Tokyo seeks to expand semiconductor production


Plans to build factories for semiconductor-related industries have been mapped out across the country. — Reuters

TOKYO: In a bid to strengthen supply chains and economic security in the wake of the global shortage of semiconductors caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Japanese government is encouraging businesses and other organisations to expand domestic production of semiconductors.

Plans to build factories for semiconductor-related industries have been mapped out across the country.

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