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The plants are run by Sony EMCS, a Sony Corporation subsidiary, and reportedly employ around 5,000 staff.<\/p>\n

The Sony factory at Kohda, in the Aichi Prefecture, makes cameras – reported to be Cyber-shot<\/a> compacts, as well as camera modules.<\/p>\n

The Kohda plant is also understood to manufacture interchangeable lenses<\/a> following the closure of a Sony EMCS site at Minokamo in the Gifu Prefecture that was announced in 2012.<\/p>\n

Sony’s Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R cameras, however, are made in Thailand, according to a Sony representative in an interview<\/a> with Amateur Photographer<\/em> (AP) last year.<\/p>\n

A Sony spokesperson today told AP: \u2018Sony Group continues to review and evaluate its business to ensure it remains flexible and able to respond to the changing market environment.<\/p>\n

\u2018This includes the review of Sony EMCS Corporation where we have identified an opportunity to optimise personnel resource, in order to drive further efficiency.’<\/p>\n

Sony started offering early retirement to employees at all its Sony EMCS Corporation factories earlier this month, a programme that is expected to conclude in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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