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Factory that symbolised Nissan's rise may become victim of its decline

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Nissan 's Oppama plant in Yokosuka , Japan , is one of Japan 's first large-scale auto factories, a symbol of the company's global ambitions.

Nissan 's willingness to cut jobs at home is the latest sign that the lifetime-employment social contract that governed Japan 's postwar era is slowly unravelling.

Nissan hasn't said which of its 17 plants will be closed.

"The Oppama factory is a source of pride" for locals, says Akio Kamataki .

"I still buy Nissan cars and I like them. I haven't driven other brands recently, but I like Nissan 's brakes," he says.

"Now I wonder which will close first : the Nissan plant or my standing bar".

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