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title: Visit by Tokyo Tech and the Japanese industry
description: Tokyo Tech and Japanese industry leaders, including TEPCO and Hitachi, met with CANES to discuss nuclear energy's future in Japan and globally.
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# Visit by Tokyo Tech and the Japanese industry

by [MIT CANES](https://canes.mit.edu/media/author/mit-canes) | Mar 1, 2023

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On March 27, CANES Director Jacopo Buongiorno met with a delegation led by Prof. Yukitaka Kato from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and representatives of various Japanese companies including TEPCO, Hitachi, MHI, Mitsubishi Corporation and IHI to discuss the prospects for nuclear energy in Japan and globally.

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