TSMC projects 70% annual growth in 2nm capacity through 2028TSMC anticipates substantial growth in its 2-nanometer chip production from 2026 to 2028. The company is also preparing its new A13 process...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
TSMC to expand 3nm chip production in Taiwan, US and Japan as AI demand surgesTSMC is significantly boosting its 3-nanometer chip production worldwide. This expansion is driven by a surge in demand for artificial inte...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Visiting Japan this year? Here are the new costs you should know aboutJapan's travel costs are rising in 2026 due to new taxes and price hikes across accommodation, transport, and departure fees. Kyoto and oth...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
China says Japan’s new 1000km Type-12 missile can create ‘kill network’, hit mainland coastal citiesChina's PLA Daily has voiced concerns over Japan's deployment of upgraded Type-12 missiles, warning of a "kill network" capable of striking...
24 Mar, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan in boost for its chipmaking ambitionsThe advanced chips set to be made in Kumamoto will be used in AI, robotics and autonomous driving, sectors that Takaishi's cabinet has desi...
05 Feb, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Shocking pet horror: 100 dead cats found in home of Japanese woman who was supposed to rescue themJapanese authorities discovered nearly 100 dead cats inside a Kumamoto home, linking the woman occupant to Animal Assist Senju, an animal w...
04 Jun, 2025, 03.06 PM IST
Japan pledges a further $4.9 billion to help TSMC expand Japan productionJapan offers subsidies to TSMC for a second chip fabrication plant. TSMC's first factory in Kumamoto opens. It plans to produce advanced ch...
25 Feb, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Chip giant TSMC shifts away from hotspot Taiwan with Japan plantTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which counts Apple and Nvidia as clients, produces half the world's chips, used in everything f...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.41 AM IST
TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investment to $20 billionTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co announced plans in 2021 to build a $7 billion chip plant in Kumamoto in southern Japan's Kyushu. TSMC...
06 Feb, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
TSMC to launch chipmaking plant in Japan, but US plant to face delaysIn recent years, the company has had to navigate geopolitical tussles between the United States and China as the two face off over technolo...
20 Jan, 2024, 11.51 AM IST
Japanese city Kumamoto to use robots for encouraging more students to be present at schools; Here’s what happenedKumamoto educational institutions have acquired two mechanical aides aimed at boosting students' self-assurance in their interactions with ...
08 Sep, 2023, 08.27 AM IST
Sony considers $5.8 billion smartphone sensor factory in Japan-mediaThe plant would be located in Kumamoto prefecture and Sony plans to bring it online in 2025 at the earliest, the report said. The news was ...
16 Dec, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
Japan to create scheme to subsidise domestic chip outputThe government is likely to subsidise up to half of TSMC's estimated 1-trillion-yen ($8.82 billion) investment for building a chip plant in...
08 Nov, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
TSMC and Sony considering joint chip factory, Japan government to help -NikkeiTSMC has been concerned about the the concentration of chipmaking capability in Taiwan, which produces the majority of the world's most adv...
09 Oct, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
Biden their time to make a connectionIndians with that surname is unusual, a ‘Jo Baiden’ in Japan even more so.
13 Nov, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homesHelicopters and boats rescued more people from their homes in the Kumamoto region.More than 40,000 defense troops, the coast guard and fire...
05 Jul, 2020, 03.28 PM IST
Japan earthquake: 'I thought I was going to die'A still shocked resident from a town in southern Japan recounted his terror the previous night as he examined the damage Friday from a powe...
15 Apr, 2016, 03.44 PM IST