Matsushita will close its component optical semiconductor plant in Japan in 2014

According to Japanese media reports, Panasonic's electronics component manufacturing company Matsushita Optical Semiconductor (formerly known as Matsushita Semiconductor Optics, located in Hinoki, Kagoshima Prefecture) will be forced to close down in the future. On this issue, on February 5th, the Japanese Deputy Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Affairs Matsushita and the Minister for Small and Medium Businesses Suzuki Masahide visited the city hall of the municipal government and explained the government's plan to the city and the prefecture.

Panasonic Zhong Yang stated that “The current issues facing Panasonic are actually the problems faced by Japan’s entire manufacturing industry. We will take it seriously and make every effort to deal with it.” The four companies in the Kagoshima Prefecture, such as Citizen Watch, will receive approximately The 501 million yen corporate grant will create 230 jobs in 3 or 4 years to solve the local employment problem. In addition, the second open application for donated companies will begin in April, and the government calls for companies to respond positively.

In addition, some of Panasonic's practices have been criticized to a certain extent on this issue. “There is no clear and detailed explanation. The locals are only in disarray.” “The future policy hopes to explain to local stakeholders.”

The county’s Minister of Commerce, Labour and Fisheries, Baiqiao Daxin reported on the resettlement of workers who lost their jobs due to the closure of Panasonic’s factory. Up to now, 53 companies in the county have accepted these workers and provided about 190 jobs.

According to the news of the Japanese market, Matsushita is explaining to local people that the company will shut down its factory in Japan two years later. From the end of March 2010 until now, the factory has 612 employees, of which about half of the labor force comes from the local area. The director of the Mayor of Hiduri City, Gong Road, said: "We are currently taking various measures and actively cooperating to solve problems."