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Toshiba announced it will restructure its semiconductor operations, and as part of that restructuring, it plans to close three plants by next spring, one of which is in Kitakyushu. They will also cut back on production at their Oita plant, and accelerate their shift of production to overseas locations. They plan to transfer the roughly 530 employees in Kitakyushu and 500 surplus Oita employees from the downsizing to other locations in Japan.