Backed by US$15 billion in Japanese government funding, Rapidus announced an alliance with 17 semiconductor design-related companies, including US-based Synopsys and India's Infosys,...
A former iPhone display factory in Mobara, Japan, is set for a new role in the semiconductor supply chain, with Shinko Electric Industries planning to convert the site into a production...
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is betting on physical AI as part of a multibillion-dollar growth plan to modernize factories, address labor shortages, and expand robotics across shipbuilding,...
Towa plans to build a new factory in Kyoto Prefecture to produce assembly and packaging equipment for advanced semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications.
The complexity of vehicle economics surrounding surging battery costs has long put the EV industry in a difficult position, caught between power-delivery constraints and energy-efficiency...
Japan's Kyushu Semiconductor Industry Exhibition, known as K-Semi, grew 36% at this year's edition in Fukuoka, held from September 30 to October 1, 2026, as chip makers expanded their...
In a major effort to rebuild its national semiconductor industry, Japanese contract chipmaker Rapidus plans to partner with 17 domestic and international design firms to broaden its...
Japan plans to detail the first five years of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's more than JPY370 trillion (US$2.3 trillion) 14-year investment initiative, which is designed to spur investment...
Japanese companies sharply reduced their footprint in China over the past two years, with the number operating there falling 22.4% from 13,034 to 10,118 as of the end of June 2026,...
Japan's three major power semiconductor makers — Rohm Semiconductor, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric — have failed to complete integration talks on the original schedule,...
Champ-Ray Industrial is stepping up efforts to expand in Japan's drone market, using a recent sponsorship tie-in with the Oita Trinita professional football team in Japan's J2 League...
Topco Scientific said its Japanese subsidiary, Shunkawa, officially opened its Fukuoka office on October 1, making it the company’s third base in Japan alongside its Tokyo headquarters...
Taiwan is moving to align its Green Mark ecolabel with international certification systems in an effort to reduce green trade barriers and shorten time to market for electronics pr...
Shinko Electric Industries announced on September 30 it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Mobara Fab from Japan Display (JDI) in Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture. The transaction...
