Japan Moves to Rebuild Chip Industry With State Aid, Foreign Investment

Japan's Strategic Investment to Transform Hokkaido into a Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub

Japan is investing billions to transform Hokkaido, traditionally known for agriculture and tourism, into a global hub for advanced semicondu

Japan provides $3.1 billion in subsidies for Micron's $9.3 billion Hiroshima chip plant expansion

Micron Technology has broken ground on a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) expansion of its memory chip plant in Hiroshima, Japan. The Japanese g

Exclusive: Japan state-backed fund considering sale of chipmaking materials maker JSR, sources say

SK hynix, Samsung, Micron among semiconductor industry group lobbying against government intervention on domestic memory chip supply — says move would worsen situation, suggests tax deductions on consumer electronics instead

Japan's top chip equipment makers see first-ever 10% sales drop in China as local industry grows

Japan's top five chipmaking equipment manufacturers saw a 10% decline in combined sales to China for the fiscal year ending March 31 — the f

Japan's chip industry faces labor compensation gap compared to South Korea

The article discusses labor dynamics in Japan's chip industry, comparing worker compensation and strike culture between Japan and South Kore