abstract:Hofu Plant is an automobile manufacturing complex in Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan operated by Mazda Motor Corporation. The complex consists of two main elements, an automobile assembly complex in Nishinoura District, and a transmission plant in nearby Nakanoseki District.
Asohadplanned a helicopterinspectionof disaster-hit Hofu city in Yamaguchi prefecture, wherea series of landslidesandfloodsdue to torrential rainkilled14people early in the week.
In the immediate future, the New York Times reports that Mazda has suspended production at its Hofu and Hiroshima plants until March 20, due to the deepening crises.