Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. TSMC has unveiled plans to produce 3-nanometre semiconductors in Japan, as the world’s largest chip ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expanding chip production in Japan as part of a broader effort to diversify manufacturing beyond Taiwan. Japan’s appeal reflects a combination of ...

While TSMC’s Arizona expansion races ahead, its Japan operations are moving at a slower pace, drawing close attention. Plans for Kumamoto Fab 2, however, may be shifting. A Nikkei report had suggested ...

Dec. 12 (Asia Today) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, is considering producing artificial intelligence-related semiconductors at its Kumamoto plant in ...

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TSMC’s Japanese subsidiary, JASM, has signed a contract with the government of Kikuyō Town in Kumamoto Prefecture to build its second wafer fabrication plant, which marks the start of construction.

HOSPITALITY IS not in short supply in Kikuyo, a small town in Japan’s southern prefecture, Kumamoto. At a local shopping centre, Kumamon—the prefecture’s bear mascot—grins with a sign saying “Welcome” ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) slammed President Donald Trump as “a piece of shit” — as part of a larger rant about what she believes to be a lack of guardrails around him. Speaking at an event in ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C. C. Wei blamed worsening traffic snarls for delays in expanding its base in southwestern Japan, even while a parallel US effort races ...

As Japan races to develop its domestic semiconductor ecosystem, Tokyo-headquartered chip design startup EdgeCortix announced it received 3 billion yen ($21 million) from a government-backed agency to ...

On April 1, 2025, TSMC's Japanese subsidiary, JASM, hosted its annual new employee enrollment ceremony, a tradition for many Japanese companies, at its headquarters in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture ...

TSMC has commenced mass production at its fab in Kumamoto, Japan, marking a significant milestone in advanced chip manufacturing for the country and the first step in its major expansion overseas, ...