The evacuation order for parts of Kawauchi was lifted fully in autumn 2014; it was previously classified as an area in preparation for the lifting order in which previous residents were permitted restricted stays (Sekiguchi 2014).
Mandatory and voluntary evacuations were ordered for part of the state.
In 2014 the government lifted evacuation orders for parts of two nearby towns.
Alcoa said it had fewer orders for parts for airplanes, power plant turbines and fiber optic cables.
Mr. Lovejoy, 59, has won strong reviews from dealers for reducing the time it takes to fill orders for parts.
However, some analysts said Apple might have cut down on orders for parts because it placed a large order last quarter to keep up with high demand, leaving some inventory left over for the coming quarter.
Jay K. Kunkel, the president for Asia and the Pacific at Lear, another large American auto parts supplier, said his company was also starting to see more Chinese orders for parts that meet Western regulatory standards.
Apple's shares dipped below $500 on Monday as Wall Street took fright over reports that it had cut orders for parts from screen suppliers for its iPhone 5 – but others said the reaction was overdone.
Steep production cuts by automakers in the first quarter have already whittled inventories of unsold cars, but assembly plants are unlikely to resume quickly the huge orders for parts that they were placing last year.
Apple made exactly the same move to cut orders for parts in 2011 following the launch of the iPhone 4S, with a similar effect in which it was interpreted as weak sales.
