Faced with power decline and concerned that the pinch could obtain inferior, many Japanese companies that are big consumers of energy are stirring their operations overseas.
This newest push factor comes on top of accessible deterrents to domestic production such as the strong yen, high corporate taxes and slow trade liberalization.
The March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which confounded large parts of north-eastern Japan and harshly disrupted the industrial deliver chain, have trained companies that it is foolish to focus all their output in one area.
July 16, 2011