Japan’s earthquake shut down six Sony manufacturing facilities, other companies still assessing the situation

Sony announced the imminent shut down and evacuation of their main manufacturing facilities, 6 most notably from the Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures which are located near the earthquakes epicenter. The shut down is a temporary precautious measure from Sony untill current damage to these buildings is properly measured. One building located in the Miyagi prefecture was hit by the tsunami and has it’s first floor completely flooded. These manufacturing facilities were responsible for the supply of Blu-ray parts, Li-Ion battery & optical disk production.

Source: Akihabara News