Quake in Japan’s ‘Silicon Valley’ disrupts car, chip supply chains
A powerful earthquake that struck southern Japan this week has exposed the vulnerability of the country’s manufacturing supply chains, a decade after a devastating quake in the same region triggered widespread industry disruption.
Tuesday’s 7.1-magnitude quake claimed at least 34 lives, ruptured roads and cut off utili
Quake damage at Japan auto parts maker ripples through massive supply chain
Supply ChainAisin plant shutdown halts some production at Toyota, Nissan, MitsubishiThis Aisin plant in Kumamoto that makes door parts was knocked out by the earthquake, with no timetable for resuming operations as of yet. (Photo by Yo Inoue)RYO ASAYAMA and HAJIME MATSUMOTOJuly 31, 2026 01:02 JSTNAGOYA, Japan/TOKYO --
