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CHIPMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Mar 27, 2023
TSMC’s Kumamoto plant tests Kyushu’s readiness to meet surging investment
The world's leading chip manufacturer has invested around ¥1 trillion in the construction of the sprawling industrial complex, which is expected to employ some 1,700 workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 23, 2023
China determined not to be slowed by U.S. chip controls
Sanctions instigated by Washington in October have made it virtually impossible to transfer advanced chip and supercomputer technology to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2023
TSMC’s container maker is the hidden jewel of Japan’s chip industry
Valqua makes specialized, superclean containers for storing essential chipmaking chemicals, and it expects to hit its highest sales ever this fiscal year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023
Web of secret chip deals allegedly help U.S. tech flow to Russia
Customs data shows that semiconductors made by large U.S. companies have been getting to Russia via third-party firms since the Ukraine war started.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023
Why Japan continues to be a land for optimism
Japan may be a low-growth country, but it is also low-risk and stable market, which is a major positive point of consideration for investors and others in this very turbulent world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 11, 2023
Biden administration set to further tighten chipmaking exports to China
The rules may as much as double the number of machines that require special licenses for export, creating fresh hurdles for makers of the equipment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2023
Japan says no decision yet on chip export restrictions
Many U.S. allies are struggling to balance Washington’s concerns about China’s access to leading-edge technology with their reliance on the world’s biggest manufacturer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2023
U.S. and India plan to boost chips collaboration, Biden’s commerce chief says
The memorandum of understanding between the two countries focuses on information-sharing and policy dialogue toward greater collaboration in the semiconductor industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2023
Dutch to restrict semiconductor tech exports to China, joining U.S. effort
The Netherlands is a leader in chipmaking technology and the move is a step toward adopting rules urged by Washington to hobble China's chipmaking industry and slow its military advances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2023
SoftBank's Arm likely aiming to raise at least $8 billion in U.S. IPO
Arm is expected to confidentially submit paperwork for its initial public offering in late April, two sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2023
China's chip sector needs more than state money to dull impact of U.S. restrictions
Beijing has earmarked $140 billion for domestic chipmaking development in response to U.S. export restrictions, but money alone is not enough to catch Western rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2023
SoftBank's Arm rebuffs London by choosing U.S. listing
The firm did not rule out an eventual London listing, saying it intended to consider a subsequent initial public offering there in due course, without providing further details.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 1, 2023
How Japan and its businesses should respond to U.S. economic security policies
Washington's moves against Beijing in semiconductors and other fields have put Tokyo and other global players in a delicate situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2023
New U.S. committee on China warns of 'existential struggle' in first hearing
The committee of 13 Republicans and 11 Democrats used the hearing to discuss a number of issues, from alleged Chinese human rights violations to Beijing’s designs on Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 23, 2023
New challenges have forced Japanese companies to address economic security
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the international situation surrounding Japan has changed drastically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2023
ASML’s big bet on China is starting to backfire over data thefts
After new revelations about data theft linked to China, questions are now mounting over the risks associated with doing business with the country as calls for new controls grow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2023
Sony chip unit sees limited impact from recent export curbs to China
Sony is the world's largest maker of image sensors widely used in smartphones and autos.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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