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Japan is a major semiconductor ecosystem with important capabilities in manufacturing equipment, materials, specialty technologies and an expanding domestic fabrication base.

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Why It Matters

Japan remains deeply embedded in the upstream technologies and inputs used by semiconductor manufacturers worldwide, while new investment is also rebuilding advanced domestic production capacity.

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