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MITSUBISHI

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
Mitsubishi Heavy mulls near-freeze of regional jet development
Delivery of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, previously called the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, has already been put back from 2013 to 2021.
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.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors and Thai government firm to develop EV-to-home power supply
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has agreed with Thailand's national power generator to cooperate in developing a system that would enable electric vehicles to power homes in case of blackouts and for other purposes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2020
Japan unveils new submarine in face of China's growing assertiveness
The 3,000-ton warship, named the Taigei, was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and is scheduled to go into service in March 2022.
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
Sep 26, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors eyes early retirement for up to 600 amid slump
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is considering seeking the early retirement of 500 to 600 workers starting in mid-November as part of the automaker's restructuring plan due to a sales slump amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter said Friday.
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
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2020
Japan to export first new defense radar system to Philippines
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has signed a contract with the Philippines to deliver an air radar system, marking the first export of a new, complete defense product since Japan's long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014, the government said Friday.
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 17, 2020
Japanese officials tried to push Nissan-Honda merger talks, report says
The idea disappeared before it reached the boards of the two companies, the Financial Times said.
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 Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2020
In Japan's first plea deal, Tokyo High Court nixes suspended term given to ex-exec
The former executive of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd. was instead ordered to pay u00a52.5 million for conspiring with subordinates to bribe a senior Thai official.
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 Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2020
More trouble at the top for Nissan, as COO Ashwani Gupta captures attention
Allies of the chief operating officer are pressing the board to promote him to co-CEO, so he can drive the turnaround plan he is said to have engineered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft to scale down passenger jet development operation and cut half of workforce
The company will close all of its overseas bases except for a flight test site in the U.S., a source said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft to slash over half its workforce in restructuring move
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' struggling aircraft unit will also close its U.S. headquarters, a development center in Canada and offices in the U.S. and Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 29, 2020
Nissan falls behind rivals in industry's critical transitional period
Nissan Motor Co.'s business downturn may be causing a costly delay in the global race toward new mobility technologies, analysts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2020
Nissan and Renault unveil steps to cut costs and revamp alliance
Renault SA and Japanese partners Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Wednesday unveiled steps to standardize platforms further and push for more joint purchasing to reduce costs, with each company focusing on its strengths.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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