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News & Current Events Apr 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sees shares jump nearly 4% on first ever warship export deal

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Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sees shares jump nearly 4% on first ever warship export deal
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Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sees shares jump nearly 4% on first ever warship export deal
This will be Japan's first ever warship export project, and the first ship is scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in 2029.
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Important-List344 Apr 20, 2026 +26
Big shift for Japan’s defense policy...
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Far_Out_6and_2 Apr 20, 2026 +9
Who are they exporting too
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ZestyBeanDude Apr 20, 2026 +28
Australia.
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jigsaw153 Apr 20, 2026 +2
New Zealand and Taiwan are interested too
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Federal-Guess7420 Apr 20, 2026 +1
Hopefully it goes better than last time Japanese warships went to Taiwan
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CupEcstatic2721 Apr 20, 2026 +10
Global instability has done its part. In the current climate Japan's actions are viewed with understanding despite the long-standing restrictions on its military capabilities
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okbutjustsoyouknow Apr 20, 2026 +9
MItsubishi really built a new generation of warships before a new Starion/Cordia/GTO/EVO :(
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faffc260 Apr 20, 2026 +4
I doubt their heavy industries branch is much associated with their auto branches decisions on what to make, but yeah :\\
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SoUpInYa Apr 20, 2026 +1
Too soon .. I miss my 3000gt
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BolunZ6 Apr 20, 2026 +2
Is that a raising sun flag in the picture? Which is the one they used in WW2
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Clueless_PhD Apr 20, 2026 +22
Yes. It was associated with WW2. But its root was from 1600s and had nothing to do with Japanese facism. It was Japanese facism adopted it rather than invented it. Japanese self-defense force has been using it for like 80 years.
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Bennyboy11111 Apr 20, 2026 +8
The rising sun flag has never been their official state flag too. Its just used as their ww2 flag in media.
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Eternal_Alooboi Apr 20, 2026 -6
Did Japan even have Fascism? It was Imperialistic and Authoritarian.
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print-w Apr 20, 2026 +4
And extremely nationalistic, autocratic, militaristic, suppressive of opposition, with a belief in natural social hierarchy. Whoops, that's pretty much all the core characteristics of fascism... The few ways Imperial Japan differed from western fascism are so minor that it's at best its own subcategory of facism. Like people like to point out that there wasn't a singular dictator or a cult of personality around that person, but not only is that one small difference, but also kind of wrong, because there was definitely a cult of reification around the Emperor. Just because he wasn't directing the war the same way Hitler and Mussolini did (although he also did a lot more than a lot of people know or care to admit), doesn't mean he wasn't otherwise playing an extremely similar role to controlling and unifying the nation. Or another criticism is that they didn't need restructuring of their society in similar way to how western fascists did, because change was a key factor in how they represented themselves. But why would Japan have needed to do that when their society already largely conformed to several of those ideals?
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redsterXVI Apr 20, 2026 +1
It's also the one rhey used after WW2 ... it's the current maritime flag
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Eternal_Alooboi Apr 20, 2026 +1
They really are trying to expand arent they? There were news of MHI teaming up with an Indian companies to open up new shipyard(s) in India to make commercial and maybe even military vessels. I know Imabari is building one.
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macross1984 Apr 20, 2026 +1
For the longest of time, Japan deliberately withheld itself promoting their military hardware for export. Now that taboo is broken it will benefit Japan financially.
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Sweet_taco28 Apr 20, 2026 +1
Time to get the old gang back together
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New-Anybody-6206 Apr 20, 2026 -3
I did not have Mitsubishi making making weapons of war again on my bingo card.
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Sieve-Boy Apr 20, 2026 +21
They're the biggest arms manufacturer in Japan.
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redsterXVI Apr 20, 2026 +10
You're a bit late to the game, they started that 70 years ago
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Khamvom Apr 20, 2026 +9
I mean, Mitsubishi never really stopped. They had a brief pause after WW2, but they’ve been making weapons for the Japanese Military since the 1950’s. They’re Japan’s biggest and “prime” arm’s producer. The big shift in recent years is that they’re exporting more of their stuff now.
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Far_Out_6and_2 Apr 20, 2026 +1
This is true but they also have enemies to worry about such as china and North Korea so one can’t blame them to rearm to protect themselves
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leisurechef Apr 20, 2026 -20
War mongering be war mongering
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cover-me-porkins Apr 20, 2026 +5
I doubt Australia are about to go on a war of conquest any time soon. Frigates also tend to be used for defensive roles, such as protecting commercial shipping / anti-piracy, protecting larger combat ships from submarines or missiles, mine-clearing and patrolling / policing the countries EEZ.
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Harry_The-Bastard Apr 20, 2026 +7
They're selling arms to other countries, not bombing girls' high schools, invading or harassing their neighbours or threatening their allies
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leisurechef Apr 20, 2026 -15
Arms is arms, war is war, you do you, I know where the blood is
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CupEcstatic2721 Apr 20, 2026 +9
Unfortunately, the world is quite cruel. Weapons in the right hands can actually act as a deterrent, ultimately saving civilian lives
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leisurechef Apr 20, 2026 -8
The world is hurting & ordinary people who are voting on Listnook are looking for a place to throw their feelings.
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