Japan's IHI develops tsunami lifeboat

Japan's IHI develops tsunami lifeboat

OSAKA, Japan - IHI Corp. unveils a lifeboat that it says can save people from tsunami resulting from an earthquake at its plant in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2014.

IHI unveils tsunami lifeboat

IHI unveils tsunami lifeboat

OSAKA, Japan - A tsunami lifeboat developed by shipbuilder IHI Corp. is unveiled on March 5, 2014, at its plant in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The 8.4-meter-long boat, capable of accommodating up to 25 persons and toilet facilities as well as a week's supply of water and food, can withstand the impact from hitting a concrete structure while moving at a maximum speed of 36 kilometers per hour.

IHI unveils tsunami lifeboat

IHI unveils tsunami lifeboat

OSAKA, Japan - The interior of a tsunami lifeboat developed by shipbuilder IHI Corp. is shown to the press on March 5, 2014, at its plant in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The 8.4-meter-long boat, capable of accommodating up to 25 persons and toilet facilities as well as a week's supply of water and food, can withstand the impact from hitting a concrete structure while moving at a maximum speed of 36 kilometers per hour.

JFE, IHI to merge shipbuilding units

JFE, IHI to merge shipbuilding units

TOKYO, Japan - Universal Shipbuilding Corp. President Shinjiro Mishima (L) and IHI Marine United Inc. President Shigemi Kurahara hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc. and IHI Corp. will merge in October, becoming a shipbuilder comparable with industry leader Imabari Shipbuilding Co. in terms of production volume.

M'bishi Heavy, IHI hit by cyber attacks

M'bishi Heavy, IHI hit by cyber attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos show the main office buildings of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (L), Japan's largest defense contractor, and IHI Corp., which manufactures aircraft engines, in Tokyo's Minato and Koto wards, respectively. Information related to the computer network of Mitsubishi Heavy has been leaked via infected servers and computers, sources close to the matter said Sept. 20, 2011. IHI said the same day that its computer system had also come under a cyber attack.

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows algae biofuel (front) and a bottle containing algae at the headquarters of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The company said it will jointly establish a research and development company for algae biofuel in early August with a university venture, eyeing commercial production in fiscal 2020.

Ex-NTT Pres. Shinto, convicted in Recruit scandal, dies

Ex-NTT Pres. Shinto, convicted in Recruit scandal, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Former Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Hisashi Shinto, seen in this file photo taken in April 1987, died of pneumonia on Jan. 26 at age 92. Shinto, also former president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. (IHI), was convicted of bribery in the 1980s Recruit shares-for-favors scandal.

Ex-NTT Pres. Shinto, convicted in Recruit scandal, dies

Ex-NTT Pres. Shinto, convicted in Recruit scandal, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Former Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Hisashi Shinto, seen in this file photo taken in April 1987, died of pneumonia on Jan. 26 at age 92. Shinto, also former president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. (IHI), was convicted of bribery in the 1980s Recruit shares-for-favors scandal. (Kyodo)

IHI announces aero-engine unit chief's promotion to president

IHI announces aero-engine unit chief's promotion to president

IHI Corp. Managing Executive Officer Tsugio Mitsuoka (L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2016, alongside current President Tamotsu Saito, as the heavy machinery maker announced Mitsuoka's promotion to president, effective April 1. The 61-year-old has contributed to expanding sales and profits in IHI's aero-engine business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IHI to promote Mitsuoka to president: sources

IHI to promote Mitsuoka to president: sources

Undated photo shows IHI Corp. Managing Executive Officer Tsugio Mitsuoka, who is poised to become the Japanese heavy machinery maker's new president on April 1, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Heavy, IHI hit by cyber attacks

M'bishi Heavy, IHI hit by cyber attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos show the main office buildings of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (L), Japan's largest defense contractor, and IHI Corp., which manufactures aircraft engines, in Tokyo's Minato and Koto wards, respectively. Information related to the computer network of Mitsubishi Heavy has been leaked via infected servers and computers, sources close to the matter said Sept. 20, 2011. IHI said the same day that its computer system had also come under a cyber attack. (Kyodo)

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows algae biofuel (front) and a bottle containing algae at the headquarters of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The company said it will jointly establish a research and development company for algae biofuel in early August with a university venture, eyeing commercial production in fiscal 2020. (Kyodo)

JFE, IHI to merge shipbuilding units

JFE, IHI to merge shipbuilding units

TOKYO, Japan - Universal Shipbuilding Corp. President Shinjiro Mishima (L) and IHI Marine United Inc. President Shigemi Kurahara hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc. and IHI Corp. will merge in October, becoming a shipbuilder comparable with industry leader Imabari Shipbuilding Co. in terms of production volume. (Kyodo)

Mobile radiation-tainted water treatment system

Mobile radiation-tainted water treatment system

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. and IHI Corp. unveil the SARRY-Aqua water treatment system in Yokohama on Dec. 22, 2011. The mobile system has been developed to decontaminate water tainted with radioactive cesium outside of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo)

Ocean current power generation in Japan

Ocean current power generation in Japan

Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. unveils equipment for ocean current power generation to the press in Yokohama on July 25, 2019. The 20-meter-long, 20-meter-wide and 6-meter-high equipment will be placed under water off Kuchinoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, for trial-based power generation the company is scheduled to start in the fall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI Corp. President Tsugio Mitsuoka (R) meets the press after receiving a business improvement order from a senior official of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on April 9, 2019, in Tokyo, due to a scandal over improper maintenance work at the jet-engine maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI Corp. President Tsugio Mitsuoka (R) receives a business improvement order from a senior official of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on April 9, 2019, in Tokyo, due to a scandal over improper maintenance work at the jet-engine maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI Corp. President Tsugio Mitsuoka (R) bows after receiving a business improvement order from a senior official of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on April 9, 2019, in Tokyo, due to a scandal over improper maintenance work at the jet-engine maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI Corp. President Tsugio Mitsuoka (R) speaks to reporters after receiving a business improvement order from a senior official of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on April 9, 2019, in Tokyo, due to a scandal over improper maintenance work at the jet-engine maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI's engine maintenance scandal

IHI Corp. President Tsugio Mitsuoka (R) receives a business improvement order from a senior official of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on April 9, 2019, in Tokyo, due to a scandal over improper maintenance work at the jet-engine maker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Improper inspections by IHI

Improper inspections by IHI

Tsugio Mitsuoka, president of Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 8, 2019, over more than 200 cases of improper inspections of airplane engines in the past two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Improper inspections by IHI

Improper inspections by IHI

Tsugio Mitsuoka (L), president of Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp., bows in apology in Tokyo on March 8, 2019, over more than 200 cases of improper inspections of airplane engines in the past two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Improper inspections by IHI

Improper inspections by IHI

Tsugio Mitsuoka, president of Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp., bows in apology in Tokyo on March 8, 2019, over more than 200 cases of improper inspections of airplane engines in the past two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Head office of heavy machinery maker IHI

Head office of heavy machinery maker IHI

Photo taken on March 5, 2019, shows the head office building of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IHI cuts earnings projection again, projects 5 bil. yen net loss

IHI cuts earnings projection again, projects 5 bil. yen net loss

Tsugio Mitsuoka, president of Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp., announces a second downward revision to the company's earnings estimates for the first half of the 2016 business year at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2016, saying it now projects a group net loss of 5 billion yen for the April to September period. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo