TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. plans to shut down most of its plants in Japan for several days next week, blaming a parts shortage caused by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit eastern Japan on Wednesday.
Toyota said Friday that some of its suppliers were affected by the quake and unable to deliver enough parts. Toyota didn’t name the company, but Renesas Electronics Corp., a major microchip manufacturer, said separately that its plants in the area of the quake wouldn’t be back to full production until Wednesday next week.
