The MRJ's delivery date has been postponed five times, most recently in January 2017 for design modifications that involve shifting some equipment and wiring. But a fresh design is within reach, and Mitsubishi Aircraft has resumed production of fittings for the plane, President Hisakazu Mizutani told The Nikkei in a recent interview. (Nikkei)

Local restaurants, souvenir shops and even some temples and shrines are hoping to cater to foreign guests with an international custom yet to be adopted in Japan: letting customers pay their bills with credit cards instead of cash. (Japan Today)

The president of Mitsubishi Materials has apologized for falsification of inspection data at 2 of its subsidiaries. (NHK)

Subaru Corp. will introduce a series of all-electric cars in Japan as early as 2021, sources said, as competition intensifies between automakers looking to develop eco-friendly cars in response to stricter global emissions regulations. (Japan Times)

Japan's 3 major financial groups are reporting their earnings for the April-to-September period. Two saw their operating profits fall, as prolonged low interest rates ate into their earnings. (NHK)

Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% to a fresh 21-year high on Friday, led by banking shares as U.S. yields remained high and by tech shares after their U.S. counterparts posted strong earnings. (Japan Today)

A scandal involving falsified data on Kobe Steel products may be worse than first believed. (NHK)

A heavy-duty version of Japan's H-2A rocket is now scheduled to lift off Saturday with a geostationary navigation satellite after a week-long delay to diagnose and resolve a leak in the rocket's propulsion system, the Japanese space agency announced Wednesday. (spaceflightnow.com)

The planned launch of a rocket carrying the navigation satellite Michibiki No. 3 has been postponed. (NHK)

The Nissan Motor, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors group has become the world's number one automaker in terms of unit sales for the first time. (NHK)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, or MHI, will exhibit its jet plane at the International Paris Air Show, one of the world's major aviation events. (NHK)

Japan's next-generation mainstay fighter aircraft, the F35 stealth jet, has been shown to the public. (NHK)