The earthquake on the 16th forced many manufacturers to shut down their factories, but some factories have no prospect of recovery and the impact may be prolonged.
Of these,
▽ Toyota Motor resumed operations from the night of the 17th at its factories in Kanegasaki Town, Iwate Prefecture and Ohira Village, Miyagi Prefecture, which had stopped operations due to the earthquake.
We plan to produce fewer units than usual while checking the status of our business partners.
▽ Toshiba also resumed some operations from the night of the 17th because no major damage was confirmed to the semiconductor factory in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
On the other hand
, ▽ Iris Ohyama, a major household goods manufacturer, produces masks and packed rice at its factory in Kakuda City, Miyagi Prefecture, but it has stopped operations and is proceeding with work for restoration.
▽ Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a major electronic component manufacturer, is checking equipment and performing restoration work because a blur occurred on some floors at a production base in Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture.
In addition
, Nippon Paper Industries, a major paper manufacturing company, has suspended operations at two factories in Ishinomaki City and Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, and the timing of resumption is undecided.
▽ IHI, a major machine maker, says that it may take time to restore the Soma factory in Fukushima prefecture.
In the earthquake that observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures in February last year, some factories took several weeks to fully recover, and this time when the same strong shaking was observed, the impact may be prolonged.