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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Hiroshi HIYAMA

Rapidus 'Last Opportunity' To Put Japan Back On Global Chip Map

Rapidus chairman Tetsuro Higashi said it is 'becoming crucially important for Japan to build a very strong digital technology industry' (Credit: AFP)

Japan's Rapidus project that brings together some of the world's biggest companies is the "last opportunity" to put the country's once-dominant semiconductor sector back on the global map, its chairman warned.

And, while the company has the financial firepower of the government behind it, Tetsuro Higashi told AFP in an interview that he was under illusions about the challenges ahead.

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