Japanese firms concerned over quality decline
ANN/ The Daily Yomiuri
Makers representing Japan's manufacturing prowess, including Sony Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corp., have seen a decline in product quality since last year. Some observers said excessive cost-cutting pressure on production was one factor behind diminishing quality. As such, worries over the international competitiveness of Japanese manufacturers are growing. Since June, damage to the turbine blades of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Shikamachi, Ishikawa Prefecture, have suspended operations at the plants.
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