TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news:
Businesses in Ishikawa Prefecture are still battling to get back on their feet after the New Year's Day earthquake.
The damage forced electronics parts maker Murata Manufacturing to suspend operations at three plants of its cell phone parts subsidiary.
The company says it hopes to reopen the factories between early February and mid-May or later.
Toshiba subsidiary Kaga Toshiba Electronics has just managed to reopen a factory producing power semiconductors for automobiles and other products.
Meanwhile, Sanken Electric is making do with just part of its production lines at two out of three factories in Ishikawa. They also make modules containing vehicle power semiconductors. The firm ...