20110320-BW-Sony, Nissan to Resume Operations at Plants Idled by Quake
從這個新聞得知，身為日本具代表性的產業龍頭，電子業的Sony及汽車業的Nissan，都將在震災發生後3個禮拜內開始展開重建、復工的工作，不論對於日本經濟的幫助有多大，至少都是正面意義。
BTW，英文要看得懂，不難，要翻譯得好，真的不簡單。
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在經歷過大地震之後，位為世界第三大經濟體的 Sony 及 Nissan打算恢復生產。
Sony今日由其東京的發言人，大久保博（Hiroshi Okubo）表示，打算從三月22日開始恢復位於北日本櫪木縣（Tochigi）的電池工廠。該電池工廠是Sony在9級地震後並造成十間工廠停工後，第三間復工的工廠，並將在一週內，於茨城縣重新恢復一DVD製造廠。
日本第二大汽車製造商 Nissan 則透過聲明表示，將從明天開始恢復6家工廠的生產，並從3月24日恢復一些車輛組裝線。
許多日本公司在經歷過地震及海嘯後，被強迫中斷生產。而製造商同樣需要面對電力中斷、供應鏈中斷及日元升值而破壞其出口競爭力。
日本最大的消費性電子輸出商 Sony，在過去一個禮拜以來，已經有兩所工廠重新復工，試著要最小化因災難所造成的產能不足問題。而位於宮城縣（Miyagi），負責生產藍光碟片及半導體雷射的四家工廠，及兩家位於福島縣 (Fukushima ) 的電池工廠皆持續關閉中。
Nissan發言人 (Toshitake Inoshita) 表示，由於東京電力公司 (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) 正在處理核電廠反應爐核心熔燬的問題，因此同樣位於磐城 (Iwaki ) 的Nissan工廠，尚無法取得足夠的水、電力、瓦斯以供運作。而世界最大的汽車製造商 豐田汽車, 表示到3月22日前，將持續關閉21家汽車及零組件廠。
Sony位在多賀城市 (Tagajo City)、宮城縣 (Miyagi) 的工廠，還有6000人待在避難所中，該工廠，未接受到任何電力，卻覆蓋著塵土及砂石。如同其他的日本公司，Sony亦面對著燈火管制、運輸停擺、原物料短缺及供應商無法供貨等問題。Sony董事長暨執行長 Howard Stringer 於3月18日的華爾街日報（Wall Street Journal）表示：Sony公司的營運，正從受到深度身、心靈傷害的打擊中復甦。
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【原文】
Sony, Nissan to Resume Operations at Plants Idled by Quake
March 20, 2011, 6:16 AM EDT (Bloomberg)
Sony Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. said they're preparing to resume production at some factories as Japanese manufacturers seek to recover from the strongest earthquake on record to jolt the world's third-largest economy.
Sony plans to resume a plant that makes rechargeable batteries in Tochigi prefecture, northern Japan, from March 22, Hiroshi Okubo, a Tokyo-based spokesman, said today. Nissan, Japan's second-largest automaker, said in a statement it will begin the resumption of operations at six factories tomorrow and some vehicle assembly from March 24.
Scores of Japanese companies have been forced to halt some operations after the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan, claimed more than 8,000 lives. Manufacturers are also facing power outages, disruptions in the supply chain and a strong yen that's undermining the competitiveness of exports.
The battery plant would be Sony's third factory to resume operations since the 9.0-magnitude earthquake resulted in the electronics maker halting 10 facilities.
The company may restart a DVD-manufacturing plant in Ibaraki prefecture within a week, Okubo said.
Sony, Japan's largest exporter of consumer electronics, has reopened two other plants in the past week as it tries to minimize production shortfalls caused by the disaster.
Four plants in Miyagi prefecture that make products ranging from Blu-ray discs to semiconductor lasers are still closed.
Two plants in Fukushima prefecture for rechargeable batteries are also idled, he said.
No Power
Nissan's facilities in Iwaki, located in the same prefecture where Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers are battling to avert a nuclear meltdown, aren't getting enough water, electricity and gas to operate, said Toshitake Inoshita, a Nissan spokesman.
Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest carmaker, has said it will keep 21 auto and components plants closed until March 22.
For Sony, a factory in Tagajo City , Miyagi, where more than 6,000 people live in evacuation centers, suffered the most
damage among the company's facilities, Okubo said.
The plant, which isn't receiving any power, is partially covered with rubble and mud, he said.
Like other Japanese businesses, Sony is experiencing blackouts,transportation slowdowns, shortages of materials and suppliers unable to make shipments, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer wrote in an op-ed column published in the Wall Street Journal March 18. The company is beginning to recover from the 「profound psychic and physical shock to our bodies and our businesses,」 he wrote.
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【Reference】
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-20/sony-nissan-to-resume-operations-at-plants-idled-by-quake.html
