi, 71, as the next leader of the nation's biggest business lobby, to succeed current Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, sources have said. The organization plans to tentatively appoint its next chairman soon, ...
Along with vinyl's recent resurgence, another throwback from the 1970s is gaining popularity in the digital age: the boombox portable music player. While radio-cassette players are viewed with nostalgia among older generations, they represent something new and fresh for young people, even if the machines ...
Want hydrogen with your fish? Japan eyes home delivery of clean fuel in rural north
Want a canister of clean energy to go with your basket of carrots and fresh fish? Hydrogen will soon be delivered to homes in northern Japan using the same delivery trucks that transport food and water bottles as part of a pilot project to encourage ...
U.S. fund KKR to suspend tender offer for Hitachi chip device unit
U.S. investment fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts said Wednesday it has decided to suspend a tender offer for Hitachi Ltd.'s chip manufacturing device maker Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., initially planned for early August. KKR has said it plans to conduct the tender offer for Hitachi Kokusai ...
Hitachi's AI badges boost worker performance with happiness advice
Hitachi Ltd. says its artificial intelligence system has helped improve business performance by advising workers on how to increase their happiness. "In running organizations, we've relied on experience and gut feelings until now," Kazuo Yano, corporate chief scientist at Hitachi's Research & Development Group, said ...
