All japan articles – Page 2

  • japan nhk.automotiveIT
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    German electronics industry registers Japan impact

    2011-04-04T12:29:59Z

    Japan’s NHK TV continues to report on efforts to contain the country’s worst nuclear accidentGerman electronics companies are beginning to register component shortages resulting from a Japanese earthquake and the resulting nuclear accident.According to a spot survey conducted by Germany's BITKOM high-tech association, producers and resellers of information and communication ...

  • iaea update.automotiveIT
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    Opinion: EV prospects dim as Japan nuclear disaster unfolds

    2011-03-26T16:36:00Z

    Automakers worldwide are making contingency plans to replace components lost by Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster.But the shutdown of several of the country's nuclear reactors amid growing fears of a major radiation catastrophe will have a much greater long-term impact on the auto industry than a temporary cut in global ...

  • japan quake map
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    German association: Japan disaster may lead to "global bottlenecks" in electronics production

    2011-03-16T18:56:27Z

    Earthquakes and a tsunami hit the northeastern part of Japan late last week (Source:www.japanquakemap.com)The German electronics industry association warned Wednesday that a major Japanese earthquake, a devastating tsunami and the ensuing nuclear-power station malfunctions could lead to problems for the global electronics industry.The industry association, the ZVEI, said Japanese electronics ...

  • ihs globalinsight.automotiveit
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    IHS Global Insight: Japan long-term economic impact limited

    2011-03-16T14:32:50Z

    The impact of Japan's earthquake and nuclear disasters is likely to have severe effects within the country in coming months, but won't have a major macro-economic impact in the medium to longer term, according to researchers IHS Global Insight.In a preliminary assessment, the researchers said the major uncertainty in this ...