Quake in Japan’s ‘Silicon Valley’ disrupts car, chip supply chains

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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan, causing at least 34 deaths and disrupting key automotive and semiconductor supply chains in the region known as Japan's 'Silicon Valley.' The disaster exposed vulnerabilities in infrastructure and manufacturing sectors linked to major global industries.

A powerful earthquake that struck southern Japan this week has exposed the vulnerability of the country’s manufacturing supply chains, a decade after a devastating quake in the same region triggered widespread industry disruption. Tuesday’s 7.1-magnitude quake claimed at least 34 lives, ruptured roads and cut off utilities to thousands of households. It also brought factories to a halt in an area critical to Japan’s auto industry and known as well as the country’s “Silicon Valley” due to its...