Foreign investment in Japan's chip industry has reached ~$37B, as government subsidies attract companies working on logic and memory chips and image sensors
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Roughly $37B of foreign capital into Japan’s subsidized chip ecosystem is turning the country back into a serious node for logic, memory, and image sensors. For hardware and AI infra planners, Japan now belongs on the shortlist for co-location, partnerships, and supply diversification alongside Taiwan, Korea, and the US.
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