The planned job cuts come amid a decline in demand for traditional storage formats such as Blu-ray discs, with streaming services now the norm.
The manufacturing base in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, currently has a workforce of around 670 people.
The electronics and entertainment conglomerate will also gradually cease production of optical disc storage media products, including Blu-ray discs, according to the sources.
==Kyodo
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