Japan's high-stakes gamble to turn island of flowers into global chip hub

The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and ...

Micron to invest $9.6 billion in Japan to build AI memory chip plant, Nikkei reports

Micron Technology will invest 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) to build a new plant in Hiroshima in western Japan to produce ...
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Micron commits $9.6 billion to Japanese memory chip plant expansion

Micron Technology reportedly planned to invest 1.5 trillion yen to build a new plant in western Japan to make memory chips ...
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Micron plans $9.6bn HBM chip facility at Hiroshima site in Japan

US chipmaker Micron Technology is set to invest approximately Y1.5tn ($9.6bn) to establish a new facility in western Japan for the production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, reported Nikkei Asia ...
CNA

CNA Correspondent - Best of: High-speed rail dreams and realities in China and Japan

Journeys that once took hours now take only half the time. Bullet trains and high-tech infrastructure have changed the way we think about time and distance. And the evolution continues, as Beijing and ...
optics.org

TOPTICA expands presence in Japan with new Osaka office

Leading the new Osaka office is Toshiyuki Nishimoto, who recently joined TOPTICA as Branch Manager with a strong background ...
CNN

Japan used to be a tech giant. Why is it stuck with fax machines and ink stamps?

When you think of Tokyo, you might think of neon-lit skyscrapers and its world-famous bullet train system, or films like “Akira” and “Ghost in the Shell” that depict a futuristic Japan filled with ...
Reuters

Abe, seeking new spark for Japan high-tech, heads to Silicon Valley

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - In the 1980s when Sony and Toshiba were setting the agenda in the global TV and memory chip markets Japan was bristling with confidence as a hub of technological ...