Sony to extend closure of image sensor plant in southern Japan


  • World
  • Saturday, 16 Apr 2016

People walk out from Sony Corp's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, January 27, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said that it will extend the closure of its image sensor plant in southern Japan, which was hit again by a powerful earthquake early on Saturday.

Sony said the closure will affect its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, and operations at its image sensor plant in Nagasaki, also in the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, will be partially suspended.

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