Bloomberg reports that Nikon is currently discussing with Notion Vtec the possibility of relocating some of the production from Sendai to Malaysia.

Back in January of 2010 Nikon made a major investment in Notion Vtec (Nikon acquired 10% of the company).

Notion Vtec produces the following SLR components (from their website):

   * Camera barrel is a component used for changing the focal length of the lens which is part of the zoom
   * Lens mounting ring is where the lens can be mounted on to camera body
   * An assortment of inner cam barrel for the camera lens as well as internal camera parts

Nikon plant in Sendai was closed a week ago after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. The factory in Sendai produced the high end Nikon DSLR cameras like the D700 and D3s.