Car manufacturers and other factories in Kyushu and Chugoku regions will suspend operations on September 7 at 14:59 on September 6
In response to the approach of Typhoon No. 10, the plants of automobile and electric machinery manufacturers in Kyushu and Chugoku regions are moving away from the 7-day operation to ensure the safety of employees.
"Toyota Motor Kyushu" is a factory for finished vehicles in Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and two plants in Fukuoka Prefecture that manufacture engines and parts.
We are going to make another judgment about the night time.
"Honda" will also stop operating the Kumamoto Plant in Kumamoto Prefecture, which produces motorcycles.
Daihatsu Kyushu will discontinue daytime operations at its finished vehicle plant in Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, and its engine and other plant in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Canon, a major precision equipment company, will suspend operations at seven factories, including its subsidiaries in Oita Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, and Miyazaki Prefecture.
These factories produce ink for digital cameras and printers, and we plan to transfer operations to another day.
The electrical equipment manufacturer "Mitsubishi Electric" will cease operations at its factories in Fukuoka and Kumamoto, which manufacture semiconductors, and its factory in Nagasaki, which manufactures emergency power generation systems.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is calling on its employees at Nagasaki Shipyard in Nagasaki Prefecture, Shimonoseki Shipyard in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Hiroshima Works in Hiroshima Prefecture to work from home or take leave without going to work.
In addition, the Ariake Plant of Kumamoto Prefecture, a major shipbuilding company “Japan Marine United”, and the Oita Plant of Mitsui E&S Machinery, which manufactures large cranes, in Oita Prefecture will also cease operations for 7 days.