As reported by Reuters, the Japanese
manufacturer of heavy machinery, Komatsu Ltd has recently announced that it was
forced to cease all the production processes in three plants based in Shadong province,
as a result of anti-Japan demonstration that has swept across the country.
Toyota Motor Co. has also temporarily suspended some of its manufacturing
operations in China. Toyota used to produce the vehicles in China through joint
ventures in Tianjin and other cities. Unfortunately, Toyota spokesman refused
to unveil any further details concerning the suspended operations.
Similarly, Sony Corp. has stated that they were going to suspend two, out of
their seven plants in China, just the same day Toyota did, but again, no
further details were disclosed.
The anti-Japan manifestations have been incited by a recent decision of the
Japanese government to buy the disputed islands in the East China Sea from
their private owners, who, by the way, are Japanese. The islands are referred
to as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.
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