Manufacturers of automotive, electronics, and the refinery closed in most of Japan following major earthquakes and large tsunamis in the country, Friday, March 11, 2011.
Toyota Motor Corp. said it had halted production at two assembly plants in the area. Meanwhile, Nissan Motor Co., the second largest car manufacturer in the country, has suspended operations at four plants.
The news agency of Jiji Press News reported that Primearth EV Energy Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Panasonic Corp. and Toyota which it makes batteries for environmentally friendly vehicles, also shut down the factory. The level of damage is unclear, but a spokesman said, "[damage] seems not great."
Meanwhile, Reuters reported, two people were killed on top of the ruins of the ceiling in a factory Honda Motor Co., in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo.
Hokuriku Electric Co. also announced a halt of all nuclear reactors Onagawa, Japan. Although it was discontinued, Hokuriku said there were no leaks on the third nuclear reactor.
Electric Power Development (J-Power) was also suspended operations Isogo geothermal power plant in Yokohama, according to news agency Jiji News reported.
The earthquake and tsunami have also burned refinery Chiba Cosmo Oil Co., Tokyo. JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. suspended operations at three refineries in Sendai, Kashima, and Negishi.
Japanese media reported the fire at JFE Holdings Inc. steel mill in Chiba. JFE, the world's fifth largest steel company, said there was no major impact on the fire.
