Shock, after: A woman in front of collapsed house caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken on April 16, 2016. — Reuters/Kyodo
TOKYO: Electronics giant Sony Corp said a factory producing image sensors for smartphone makers will remain closed while it assesses the damage from two deadly earthquakes which hit southern Japan. One of its major customers is Apple, which uses the sensors in its iPhones.
Sony said it will extend the closure of its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, which is in the southern island of Kyushu, after major tremblors on April 14 and April 16 rocked the key manufacturing region.
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