Takashi Mochizuki wrote about Asian tech companies as well as casino and bitcoin development in Japan from The Wall Street Journal Tokyo bureau.

Concerned at supply chain challenges and geopolitical tensions over the Taiwan Strait, Japan is providing financial support to both foreign firms and domestic manufacturers.

With an indicative valuation of approximately 750 billion yen ($4.84 billion), the company’s initial public offering (IPO) could reshape the semiconductor landscape in Japan. This market value ...

Toshiba Corp. accepted a buyout offer from a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners ... to sell off businesses such as its semiconductor memory division to avoid delisting.

KYOTO -- Japanese electronics group Rohm has developed a silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor device designed to be 50% more energy-efficient than competing parts, opening up the prospect of ...

Shares of JX Advanced Metals, a Japanese semiconductor materials supplier ... JX Advanced Metals’ IPO is the biggest in Japan since 2018, when billionaire Masayoshi Son took his telecom unit ...

Taiwanese chip behemoth TSMC opened a semiconductor factory in southern Japan in February and is planning a second facility for more advanced chips. And a multi-billion-dollar joint venture called ...

TOKYO -- Researchers in Japan have developed technology to reduce electricity loss by as much as 30% in power semiconductor devices. The team led by Makoto Takamiya, a professor at the University ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Combining Japan’s raw materials and equipment with Taiwan’s manufacturing capabilities would be the ideal fit for the semiconductor industry, Japan’s deputy envoy in Taipei ...

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As the two countries are highly complementary and closely integrated in the semiconductor field, Japan's export control measures will severely disrupt regular business exchanges and undermine the ...