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Coming soon: Flying taxis at 2025 World Expo
Kyodo News | 22 February 2023
ANA Holdings Inc., Japan Airlines Co. and three other companies have been selected to operate air taxi services during the 2025 World Exposition to be held in Osaka in western Japan, the event's organizer said Tuesday.
Japan wants the "flying cars" to be one of the main attractions at the expo, with the next-generation mobility expected to provide access to the event venue to be set up on an artificial island in Osaka Bay.
ANA Holdings, the parent of All Nippon Airways Co., will partner with U.S. startup Joby Aviation Inc., a company in which Toyota Motor Corp. has a stake.
Other companies selected as operators are SkyDrive Inc., based in Aichi Prefecture, and trading firm Marubeni Corp.
Naoki Okada, minister in charge of the World Expo 2025, said he hopes the technology will "surprise" people around the world.
He also called on the five companies to cooperate on demonstration flights prior to the start of the 184-day event.
The flying cars, which will carry two to five people each, will connect the three areas of the exposition venue on Yumeshima, central Osaka city, and nearby Kansai International Airport.
Their flight routes, landing and takeoff areas are to be determined.
ANA Holdings will operate a five-seat vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developed by Joby Aviation.
In October, the California-based company applied for its aircraft design to be certified for use in Japan.
JAL will operate two-rider aircraft developed by German firm Volocopter GmbH, while Marubeni will operate five-seater aircraft created by Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd., a British company, after reserving in January delivery slots for 25 of them.
SkyDrive is looking to get a type certificate for its two-rider aircraft, still in development, before the exposition.
Meanwhile, the operator of the takeoff and landing sites at the exposition venue on Yumeshima will be Orix Corp., according to the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition.
The World Expo 2025 will last from April 13 through October 13 under the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives."
==Kyodo
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Fokker Services Converts Gulfstream G550 Into Advanced Surveillance Aircraft for Japan Coast Guard
Fokker Services Group (“Fokker”), an independent integrator in aircraft completions and conversions, is proud to announce the receipt of the EASA Supplement Type Certificate (STC) related to a special mission project conducted in partnership with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (“Gulfstream”) and their Japanese international sales representative Marubeni Aerospace Corporation (“Marubeni”), both acting on behalf of the Japan Coast Guard. Applicable STC completion involves the full conversion of a Gulfstream G550 aircraft into a maritime surveillance aircraft. This conversion falls within the scope of Fokker’s Aircraft Completion & Conversion business unit, synonymous with excellence, because of its proven skills and decade long track record. As such, the converted aircraft will support the Japanese coastal authority in various surveillance duties, including responsibilities such as environmental risk monitoring and search & rescue missions for missing people and vessels. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak
Fokker Services Group (“Fokker”), an independent integrator in aircraft completions and conversions, is proud to announce the receipt of the EASA Supplement Type Certificate (STC) related to a special mission project conducted in partnership with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (“Gulfstream”) and their Japanese international sales representative Marubeni Aerospace Corporation (“Marubeni”), both acting…
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Las Aerolíneas ANA, JAL y otras 3 elegidas para operar taxis voladores para la Exposición Universal 2025
ANA Holdings Inc., Japan Airlines Co. y otras tres compañías fueron seleccionadas para operar servicios de taxi aéreo durante la Exposición Mundial 2025 que se llevará a cabo en Osaka, en el oeste de Japón, dijo el martes el organizador del evento.
Japón quiere que los “coches voladores” sean una de las principales atracciones de la exposición, y se espera que la movilidad de próxima generación brinde acceso al lugar del evento que se instalará en una isla artificial en la bahía de Osaka.
ANA Holdings, la matriz de All Nippon Airways Co., se asociará con la startup estadounidense Joby Aviation Inc., una empresa en la que Toyota Motor Corp. tiene una participación. Otras empresas seleccionadas como operadores son SkyDrive Inc., con sede en la prefectura de Aichi, y la firma comercial Marubeni Corp.
Naoki Okada, ministro a cargo de la Expo Mundial 2025, dijo que espera que la tecnología “sorprenda” a la gente de todo el mundo. También hizo un llamado a las cinco compañías para que cooperen en los vuelos de demostración antes del inicio del evento de 184 días.
Los autos voladores, que transportarán de dos a cinco personas cada uno, conectarán las tres áreas del lugar de exposición en Yumeshima, el centro de la ciudad de Osaka y el cercano Aeropuerto Internacional de Kansai. Se determinarán sus rutas de vuelo, áreas de aterrizaje y despegue.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hikes stakes in Japan's five leading trading houses to over 6%
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hikes stakes in Japan’s five leading trading houses to over 6%
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has raised its stakes in Japan’s five leading trading houses by at least 1 percentage point to more than 6%, regulatory filings showed on Monday. The conglomerate’s stakes rose to 6.6% from 5% in Mitsubishi Corp. , to 6.6% from 5% in Mitsui & Co ., to 6.2% from 5% in Itochu Corp ., to 6.8% from 5.1% in Marubeni Corp. and to 6.6% from 5% in Sumitomo Corp .,…
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Marubeni gets $3 bln from Gavilon grain business sale
Marubeni gets $3 bln from Gavilon grain business sale
TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Japanese trading company Marubeni Corp ( 8002.T ) said on Tuesday it has received $3 billion so far from the sale of the grain business of U.S. unit Gavilon to commodity trader Glencore Plc’s ( GLEN.L ) Viterra arm.
Under the deal, which was announced in January and completed on Monday, Marubeni received $3 billion by Oct. 3, including group finance from Marubeni to…
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Buffett’s Berkshire wagers $6 billion on Japanese trading firms
Buffett’s Berkshire wagers $6 billion on Japanese trading firms
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has bought stakes in five Japanese trading companies that dominate the nation’s energy and raw-materials industries, adding to the billionaire investor’s wager on the commodities sector and marking one of his biggest-ever forays into Asia’s second-largest economy.
Berkshire acquired the stakes of about 5 per cent in Itochu Corp, Marubeni Corp,…
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Toan tính gì khiến Warren Buffett đột ngột rót 6 tỷ USD vào cả 5 tập đoàn thương mại lớn nhất Nhật Bản?
Toan tính gì khiến Warren Buffett đột ngột rót 6 tỷ USD vào cả 5 tập đoàn thương mại lớn nhất Nhật Bản?
Việc Buffett lựa chọn Nhật Bản lại gây bất ngờ cho giới phân tích toàn cầu bởi từ lâu đã không còn ưa thích thị trường này.
Berkshire Hathaway, công ty đầu tư gắn liền với tên tuổi nhà đầu tư huyền thoại Warren Buffett đã mua 5% cổ phần trong 5 công ty thương mại lớn nhất Nhật Bản, tổng giá trị khoảng 6 tỷ USD. Bước đi đánh dấu việc Chủ tịch Warren đang nhìn ra ngoài thị trường Mỹ để đa…
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan's five leading trading companies
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They say 90 is the new 70, and in Warren Buffett‘s case it may be true.
The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway announced today, on his 90th birthday, that his company has acquired a slightly more than 5% stake in each of the five leading Japanese trading companies. The companies are Itochu Corp., Marubeni Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co.…
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Qatar sets world record for solar power price!
Qatar sets world record for solar power price!
Qatar General Electricity and Water Corp (Kahramaa) has revealed the 800 MW solar tender concluded last week delivered a final price of QAR0.0571/kWh ($0.016/kWh) – the lowest winning bid ever registered in an auction for large scale renewable energy.
The utility said the winning consortium, formed by French oil giantTotal and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp, had initially submitted a bid of…
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SB Energy acquires 30-MW PV plant in Hokkaido
SB Energy acquires 30-MW PV plant in Hokkaido
renewablesnow.com 21 Mar, 2017 SB Energy Corp has completed the acquisition of a 29.8 MW PV plant in Hokkaido, Japan. Together with MUL Energy Investment Co, the company acquired the Tomakomai Yufutsu Mega Solar plant from Japanese trading firm Marubeni Corp. The operation of the photovoltaic station will be carried out by a special purpose company (SPC) named Tomakomai Yufutsu Solar Park Joint…
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Surprised by Cheap Clean Energy, Coal Stalwart Adds Renewables
Surprised by Cheap Clean Energy, Coal Stalwart Adds Renewables Marubeni Corp., the Japanese trading house for whom coal makes up about a quarter of its power generation, never expected renewable energy prices to plunge as much as they have. https://ift.tt/2L4DmE1
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Surprised by Cheap Clean Energy, Coal Stalwart Adds Renewables
Marubeni Corp., the Japanese trading house for whom coal makes up about a quarter of its power generation, never expected renewable energy prices to plunge as much as they have.
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Japan & Japanese through my eyes........
I wish to give you a brief background of my association with Japan & Japanese. It began in 1975 when I worked for Engineers India Ltd. in New Delhi. I was part of a project management team to look after a petrochemical project called “Acrylic Fiber” at IPCL, Baroda. The process technology came from Asahi Chemical and Front-End Engineering was carried out by Kobe Steel. They had deputed a full time Japanese at EIL office.
Next association was in 1980-81 when I took a field engineer job withToyo Engineering at Basra, Iraq. For about 15 months, my immediate bosses were Japanese, though there were many Indians on site.
My close and strong association was from 1984 to 87 when I was a project manager and managed a collaboration with Chiyoda Corporation of Japan to execute an EPC project at NFL, Guna.
I along with my family moved to Yokohama, as Chiyoda Corp. offered me a direct employment. My office and my daughter’s school were also in Yokohama.
I again had a chance to work with Japanese when Chiyoda set up a joint venture with L&T called L&T –Chiyoda at Baroda in the 90’s.
Lastly, I was asked to manage Chiyoda’s liaison office at Bangalore for two years in 2012-14.
I will segregate my observations in two parts- one from the people and another from the country. Most people know of the punctuality of Japanese and discipline at workplace Hence, I will not dwell on these.
Most Japanese are concerned and sensitive of the discomfort or needs of fellow person. You can see that a Japanese not only picks up used plates and tray with trash in a McDonald’s but also wipes the table. You observe that a mother carries two types of napkins – one wet and another dry- when she takes her kid(s) out to play in the public garden. She cleans the child’s dirty hands with wet and then with clean napkin so that it does not dirty the rails or seats of the garden. Even in 90’s I saw Japanese wearing mask when they suffered from cough and cold. It was a common sight to see the dog owner carrying a paper bag and some broom to pick up poop.
Japanese people do not commit petty crimes or cheat which makes life so stress free and safe. My wife used to leave the apartment door open to go shopping nearby for 30 to 45 minutes. She learnt of this practice from neighbours. Initially we used to keep the money in our palm and the shop keeper would take the appropriate amount. All the shops-small or big – always charged us the VAT, whether we wanted a receipt of not. First time in my life I was offered a printed receipt of fare charged by a metered taxi without asking.
Japanese introduced us to see the beauty in the nature. The first time in our life we went to the mountains to see the autumn colours. There were conducted tours for local people to come to the mountains and soak in the beauty of the shades of colours from green to golden. We were also witness to the fire which is light up to dry leaves/grass on the mountain sides. The fire is light and controlled to spread in artistic way and you watch it from across the valley. Another experience was of hot (sulfur) springs in the mountains near Tokyo (Hakone). Our company guesthouse had a huge pond kind of hot water spot where natural spring was brought in. We soaked in this pond in the Japanese way-no clothes and separate areas for women and men. In five-star resorts, one could soak in the hot spring and sip from a glass of beer.
Japanese were also very health conscious. Our office had an indoor all weather Olympic size swimming pool and full-fledged gym with an instructor. Some of my colleagues were using this during lunch time before eating lunch. I used the facility on weekends. I went to a gym first time in my life and swam when there was almost zero-degree centigrade ambient temperature outside.
Japanese also retained some of “Indian” habits which may have reached them through Buddhism. Outdoor footwear cannot be used indoor whether in the residence or Japanese restaurants. We must leave outdoor footwear at the door and use in house slippers to go in. Most Japanese prefer to sit cross legged and ladies in Vajrasan. They do not shake hands or hug when the meet but bow and greet. Most prefer to sleep on the ground on a mattress rather than a western bed.
Japanese also have found ways to de-stress after an incredibly stressful office or factory workday. Karaoke bars are popular and now world famous. The normal bars without karaoke are also popular. They had huge halls with “ball” machines when they play a special game with stakes to lose or win, like what we played as a child. They also enjoy comics and there are comics to entertain all age groups.
Japan as a country is different from India. India is heterogeneous whereas Japan was homogeneous. This one feature made a lot of difference. They had only ten public holidays every year. Japanese was the main language for locals and it was developed to ensure that students get the latest information also. Japanese language also brings a very peculiar character to the people. The language has three alphabets-Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Kanji has no letters but only Chinese characters/pictures. There are over few thousand kanjis and a child takes more than 8 yrs to know them all though only a few hundred Kanji is extensively used. To write Kanji one must be precise and take care of the different strokes. This focus on details and accuracy is reflected in everything they do in my opinion.
The police in Japan were extremely helpful and friendly. On two occasions I got their help. Once I was lost in the central Tokyo area and I went to the police station. The policeman there came with me to show me the address. On another occasion, my family and me went to meet my friend but my Casio watch, which had his telephone no. ran out of battery and I was lost. I again went to police station near the rail station. He permitted to call my office to find out the contact no. of my friend (office colleague) but the office security refused. Then he opened the area map with names of the residents, and we located two Tanaka-san. I dialed the first one and fortunately he was my friend. In India, such help was unthinkable, going to the Police station for common man for help is a far cry!
I came across some interesting leave/holidays rule. Most Japanese joined a company for a lifetime and the company was expected to take care of the individual. After about 20 yrs. of service (mid-way I guess) the employee get paid leave (about 6 weeks) and a huge payment (app. one year salary). He is expected to enjoy with his family and many of colleagues went to Europe, USA or Latin America for two to three weeks with family.
I was happily surprised that most school students including my daughter walked to the school. My daughter walked about 20 minutes each way, there were volunteers on the route to guide the school kids. No school bus or parents driving to drop or pick-up kids.
For common people, the basic unwritten rule was- provide goods and services which are high quality and reliable. All public phones (as the world was not exposed to internet or mobile phones at the time) were in working order with coins or prepaid cards for both domestic and international calls. Such phones were plenty and located at all convenient locations like rail stations, supermarkets and including lift lobbies in office buildings. ATM rooms of banks had ATM machines for withdrawal and transfer facility. There were two other machines-passbook printing and change dispensing. ATM rooms were open 24x7. Japan was most known for vending machines- variety and exceptionally reliable. Vending machines would dispense soft drinks, beer, hot and cold coffee, tea, small snacks packets etc. These machines would not be out of stock and returned change.
Japan acts in unison for trade/commerce without side world. Immediately after WWII, their economy was shattered but soon they got on their feet. The five trade houses –Sumitomo, Mitsui, Marubeni, C Itoh and Mitsubishi- were the marketing agents for both import and export. The manufacturers were concentrating on design, engineering, and quality products. This brought down costs. The trade houses would bring enquiries and orders. They will also take care of payments. Each manufacturer will join a trade house so that there is no competition among the trade houses.
As a country, I saw Japan converting research output in other countries to application/products for common use. The classic example was digital watch from Texas Instrument to Casio. Another could be Video players. Even some collaborations were made successful and eventually did better than the collaborators. The classic example is of Toyota Car Co which had started with GM collaboration 1950s.
In all the efforts of private sector in commerce the Govt played a particularly important and positive role. The banks were ready to help exporters/vendors with five-month credit as L/C or other kind of payments after shipment may take 3 months.
I hope you like what I have scribbled above as much as I loved it writing.
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Marubeni retains Jefferies to market its oil and gas assets in the North Sea – WorldOil
Marubeni retains Jefferies to market its oil and gas assets in the North Sea – WorldOil
By Laura hurst sure 01/15/2021 LONDON (Bloomberg) – Marubeni Corp. could anything but leave the British North Sea as it seeks to sell its major oil and gas fields in the region, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Tokyo-based company is working with Jefferies Financial Group Inc. on the sale of its […]
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