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New York - Alpine have provided an update on Tuesday on conditions for certain facilities in Japan in the wake of Friday's earthquake and tsunami.
Alpine offices and factories in Iwaki city in the earthquake zone in northeastern Japan were damaged, but employees in the buildings evacuated safely, an Alpine spokesman told TWICE.
Iwati is home to seven of Alpine's 15 Japan-based facilities. The Iwati facilities include the company's headquarters, two manufacturing facilities, one manufacturing/development facility, and two development-focused facilities, the company's website shows. It wasn't clear what the manufacturing sites build, but most finished goods are likely built offshore.
Tokyo-based spokesperson Yoshiki Tajima did not mention whether the tsunami hit the Iwati facilities, although news reports said at least parts of the city were hit.
"I am in [the] Tokyo office, so [I] do not know the detail[s], but this is the story so far [that] I can tell," the spokesperson said. In Tokyo, Alpine has two locations, one for administration and the other for domestic sales and marketing, the company's website shows.
"A problem people in Iwaki are facing is the lifeline damage, such as no water supply and lack of daily commodities," the spokesperson said in an email. "It seems that it takes some days to recover the lifeline damages. The biggest concern is, of course, about the atomic power plant, which is about 35 miles away from our office in Iwaki."
News reports said the government ordered people within 12 miles of the plant to evacuate and for people in a 12- to 18-mile radius to stay indoors.
"This crisis is not only for Alpine but all Japan, and we have to and will overcome from this tragedy," the spokesperson said.
Alpine offices and factories in Iwaki city in the earthquake zone in northeastern Japan were damaged, but employees in the buildings evacuated safely, an Alpine spokesman told TWICE.
Iwati is home to seven of Alpine's 15 Japan-based facilities. The Iwati facilities include the company's headquarters, two manufacturing facilities, one manufacturing/development facility, and two development-focused facilities, the company's website shows. It wasn't clear what the manufacturing sites build, but most finished goods are likely built offshore.
Tokyo-based spokesperson Yoshiki Tajima did not mention whether the tsunami hit the Iwati facilities, although news reports said at least parts of the city were hit.
"I am in [the] Tokyo office, so [I] do not know the detail[s], but this is the story so far [that] I can tell," the spokesperson said. In Tokyo, Alpine has two locations, one for administration and the other for domestic sales and marketing, the company's website shows.
"A problem people in Iwaki are facing is the lifeline damage, such as no water supply and lack of daily commodities," the spokesperson said in an email. "It seems that it takes some days to recover the lifeline damages. The biggest concern is, of course, about the atomic power plant, which is about 35 miles away from our office in Iwaki."
News reports said the government ordered people within 12 miles of the plant to evacuate and for people in a 12- to 18-mile radius to stay indoors.
"This crisis is not only for Alpine but all Japan, and we have to and will overcome from this tragedy," the spokesperson said.
