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CHIPMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Toyota's global vehicle output rises by record 44.3% in August
The news offers some relief for the automaker, which has been under scrutiny over whether it can stick to its annual production target of 9.7 million vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2022
Japan plays ‘critical role’ in chip supply chain, says U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
The vice president's four-day visit to Japan and South Korea is intended to shore up economic and national security ties between the U.S. and Asian allies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2022
Biden administration to hit China with new curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports
The rules are likely to ban unlicensed exports of chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories making advanced semiconductors with manufacturing specifications below 14 nanometers in scale.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 1, 2022
U.S. officials order Nvidia to halt sales of top AI chips to China
The company said the ban, which affects its A100 and H100 chips designed to speed up machine learning tasks, could interfere with completion of developing the H100, the firm's flagship chip.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2022
Taiwan says it looks forward to producing 'democracy chips' with U.S.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a major Apple supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2022
Japan will monitor China, new economic security minister says
Sanae Takaichi, known for her hawkish stance toward Japan's powerful neighbor, took her post this month amid increasing government awareness of economic security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2022
Taiwan touts 'democracy chips' in meeting with Indiana governor
Gov. Eric Holcomb was making the third trip to Taiwan this month by a U.S. delegation after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited briefly, infuriating China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022
Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc. grapples with COVID
Relief for Japan's companies and the wider economy could be in sight as health experts project this wave of infection to peak early this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2022
Chipmakers have a message for carmakers: Your turn to pay
The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans over the past two years are easing — at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2022
Japan and U.S. vow to defend open economic order amid threats from China and Russia
The allies also agreed to address the vulnerabilities in their supply chains for key technologies such as semiconductors during their first 'two-plus-two' economic meeting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022
As the U.S. Congress debated landmark China bill, Beijing surged ahead
The American semiconductor industry has withered to the point where none of the most advanced chips are made in the United States. Meanwhile, China has been rapidly catching up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2022
Vital TSMC supplier warns of chip material price hikes into 2023
Showa Denko, which supplies chip fabrication materials to the likes of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Infineon Technologies AG has been forced to increase prices, the firm says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2022
Toyota misses May global production target in third month of shortfall
The world's largest automaker by sales said it produced 634,940 vehicles globally in May, 5.3% fewer than in the same month last year and short of its target of about 700,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. sanctions helped China supercharge its chipmaking industry
Nineteen of the world's 20 fastest-growing chip industry firms over the past four quarters, on average, hail from the world's No. 2 economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 18, 2022
Japanese government to allocate up to ¥476 billion for TSMC chip plant
Amid global chip shortages, Japan is aiming to improve the nation's economic security by supporting the subsidiary of the world's largest contract chipmaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2022
SoftBank plans additional London listing for Arm IPO
The company is adjusting plans for an initial public offering of its chip technology division and will likely still list the majority of what it offers for trading on U.S. exchanges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2022
China’s chipmaking power grows despite U.S. effort to counter it
Chinese orders for chip-manufacturing equipment from overseas suppliers rose 58% in 2021, making it the biggest market for those products for a second year running.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2022
Top Toyota supplier Denso weighs ¥420 billion chip unit spinoff
Well known as the world's second-biggest auto-parts-maker, Denso has also quietly built up a presence in automotive chips.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2022
Toyota's April global sales fall 11% on chip crunch and COVID-19 lockdown
Global production fell 9.1% to 692,259 vehicles in April, slipping below the level a year earlier for the first time in three months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2022
Japan and U.S. reaffirm chip partnership, but impact seen as limited
The two countries have vowed to increase cooperation in areas such as manufacturing capacity, but experts question how much can be done on a bilateral basis.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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