TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan in boost for its chipmaking ambitions
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Chairman C.C. Wei at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Chairman C.C. Wei talks about a book written by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a meeting with Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Chairman C.C. Wei speaks during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, reacts as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Chairman C.C. Wei, left, brings out a book written by Takaichi during a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, second right, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, right, pose for a photo with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Chairman C.C. Wei, second left, and Vice President Jonathan Lee at the beginning of their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Chairman C.C. Wei at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)