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SEMICONDUCTORS

The release of Moonshot¡¯s Kimi K3 model upended assumptions that Chinese AI capabilities were meaningfully behind U.S. leaders such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 23, 2026
White House official says Moonshot accessed banned Nvidia chips
The official claimed the Chinese company violated U.S. export control rules and companies¡¯ terms of service to build its product.
The Rapidus semiconductor foundry construction site in Chitose, Hokkaido Prefecture, in December 2023. The state-backed company is attempting a high-risk, high-cost leap into making the world¡¯s most advanced chips to revive the nation's tech industry.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 4, 2025
What TSMC and Shakespeare can teach Japan¡¯s Rapidus
If Rapidus pulls it off, though, this moonshot could rewrite the history of Japan¡¯s tech industry.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at the 2023 U.S. Business Day and Taiwan-U.S. Supply Chain Partnership Forum in Taipei. Taiwan's leadership is advocating for a supply chain initiative among democratic nations that reduces reliance on China.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025
How Taiwan¡¯s ¡®nonred¡¯ supply chain might work
Proposed as an alternative to China-dominated supply chains, the initiative urges democracies to cooperate in securing advanced manufacturing supply chains.
China is reshaping its AI strategy by backing domestic chipmakers and pushing startups to raise funds through stock markets, with the goal of reducing reliance on Nvidia and creating self-sufficient supply chains.
COMMENTARY
Aug 28, 2025
China gets closer to finding its own Nvidia
Cambricon has become a stock market darling, precisely because investors recognize China has a good chance to take market share in inference chips.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing faces serious threats from attempted trade secret theft and U.S. tariff uncertainty, but its technological dominance and strategic importance keep Taiwan¡¯s ¡°silicon shield¡± intact ¡ª for now.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2025
Espionage and tariffs can¡¯t tarnish TSMC¡¯s crown
It¡¯s been a long week for the world¡¯s largest chipmaker. But it¡¯s still selling the shovels during an AI gold rush.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2025
Nvidia eases concerns about China with upbeat sales forecast
¡°Every nation now sees AI as core to the next industrial revolution,¡± CEO Jensen Huang said on a conference call with analysts.
It¡¯s easy to forget that not too long ago, the horse was crucial to the way wars were fought and daily life was lived, echoing today¡¯s reliance on semiconductors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2025
A history of globalization on horseback
The animal has been part of Western imagination since Paleolithic humans painted the Lascaux caves around 20,000 years ago.
Teck Resources signage during the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto, Canada, on March 2, 2020
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2024
Canada mining group uses China ban to push back on Trump¡¯s tariffs
Trade tensions with the U.S. are escalating after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap 25% tariffs on all goods coming from Canada and Mexico.
A woman walks past a Samsung store in Seoul on June 28. Sources have said that the firm is planning overseas layoffs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2024
Samsung to cut thousands of jobs amid struggles in AI market
Job cuts are planned for other overseas subsidiaries and could reach 10% in certain markets, a source said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2023
G7 leaders¡¯ summit statement to target China¡¯s ¡®economic coercion¡¯
G7 leaders are set to discuss concern about China¡¯s use of ¡®economic coercion¡¯ in its dealings abroad as part of their larger joint statement, a U.S. official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2022
Biden¡¯s China tech crackdown leaves Xi with few ways to hit back
Beijing¡¯s lack of good options is precisely why the U.S. is striking hard and fast now with export controls, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2022
Europe reasserts middle path on China, pushing back on Biden
The shift in sentiment amounts to a victory for Xi on just his second foray outside of China since the pandemic began.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2022
Dutch minister says U.S. can¡¯t dictate approach to China exports
The U.S. shouldn¡¯t expect the Netherlands to unquestionably adopt its approach to restrictions, the official warned, signaling a potential obstacle to the Biden administration¡¯s trade fight.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2022
Leading firms join Japan¡¯s ¡®last chance¡¯ push to reinvigorate domestic chip sector
Eight major companies have jointly invested to launch a new firm that is expected to play a key role in boosting the chip sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 5, 2022
U.S. chip-gear makers told to wait for relief from China curbs
The U.S. is working on a deal that would make firms in the Netherlands and Japan subject to limits on sales of the equipment to China, something that could take six to nine months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2022
With sweeping chip export rules, U.S. moves to choke off China¡¯s tech rise
The unprecedented controls may have far-reaching implications as Washington seeks to slow Beijing¡¯s technological and military rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 6, 2022
Banned U.S. AI chips in high demand at Chinese state institutes
The development signaled a major escalation of a U.S. campaign to stymie China¡¯s technological capability as tensions bubble over the fate of Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2022
Biden weighing actions to curb U.S. investment in China tech
A separate action against the TikTok video-sharing app is a possibility but no action is imminent, while the U.S. may place further restrictions on chips used for AI computing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 30, 2022
¡®The eye of the storm¡¯: Taiwan is caught in a great game over microchips
Taiwan is the biggest producer of the world¡¯s most advanced chips. It is also rapidly becoming one of the world¡¯s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2022
Taiwan touts ¡®democracy chips¡¯ in meeting with Indiana governor
Gov. Eric Holcomb was making the third trip to Taiwan this month by a U.S. delegation after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited briefly, infuriating China.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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