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Sony Reports No Damage From Quakes That Again Struck Kumamoto Region

No damage was sustained to Sony’s Kumamoto Technology Center in Kumamoto, Japan, from two 5.1-magnitude earthquakes that struck the region 12 hours apart Wednesday and Thursday, Sony said in a Thursday filing at the SEC. But operations at the facility…

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that makes image sensors for digital cameras, security cameras and micro-display devices had to be halted to inspect the site’s building and manufacturing equipment, and those operations won’t resume until Friday morning, local time, Sony said. Sony is still recovering from the $1.1 billion operating income hit it took from the April 14 earthquakes in the same region (see 1605240001).