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Japanese Prefectures and Cities Boycott Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso
June 15, 2004. Asahi Shimbun found that Mitsubishi brand is boycotted by 38 prefectures and 10 cities. The bans last from 3 months to 18 months and are extendable. Kawasaki municipality has banned it indefinitely. Transport minitry banned Mitsubishi Motors and Fuso vehicles; out of 13 major cities in Japan, only 2 - Sapporo and Saitama - haven't banned Mitsubishi brand - yet. Nagasaki prefecture, where the main factory of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is located, has banned MMC and Fuso. Kyoto prefecture, where MMC plans to move and has already a Mitsubishi engine plant, is leaning towards a ban. Saitama city, home to the Urawa Reds J.League soccer team closely associated with Mitsubishi Motors' soccer team hasn't banned it but the Saitama prefecture has done so.
June 20, 2004. Now the number of prefectures and major cities boycotting Mitsubishi products has risen to 42 out of 47 prefectures and 12 out of 13 cities. Among the reasons given by officials for dropping the vehicles were: product is not reliable and credible, local consumers wouldn't approve of the procurement, and not wanting to spend taxpayers' money on products made by companies who act counter to the public interest.
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