Nissan plants were closed after Japan quake

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According to the United States Geological Survey, on Friday, March 11, the plates beneath the waters near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, began moving and, thus, reached a measured magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter scale.
The biggest earthquake in the history of Japan had severe consequences upon many domains of activity, including the auto industry. Nissan and Toyota were two automakers which had been the most seriously hit by the quake. Nissan representatives have already assessed the damages and made an official announcement, according to which only two employees were slightly injured during the massive shaking, also presenting what operations had been shut down and the affected parts. Five of its Japanese plants were closed, mainly the Iwaki Plant, located in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Yokohama Plant in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Tochigi Plant in Kawachi County, Tochigi prefecture, Zama Operations Center in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture and the Oppama Plant in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It was not revealed how long the shutdown was going to last, but it is certain that the plants were closed for this week-end, Daturday March 12 and Sunday March 13, but the resuming of work tomorrow strongly depends on the results obtained after conducting all assessments and suppliers. Besides these aspects which relate strictly to industrial giants, it appears that more than 900 people were killed during the tragedy, as the Japanese rescuers informed. However, the danger still continues with the threatening of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where an explosion occurred yesterday.