Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing plans to start making more-advanced chips in Japan, a move that would be a major boost to the country’s efforts to secure cutting-edge technology needed for ...

What if the future of technology hinged on a single breakthrough? For decades, semiconductors have been the invisible engines driving everything from smartphones to space exploration. Yet, the global ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru (right) holds a meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (center) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025.

The semiconductor market is one of the sectors that power the tech industry. Taiwan, the US, and South Korea are the countries that come first to mind when we hear the word "microchip." However, Japan ...

TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - Japan plans to look into legislation to support the commercial production of advanced semiconductors, a draft of this year's long-term economic policy plan seen by Reuters ...

The Japanese fintech sector exhibits a rich diversity, underscored by robust growth in digital payments. This is evident in the ascendancy of e-wallet ecosystems such as d-Barai, PayPay, and LINE Pay.