Hiroshima

Japan is providing a major US chipmaker a subsidy of up to 46.6 billion yen ($322 million) to support its plan to produce advanced memory chips at a Hiroshima factory, the Japanese trade minister said Friday. The announcement to subsidise Micron Technology comes on the heels of US Vice President Kamala Harris' visit in Japan as the two countries step up cooperation on expanding manufacturing and supply chains for critical materials. I hope the deal will contribute to further expansion of cooperation between Japan and the United States in the area of semiconductors, Japan's Economy and Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said. He said the government approved the deal Friday under a law related to economic security. During her trip to Asia this week, Harris met with Japanese officials and semiconductor company executives to seek greater cooperation in strengthening semiconductor development and production amid China's growing influence. Micron was among the companies that participate

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