GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey Immelt (R), chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co., and Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., hold a press conference after talks with Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda at the industry ministry in Tokyo on April 4, 2011. The chiefs of the U.S. and Japanese firms, which supplied reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, vowed to offer long-term assistance to help bring the emergency under control and later clean up the radiation-contaminated site.

Hitachi, GE aim to promote nuclear power business globally

Hitachi, GE aim to promote nuclear power business globally

NEW YORK, United States - Jeff Immelt (L), chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., and Kazuo Furukawa, president of Hitachi Ltd., shake hands during a joint press conference in New York on July 9.

GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman of General Electric Co., makes a speech at a hotel in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Oct. 4.

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Jeffrey Immelt (L), chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Electric Co. (GE) of the United States, pose for a photograph at the premier(s office on Oct. 3. Koizumi told Immelt that he welcomes more foreign investment in Japan.

Hitachi, GE aim to promote nuclear power business globally

Hitachi, GE aim to promote nuclear power business globally

NEW YORK, United States - Jeff Immelt (L), chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., and Kazuo Furukawa, president of Hitachi Ltd., shake hands during a joint press conference in New York on July 9. (Kyodo)

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Jeffrey Immelt (L), chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Electric Co. (GE) of the United States, pose for a photograph at the premier(s office on Oct. 3. Koizumi told Immelt that he welcomes more foreign investment in Japan. (Kyodo)

(CORRECTED)GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

(CORRECTED)GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman of General Electric Co., makes a speech at a hotel in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey Immelt (R), chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co., and Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., hold a press conference after talks with Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda at the industry ministry in Tokyo on April 4, 2011. The chiefs of the U.S. and Japanese firms, which supplied reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, vowed to offer long-term assistance to help bring the emergency under control and later clean up the radiation-contaminated site. (Kyodo)