The automaker's plants and production lines in Japan are scheduled to operate normally for the first time in seven months.

The sweeping shutdowns, which begin in August and run through the end of September, will hammer Toyota output in every major market -- Japan, the U.S., Europe, China and Asia.

Toyota had been aiming for a high February production plan to meet strong demand.

The automaker said parts such as semiconductors and wire harnesses are in short supply because of bottlenecks triggered by lockdowns in southeast Asia.

The automaker will reduce output again in November, but the impact will not be as painful as before and Toyota sees signs of recovery on the horizon.

The three-day suspension is likely to mean a production fall of 3,500 vehicles.

The automaker has asked suppliers to make up for lost output so it can build an additional 97,000 vehicles between December and the end of March, Reuters reported.

The comment comes after the automaker said a parts shortages would cost it 14,000 vehicles in lost production in December.

The move provides continuity and senior leadership as the country’s carmakers grapple with the shift to carbon neutrality.

The quake triggered a tsunami, caused blackouts as far away as Tokyo, derailed the country's famed bullet train and buckled highways that serve as critical supply arteries.

The latest stoppages will bring lost output to 9,000 vehicles, the automaker said, and affect production of Lexus models and the Land Cruiser.

The attack comes just after Japan joined Western allies in clamping down on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.

Toyota said it would slash its global production plan for April by 150,000 units to 750,000 vehicles, compared with the original schedule reported to suppliers earlier this year.

The planned four-day halt to production at a Tsutsumi factory line, which makes Camry and Corolla models, will cut vehicle output by as many as 1,500 vehicles.

Toyota's overseas output climbed 5.6 percent to 3.35 million vehicles through June, while production in Japan fell 18 percent to 1.73 million.

Demand for the popular utility vehicles has outstripped Toyota's capacity to produce them as the Japanese carmaker grapples with supply chain disruptions.

Akio Toyoda, in his role as chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, expressed shock and sadness at the killing.

 Americans won't be affected because the Land Cruiser was dropped in the U.S.

The Toyota Land Cruiser is so big in Japan that Toyota Motor Corp. is telling customers the wait for delivery has stretched to four years.

The new Crown's styling reflects market trends heavily favoring utility vehicles over sedans.

Japan's top automaker believes technological breakthroughs, such as hydrogen engines, can give internal combustion a new lease on life — saving jobs as well as the environment.

The veteran communications executive is back at the automaker after her shocking 2015 arrest in Japan on suspicion of drug possession, resignation and release 20 days later without being charged.

The latest January suspensions hit 19 lines at 11 plants in Japan, out of a total of 28 lines in 14 plants.

The SUV version of the Crown sedan, a staple in Japan for decades and the first Toyota exported to U.S., will be available as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EV, and sold in Japan, China and North America, sources tell Reuters.

In announcing the update, JAMA Chairman Akio Toyoda says it is important to bring together different sectors at a time when collaboration is needed to achieve carbon neutrality.