Thermal power equipment factory

Thermal power equipment factory

TOKYO, Japan - Workers assemble a turbine for thermal power generation at a plant of Hitachi Works, an arm of Hitachi Ltd., in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 4, 2011. Hitachi plans to boost production of thermal power station equipment to meet greater demand from utilities hampered by electricity supply shortage following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Mayor arrested over public works contracted by Hitachi

Mayor arrested over public works contracted by Hitachi

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter an apartment building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Jan. 15 to search the home of Mitsuo Ozaki, a former secretary to a lawmaker in the House of Representatives who was among seven suspects arrested for allegedly obstructing a public works tender. Yoshishiro Kimura, the mayor of Ishioka in Ibaraki Prefecture is also among those arrested.

(2)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

(2)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

MITO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 15 shows the electrical installation for a water purification plant built by Hitachi Ltd. in 1999 in the Village of Tamasato, Ibaraki Prefecture. Yoshishiro Kimura, mayor of Ishioka, and six others were arrested Jan. 15 over alleged irregularities in connection with the public works project.

(1)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

(1)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yoshishiro Kimura, mayor of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, who was arrested Jan. 15 on suspicion of receiving a bribe for a public works contract won by Hitachi Ltd.

Hitachi Zosen unveils movable breakwater

Hitachi Zosen unveils movable breakwater

On April 5, Hitachi Zosen Corporation unveiled to the press at its Sakai Works (Nishi-ku, Sakai City) a flap-gate sluiceto be installed on the seabed at Ofunato Fishing Port (Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture). The sluice will be transported by sea from the Sakai Works to the site in mid-November, and construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of June 2008. Mr. Munekazu Shima, Managing Executive Officer of Hitachi Zosen Corporation and General Manager of the Social Infrastructure Business Division, said, "Projects for disaster response are moving forward in overseas countries. We have not set a specific target for orders, but we are confident that there is a need. (November 5, 2019, Hitachi Zosen Sakai Plant, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mayor arrested over public works contracted by Hitachi

Mayor arrested over public works contracted by Hitachi

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter an apartment building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Jan. 15 to search the home of Mitsuo Ozaki, a former secretary to a lawmaker in the House of Representatives who was among seven suspects arrested for allegedly obstructing a public works tender. Yoshishiro Kimura, the mayor of Ishioka in Ibaraki Prefecture is also among those arrested.

Thermal power equipment factory

Thermal power equipment factory

TOKYO, Japan - Workers assemble a turbine for thermal power generation at a plant of Hitachi Works, an arm of Hitachi Ltd., in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 4, 2011. Hitachi plans to boost production of thermal power station equipment to meet greater demand from utilities hampered by electricity supply shortage following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

(2)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

(2)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

MITO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 15 shows the electrical installation for a water purification plant built by Hitachi Ltd. in 1999 in the Village of Tamasato, Ibaraki Prefecture. Yoshishiro Kimura, mayor of Ishioka, and six others were arrested Jan. 15 over alleged irregularities in connection with the public works project.

(1)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

(1)Mayor arrested over suspected bribe linked to Hitachi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yoshishiro Kimura, mayor of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, who was arrested Jan. 15 on suspicion of receiving a bribe for a public works contract won by Hitachi Ltd.