Sony Group to reduce 250 jobs from the core hub of the recordable media business – The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Sony Group Corp. is set to reduce approximately 250 positions from its primary manufacturing center for recordable media in northeastern Japan and will offer early retirement packages to its employees, sources familiar with the situation revealed on Saturday.
The decision to cut jobs comes as demand for traditional storage formats like Blu-ray discs is on the decline, with streaming services becoming more prevalent.
The manufacturing facility in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, currently employs about 670 individuals.
The tech and entertainment conglomerate will also gradually halt the production of optical disc storage media products, including Blu-ray discs, according to the sources.
