Mitsuru Obe
Staff Writer and Journalist at Nikkei Asia
@NikkeiAsia desk editor; former @WSJ 日本経済新聞
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2 weeks ago |
asia.nikkei.com | Mitsuru Obe
CHIBA -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is working on a next-generation military trainer jet with an eye on overseas sales as other nations begin to take an interest in Japan's efforts to increase defense exports and create a sustainable defense industry. The T-X concept jet was unveiled during DSEI Japan, a three-day defense equipment trade show that started on Wednesday. The two-seater, twin-engine subsonic trainer is being pitched as a successor to the current T-4 jet.
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2 weeks ago |
asia.nikkei.com | Mitsuru Obe
TOKYO -- Rothschild & Co. is expanding in Japan as it seeks to capture a bigger slice of the country's booming mergers and acquisitions business and capitalize on growing foreign interest in the market. "We have between 15 and 20 bankers on the ground and we're very committed to continuing to grow in Japan," said Alexandre de Rothschild, executive chairman of the Franco-British financial services group and the seventh-generation leader of the powerful financial family.
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4 weeks ago |
asia.nikkei.com | Mitsuru Obe
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4 weeks ago |
asia.nikkei.com | Mitsuru Obe
TOKYO -- Shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries hit an all time high and eclipsed the 10-trillion-yen ($69 billion) mark on Friday, riding on surging demand for gas turbines. The demand has been so strong that the Japanese company could not keep up and had to turn down some requests, said CEO Eisaku Ito. As a result, it lost its title as the No.1 supplier of large gas turbines to GE in 2024 after two years on top.
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1 month ago |
asia.nikkei.com | Mitsuru Obe
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Groundwork has been underway at SkyPerfect JSAT's satellite control center in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, to make more room for satellite ground stations, as part of a plan by Asia's largest satellite operator to nearly triple capital investment in the current fiscal year.
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Mitsubishi Heavy vows to retake GE's No. 1 turbine maker title. https://t.co/sBBZtYbSWl https://t.co/O3Igfi2Uq4
Maybe not so fast, says @shetlerjones.
@mrjeffu @mit_obe One of the problems with India is its closeness to Russia including on defence equipment. And Russia’s closeness to China. Maybe by 2040 that will have changed.
RT @mrjeffu: Nikkei reports about countries showing interest in the Japan-UK-Italy fighter jet program: •Saudi Arabia: exploring joint manu…
