TOKYO -- Troubled Japanese automotive supplier Akebono Brake Industry said Wednesday it has reached a deal with creditors to wipe away 56 billion yen ($518 million) in debt as part of a restructuring that will dispose of six factories.
Creditors agree to plan that cuts US, Japan and Europe plants

Akebono Brake's Arras factory in France: The auto parts maker plans to close six plants in the U.S., Japan and Europe. (Nikkei photo)
TOKYO -- Troubled Japanese automotive supplier Akebono Brake Industry said Wednesday it has reached a deal with creditors to wipe away 56 billion yen ($518 million) in debt as part of a restructuring that will dispose of six factories.