Major companies have postponed recruitment activities for the March 2012 crop of university graduates in consideration of the repercussions from the March 11 catastrophe.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. have postponed interviews and other activities until beyond April, they said.

Toyota Motor Corp., Panasonic Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. said such activities have been put off until June. Sumitomo Chemical Co. said it has delayed recruitment interviews and examinations until around July for students in regions hit by the disaster.