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1986, the Monitor has delivered the Mitsubishi Group’s technological, social
and environmental achievements in an accessible form to Group employees around
the world. Over time, it has covered world-first innovations, record-breaking
feats and other success stories, while also providing insight into deeper aspects
of the Group’s aims and ambitions. As the Group and its capabilities have
evolved, so has the Monitor—from the early near-monochrome to the
vivid full-color you hold in your hand. |
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87 |
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| Dec |
88 |
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| Jun |
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| Japan rockets into the space age with
the successful launch of the H-I rocket, borne into space by technologies developed
and tested to no small extent by MHI. |
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| MHI delivers a tunneling
machine for the construction of the Chunnel. |
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| Mitsubishi Metal
is first to mass-produce gold bonding wires with a loop height of 130 microns—meaning
microchips can be made smaller than ever before. |
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| Aug |
90 |
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| Aug |
90 |
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| MHI-built
manned submersible sets a depth record of 6,526 meters (still held). |
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| The Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee
launches the very first Mitsubishi Impression Gallery-Festival of Asian Children’s
Art in support of the United Nations’ proclamation of 1990 as the International
Literacy Year. |
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| May |
91 |
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| Sep |
92 |
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| Mitsubishi Electric
unveils the world’s first CO2 laser that uses
microwaves for ignition, with much higher output and accuracy than before. |
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| Mitsubishi Estate
constructs Japan’s tallest building—The Landmark Tower Yokohama, near
Tokyo. |
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| Oct |
92 |
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| Feb |
93 |
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Mitsubishi
Motors develops the variable valve timing control technology, enabling
the construction of a new, highly fuel-efficient high-performance engine.
Mitsubishi Electric installs the world’s
first super-fast elevator in The Landmark Tower Yokohama. |
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| Jul |
94 |
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| Dec |
97 |
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| As part of an international
consortium, Mitsubishi Corporation sets out to build the Jamuna
Multipurpose Bridge in Bangladesh—linking the two halves of the country
together for the first time. |
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| Asahi Glass
unveils the world’s first commercially available home optical fibers. |
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| Sep |
98 |
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| Dec |
98 |
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| Mitsubishi Electric
technology enables the world’s first docking of two unmanned spacecraft. |
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| MHI (part
of an international consortium) gives Singapore the world’s first electronic
road pricing system. |
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| Jun/Jul |
99 |
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| Apr/May |
02 |
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| Oct/Nov |
02 |
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| To
commemorate its 120th anniversary, Tokio Marine begins a five-year
project to plant 3,000 hectares of mangrove across five Asian nations. |
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| Mitsubishi Corporation
begins selling DiaMap, the world’s first true 3-dimensional digital map
readily accessible to the mass market. |
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| Kirin Brewery faithfully
reproduces beer production techniques from the period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt,
overturning common beliefs on how the ancient Egyptians made their favorite beverage. |
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| Mitsubishi Materials
develops a fuel cell that converts a full 40% of its fuel into energy—a
big breakthrough for fuel cells. |
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Mitsubishi Electric
develops the world’s first reversible LCD screen (can be read from both
front and behind).
Mitsubishi Rayon begins selling the world's
first hollow-fiber membrane water purifier, capable of removing nine hazardous
substances. |
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| Aug/Sep |
04 |
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| Apr/May |
05 |
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| Nippon Oil
commences trials of the world’s first prototype 1 kW residential fuel cell
cogeneration system powered by kerosene. |
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MHI develops
the first radiation cancer treatment system with a high-precision beam that follows
the patient’s minute movements.
Mitsubishi Kagaku Media
begins producing the world’s first double layer DVD recording disc.
Nippon Oil releases the first residential fuel cell
cogeneration system powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). |
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05 |
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| Nikon
announces the Face-priority Autofocus technology for digital cameras, making blurred
faces from otherwise great shots a thing of the past. |
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| Aug/Sep |
05 |
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| Dec/Jan |
06 |
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| The
Mitsubishi Group showcases its technologies and achievements at the spectacular
Mitsubishi Pavilion at the EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan. |
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| Nikon introduces
Nikon COOLPIX P1 and COOLPIX P2, the world’s first consumer digital still
cameras with the advantage of built-in Wi-Fi LAN support. |
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| Oct/Nov |
06 |
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07 |
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| Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ introduces a unique biometric recognition system based on scanning
the vein pattern of the user’s palm. |
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| Dai Nippon Toryo
uses its super-durable high-performance paints to protect Nagasaki City’s
Megami Bridge from the elements—preserving the beauty of this soaring landmark for the future. |
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07 |
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| Asahi Glass
sets out to deliver 350,000 m2 of its ultra-transparent,
ultra-light Fluon® EFTE film to the Beijing Olympics 2008. The material is
crucial to two of the Games’ architectural marvels: The National Center
and the Beijing National Aquatic Center. |
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