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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Japan's leader welcomes investment, exchanges to strengthen computer chip supply chain

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that investment and international exchanges to strengthen the computer chip supply chain were welcome, as he met with the leaders of top computer chips makers Thursday.

A recent shortage of chips was a sore point for Japan’s manufacturing powerhouses like Toyota Motor Corp., when social restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic crimped supplies, serving as a wake-up call that solid access to production must be ensured.

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