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TOKYO — Honda Motor Co said on Thursday it would slash production plans by up to 40% in Japan early next month due to persistent supply chain and logistical issues.

Its assembly plant in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, will cut production by about 40% early next month.

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Two lines at its Suzuka plant in western Japan will reduce production plans by about 30% in early September. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Jason Neely)