Japan’s first commercial jet in 50 years, MRJ90 has successfully completed first flight

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 11/10/2015

Japan’s Passenger Jet Takes to the Skies for First Flight
Date: Nov 10, 2015
Source: Bloomberg by Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s new jet took off on its debut flight from Nagoya airport in central Japan, half a century after the country last introduced a new passenger plane.

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, which can seat as many as 92 passengers, took off at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday with two pilots. A round of applause rang out when the plane landed back in Nagoya at 11:02 a.m. after a flight that took it over Japan’s Pacific coast.

Honda RC213V-S US$184,000 – Legal Street version of MotoGP Bike

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 06/11/2015

Honda to Launch RC213V-S by Turning RC213V Competing in MotoGP Races into a Model for Public Road Riding
Date: June 11, 2015
Source: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

June 11, 2015 – The RC213V is a machine exclusively for racing that has won consecutive championships in the MotoGP class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (hereinafter called “MotoGP”) in 2013 and 2014. Honda has made changes to some of the specifications of the RC213V, and will now introduce this as the RC213V-S. It is possible to ride the RC213V-S on public roads, and Honda will start accepting order entry for this new model on July 13, 2015.

Shinzo Abe agreed to memorandum of cooperation with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan about several areas including maglev high-speed rail

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 06/07/2015

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sits on board a magnetic-levitation (maglev) train at the Yamanashi Maglev Test Track.

Larry Hogan just asked for $28M to develop a maglev train line between Baltimore and D.C.
Date: June 4, 2015
Source: Baltimore Business Journal by Rick Seltzer

Gov. Larry Hogan isn’t just riding a magnetic levitation train in Japan during his trade trip to Asia. His administration is boosting a private effort to build such a super-fast train at home between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Japan to develop Thai high-speed rail links

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 05/26/2015

Japan to develop Thai high-speed rail links
Date: May 12, 2015
Source: The Straits Times

BANGKOK – Japan has signalled its intention to help develop three multibillion-dollar high-speed railway routes in Thailand.

Both sides will sign a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) this month on joint development of the Bangkok-to-Chiang Mai, Kanchanaburi-Bangkok-Laem Chabang and Bangkok-to-Sa Kaew rail lines.

Malaysia PM Najib Razak takes Shinkansen bullet train to Sendai Japan

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 05/26/2015

Najib takes Shinkansen bullet train to Sendai
Date: May 26, 2015
Source: The Malaysian Insider

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today experienced first-hand the Shinkansen, Japan’s renowned bullet train which travels at 320km per hour.

Mitsubishi and Hitachi To Supply and Install Train Signaling Systems in Myanmar

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 05/18/2015

Map - Mitsubishi Corporation and Hitachi Ltd. To Supply and Install Train Signaling Systems in Myanmar

Mitsubishi Corporation and Hitachi Ltd. To Supply and Install Train Signaling Systems in Myanmar
Date: May 18, 2015
Source: Mitsubishi Corporation

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Hitachi Ltd. (Hitachi) are pleased to announce the conclusion of a contract to supply and install railway signaling systems in Myanmar. The contract, signed with Myanma Railways on May 15, 2015, amounts to approximately 2.4 billion yen and will be covered by grant aid from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Completion of the project is scheduled for June 2017.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Receives Order for World’s Highest Level of Energy Efficiency LPG Carrier from Astomos Energy

JAPAN PRODUCTS | Energy News, News, Transportation News | 03/02/2015

MHI Receives Order for Very Large LPG Carrier from Astomos Energy
Date: Mar 02, 2015
Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

– Fourth Sister Vessel Since First Order in 2013 Provides World’s Highest Level of Energy Efficiency, Enabling Passage through New Panama Canal –

Tokyo, March 2, 2015 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.

Four Japanese Firms Receives Letter of Conditional Acceptance for Doha Metro Construction in Qatar

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 03/02/2015

Five Member Consortium of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo and Thales Receives Letter of Conditional Acceptance for Doha Metro Construction
Date: Feb 20, 2015
Source: Hitachi, Ltd.

On February 20 2015, a consortium consisting of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.; Mitsubishi Corporation; Hitachi, Ltd.; The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd.; and Thales received a Letter of Conditional Acceptance from the Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) for a systems package for the Doha Metro, the first metro system to be constructed in the State of Qatar. This is one of the world’s largest projects for a single metro system. Construction is scheduled for completion by October 2019.

East Japan Railway Company exhibited Shinkansen bullet train simulator for first time in India

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 02/26/2015

JR East promotes bullet train in India
Date: Feb. 26, 2015
Source: NHK World

East Japan Railway Company officials are promoting bullet train technology in India in hope of developing a high-speed rail system there.

Japan’s Narita Airport to Lease Maintenance Facility to Foreign Airlines

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 01/12/2015

Narita Airport hopes to lure maintenance business
Date: Jan 10, 2015
Source: NHK World

Officials at Japan’s Narita Airport hope to make better use of some untapped assets. They say they want to attract more business by leasing out maintenance facilities.

Honda to Introduce World’s First Predictive Safety Cruise Control System

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 01/09/2015

Honda to Introduce World’s First Predictive Safety Cruise Control System
Date: Jan 8, 2015
Sourec: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

January 8, 2015 – Honda is to introduce the world’s first predictive cruise control system known as Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (i-ACC), capable of foreseeing and automatically reacting to other vehicles ‘cutting-in’ to the equipped vehicle’s lane.

Hitachi Wins an Additional Order for 16 TEMU1000 Tilting Rail Cars from Taiwan

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 01/09/2015

Hitachi Wins an Additional Order for 16 Tilting Rail Cars for Limited Express Service from the Taiwan Railway Administration of Taiwan
Date: Jan 9, 2015
Sourec: Hitachi, Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan, January 9, 2015 — Hitachi, Ltd. today announced that it has won an additional order for 16 TEMU1000 tilting rail cars (2 train sets) for a limited express service from the Taiwan Railway Administration (“TRA”) of Taiwan. The rail cars are to be delivered within the 2015/16 financial year, and scheduled to enter service from June 2016 onwards.

41 Japanese Vehicles Selected the “Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+” from IIHS

JAPAN PRODUCTS | Awards and Honors, News, Reports, Transportation News | 12/27/2014

2015 Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ winners
Date: Dec 23, 2014
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Vehicles can qualify for one of the awards with either a good or acceptable rating in the small overlap front crash test, along with good ratings in the other four crashworthiness evaluations. In addition, Top Safety Pick+ winners must have an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention.

Toshiba Supplies Traction Energy Storage System for Tobu Railway

JAPAN PRODUCTS | Energy News, News, Transportation News | 12/19/2014

Toshiba - Traction Energy Storage System

Toshiba Supplies Traction Energy Storage System for Tobu Railway
Date: Dec 18, 2014
Source: Toshiba Corporation

TOKYO-Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has supplied a traction energy storage system (TESS) to Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. TESS stores traction energy generated by decelerating trains as they enter a station and releases it as needed when trains accelerate from the station. The system is planned to operate from December 22.

US chooses Japan, Australia to maintain F-35 fighter in Pacific Region

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Transportation News | 12/18/2014

Japan, Australia Selected for Pacific F-35 Sustainment
Date: Dec 17, 2014
Source: DefenseNews – By AARON MEHTA

WASHINGTON — The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has selected Japan and Australia to provide heavy airframe and engine maintenance in the Pacific, the Joint Program Office announced Wednesday.

Mazda and Mitsubishi Chemical Develops Bio-based Engineering Plastic Featuring High-Quality Finish without Paint and Suitable for Exterior Vehicle Parts

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Science and Technology News, Transportation News | 12/10/2014

Mazda Develops Bio-based Engineering Plastic Featuring High-Quality Finish without Paint and Suitable for Exterior Vehicle Parts
Date: Dec 20, 2014
Source: Mazda Motor Corporation

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that, in conjunction with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, it has developed a new bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior design parts for automobiles.

Japan has successfully launched its new asteroid explorer Hayabusa 2

JAPAN PRODUCTS | News, Science and Technology News, Transportation News | 12/03/2014

Launch Success of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26 with “Hayabusa2” Onboard
Date: Dec 3, 2014
Source: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26 (H-IIA F26) with the Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” onboard at 1:22:04 p.m. on December 3, 2014 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center.

Mitsubishi develops high-speed AGT System Capable of Speeds up to 120kph

JAPAN PRODUCTS | Transportation News | 10/04/2014

MHI - High-speed Automated Guideway Transit System

MHI Develops High-speed Automated Guideway Transit System Capable of Speeds up to 120 Kilometers Per Hour – New Offering Will Dramatically Expand the Global Market –
Date: Oct 2, 2014
Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)

Tokyo, October 2, 2014 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed the development of a high-speed Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) System achieving a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour (kph), roughly the twice the speed compared to current so-called “automated guideway transit system.”

Suzuki Motor has unveiled the all-new SUV VITARA at the Paris Motor Show

JAPAN PRODUCTS | Transportation News | 10/03/2014

Suzuki Motor Corporation has unveiled the all-new SUV VITARA at the Paris Motor Show, which is being held from 2 October, 2014.
Date: Oct 3, 2014
Source: Suzuki Motor Corporation

The all-new SUV VITARA is a whole new compact SUV, which has evolved in every aspect such as driving, safety, and environmental performances, and design, while inheriting qualification as genuine four-wheel-drive vehicle and SUV derived from JIMNY, VITARA, and GRAND VITARA. It has not only pursued excellent driving performance, but has been developed as a car that can reflect the user’s lifestyle.

Panasonic’s Automated Driving Technologies

JAPAN PRODUCTS | Transportation News | 09/16/2014

Panasonic - 21st ITS World Congress 2014 - 03

Panasonic Showcases Automated Driving Technologies and Systems Using Big Data at the 21st ITS World Congress 2014
Date: Sep 15, 2014
Source: Panasonic Corporation

Leading global systems-solutions provider Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America has exhibited and demonstrated a range of advanced technologies that support automated and connected vehicles at the 2014 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress (ITS), held at Cobo Center in Detroit, U.S.

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