Sources in Indonesia have attributed the closures to restructuring after Aiwa was taken over by Sony, rather than a shift of manufacturing to China.
Minolta Co also plans to move assembly of its cameras from Malaysia to China in 2003.
A total of 15 large Japanese companies have so far announced plans to scale down operations in the ASEAN region and shift them to China. The move is expected to result in 17,000 people losing employment.
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