TOKYO STOCKS OPEN LOW AS INVESTORS LOCKED IN GAINS

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• Tokyo stocks open low as investors locked in gains.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 220.72 points, or 0.76 percent, from Friday to 28,928.69.
• The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was down...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER ON TUESDAY AS INVESTOR SENTIMENT IMPROVES

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• Tokyo stocks end higher on Tuesday as investor sentiment improves.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 143,56 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished at 9.06 points.
• Mitsu...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER OVER BOJ BUSINESS SENTIMENT SURVEY

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• Tokyo stocks end higher over BOJ business sentiment survey.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 79.92 points.
• Topix index of all first section issues on the TSE ended at 8.51 points.
• Stock issues saw...

JAPAN PLANS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT FIGHTER JET WITH THE U.S AND BRITAIN

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• Japan plans to develop the next fighter jet with the U.S and Britain.
• Japan plans to develop a successor for its F-2 fighter jet.
• Japan plans to develop the prototype of the new fighter jet by 2024.
• Japan&rsqu...

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND JAXA OPERATED H2A ROCKET LAUNCHES ON SUNDAY

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• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and JAXA operated H2A rocket launches on Sunday.
• The Japan government-operated satellite was also launched in the rocket.
• The other satellite launched in the rocket is operated by JAXA per se.<...

JAPAN GOVT. PICKS MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TO BUILD THE NEXT-GEN. FIGHTER PLANE

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• Japan Govt. picks Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build the next-gen. fighter plane.
• The next-gen stealth jet will replace F-2s which was developed with the U.S.
• Mitsubishi will decide on other participants in the project....

TOKYO STOCKS END LITTLE HIGHER ON FRIDAY

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• Tokyo stocks end a little higher on Friday.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended at 42.32 points.
• The Topix of all First Section issues on TSE ended at 5.53 points.
• Stock issues gained in rubber products, ...

TOKYO STOCKS OPEN FLAT ON FRIDAY MORNING

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• Tokyo stocks open flat on Friday morning.
• The 225-issues Nikkei Stock Average rose by 49.68 points.
• The Topix index of all First Section issues on TSE was up at 0.12 points.
• Stock issues saw gain in rubber prod...

JAPAN UNVIELED ITS NEW SUBMARINE ‘THE TAIGEI’ IN WESTERN JAPAN

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• Japan unveiled its new submarine ‘The Taigei’ in western Japan.
• The submarine is an effort to boost Japan’s maritime security amid China’s growing assertiveness.
• The submarine weighs 3,000 tons.

DRAX AND MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TO LAUNCH A PILOT PROJECT TOGETHER

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• UK’s Drax and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will launch a pilot project.
• The project is to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
• Drax has converted four of its six coal power stations to biomass.
• ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to cut costs as it faces severe competition

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is considering selling one of Japan's largest shipbuilding plants to cut costs as it faces severe competition from rivals from China and South Korea, informed sources said Thursday.

The corporation considers the sale of Nagasaki's Koyagi plant to...