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Earthquake Prompts Toyota, Honda to Halt Japanese Plants Through Friday

Tuesday's 7.1-magnitude quake in Kumamoto damaged roads and cut power to thousands of homes, raising concerns about supply chains and logistics.

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Kyushu, once hailed as a forward base leading the revival of Japan's semiconductor industry, is being shaken by a massive earthquake striking for the first time in 10 years. As a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto on the afternoon of the 28th, Taiwan's TSMC semiconductor factory, Sony's camera semiconductor plant, Tokyo Electron's semiconductor equipment factory, and Honda and Toyota facilities simultaneously evacuated employees or halted …

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Toyota will suspend production at three of its factories until Friday.

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yle broke the news in Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
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