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TOKYO -- Japanese heavy industry companies are expanding their civilian aircraft engine maintenance businesses, anticipating growing demand as carriers opt for larger fleets of smaller planes to accommodate a rise in passengers. [1]

TOKYO -- IHI has completed a prototype component for a next-generation nuclear plant in Romania, the Japanese industrial group said Tuesday, viewing the power project as a chance to maintain its technology and expertise in the field as the industry i... [3]

TOKYO -- More Chinese are migrating to Japan than ever before, with many driven by a "search for freedom." The easing of requirements for obtaining visas has made it possible for wealthy and middle-income Chinese to more easily move to Japan, and the... [4]

TOKYO -- Japanese engineering company IHI and GE Vernova have built a facility at a plant in Japan to develop a combustor for large-scale ammonia-burning gas turbines for power generation, as the companies near an important step in decarbonizing ther... [5]

AutomobilesLamborghini and Japan's IHI team up to turbocharge each other's future Japanese engineers discover how to rev up a production car engine to 10,000 RPMs Lamborghini announced the Temerario in 2024, saying customer deliveries would begin in ... [6]

Riki Ohkanda is an award-winning TV and film director based in Tokyo. Some of her notable works include "Aibo," "Sugar Sugar Honey" and "Chin Ton Shan." Ohkanda's projects focus on Japanese arts within a historical and sociological perspective. [7]

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage In Japanese hikikomori refers to acute social withdrawal. The problem affects about 613,000 Japanese aged 40 to 64 and 540,000 aged 15 to 39. [8]

TOKYO -- Researchers and business communities have high hopes that artificial intelligence could significantly improve various industries and economies across the world. [9]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-10 · 38% match

Japan's IHI, Mitsubishi Heavy ramp up aircraft engine maintenance

TOKYO -- Japanese heavy industry companies are expanding their civilian aircraft engine maintenance businesses, anticipating growing demand as carriers opt for larger fleets of smaller planes to accommodate a rise in passengers.

[2] FI yle.fi · 2025-12-31 · 39% match translated from et

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[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-28 · 48% match

Japan's IHI banks on Romanian project to maintain nuclear expertise

TOKYO -- IHI has completed a prototype component for a next-generation nuclear plant in Romania, the Japanese industrial group said Tuesday, viewing the power project as a chance to maintain its technology and expertise in the field as the industry i

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-08 · 39% match

NIKKEI Film: Chinese migrate to Japan for education - Nikkei Asia

TOKYO -- More Chinese are migrating to Japan than ever before, with many driven by a "search for freedom." The easing of requirements for obtaining visas has made it possible for wealthy and middle-income Chinese to more easily move to Japan, and the

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-24 · 37% match

IHI and GE Vernova to test parts for ammonia-burning gas turbines

TOKYO -- Japanese engineering company IHI and GE Vernova have built a facility at a plant in Japan to develop a combustor for large-scale ammonia-burning gas turbines for power generation, as the companies near an important step in decarbonizing ther

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-14 · 36% match

Lamborghini and Japan's IHI team up to turbocharge each other's future

AutomobilesLamborghini and Japan's IHI team up to turbocharge each other's future Japanese engineers discover how to rev up a production car engine to 10,000 RPMs Lamborghini announced the Temerario in 2024, saying customer deliveries would begin in

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-10 · 34% match

Used ethically, AI can open doors for indie film creators

Riki Ohkanda is an award-winning TV and film director based in Tokyo. Some of her notable works include "Aibo," "Sugar Sugar Honey" and "Chin Ton Shan." Ohkanda's projects focus on Japanese arts within a historical and sociological perspective.

[8] MM asianews.it · 50% match

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage In Japanese hikikomori refers to acute social withdrawal. The problem affects about 613,000 Japanese aged 40 to 64 and 540,000 aged 15 to 39.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-01-23 · 40% match

AI will smooth out shocks to the system: Hitachi president

TOKYO -- Researchers and business communities have high hopes that artificial intelligence could significantly improve various industries and economies across the world.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-01-27 · 40% match

Ikujiro Nonaka, who pioneered 'knowledge management' theory, dies at 89

TOKYO -- Ikujiro Nonaka, a management scholar and professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University, died of pneumonia at his home in Tokyo on Jan. 25. He was 89.

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