National Jan 19, 2021
Japan eyes use of robots to boost COVID-19 testing as Olympics loom
A Kawasaki Heavy Industries-built prototype uses a robotic arm to take a sample from a person's nose and can deliver the results in about 80 minutes.
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National Dec 28, 2020
Kawasaki Heavy hack may have targeted defense-linked information
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday that some data may have been breached as a result of unauthorized access to a server in Japan. The hack may have targeted defense-related information held by Kawasaki Heavy, which produces aircraft and submarines for the Defense Ministry. Kawasaki Heavy ...
National Sep 7, 2020
Germany grows wary about Japan's participation in patrol plane project
The German government is increasingly cautious about allowing Japan to take part in a joint project with France to develop marine patrol aircraft, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. As part of its efforts to boost defense-related exports, Japan has been seeking to offer ...
Business / Tech Dec 13, 2019
Kawasaki Heavy launches world's first liquid hydrogen ship in quest to establish green supply chain
The world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier made its official debut at a shipyard in Japan, a small step toward tapping the carbon-free energy potential of the lightest element. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. christened the tanker Suiso Frontier during a ceremony at the Kobe Works yard ...
Business / Corporate Sep 28, 2018
Kawasaki Heavy admits flawed quality control led to shinkansen undercarriage cracks
The maker of a shinkansen undercarriage on which severe cracks were found last year offered an apology Friday over the incident, which could have caused a derailment, citing a vulnerability in its quality management system. "We have relied too heavily on the judgment and discretion ...
National Apr 25, 2018
by Nobuhiro Kubo
In a bid to win its first major foreign arms deal since World War II, Japan proposes its P-1 submarine hunter for a French-German project to develop a marine surveillance aircraft.
Business / Corporate Apr 24, 2018
Japanese firms see big future for small-scale industrial robots
by Makiko Yamazaki
A two-armed robot in a Chiba factory carefully stacks rice balls in a box, which a worker carries off for shipment to convenience stores. At another food-packaging plant, a robot shakes pepper and powdered cheese over pasta that a person has just arranged in ...
National Feb 28, 2018
JR West says shinkansen crack caused by faulty part from Kawasaki Heavy
by Reiji Yoshida
Kawasaki Heavy Industries excessively ground down a steel component, likely causing the 16-cm crack discovered in December on the undercarriage of a shinkansen, JR West says
Business Dec 11, 2017
Several companies have finished building hydrogen-fueled power generation equipment that will supply electricity and heat to public facilities in Kobe in a demonstration test scheduled to begin in early February. The test, to be conducted on man-made Port Island, is billed as the first in ...
Business / Corporate Aug 8, 2017
Kawasaki Heavy and Mitsubishi to supply train cars for Dhaka project
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. have won a ¥40 billion order from a Bangladesh state-owned company to supply 144 train cars and maintenance depot equipment for the country's first rapid transit railway system. The state-run Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Co. is now building ...
Business Jun 14, 2017
Kawasaki hamstrung by government stance on military exports
by Isabel Reynolds
An executive at one of the country's biggest defense companies has bemoaned government barriers to exporting military equipment, as changes to the law have failed to bring the bonus some expected for the domestic industry. Speaking at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s booth at the MAST ...
Business Nov 4, 2016
Japanese manufacturers pitch new products at Indonesia motorcycle show
Japanese motorcycle manufacturers are promoting their products at the Indonesian Motorcycle Show 2016 in Jakarta, with Suzuki Motor Corp. using the biennial event to unveil its latest models. Suzuki took the wraps off the GSX-R 150 and GSX-S 150 sport motorcycle models at the five-day ...