The Latest Breaking News from Kumamoto

At its European Technology Symposium last week TSMC revealed some of the details about its Global Gigafab Manufacturing program, the company's strategy to replicate its manufacturing processes across its multiple gigafab sites. The need for large-scale multi-national fabs to have a process in place to replicate their facilities is well-documented…

The $8.6-billion facility in the southern Kumamoto region showcases TSMC's efforts to make some of its strategically crucial chips elsewhere than hotspot Taiwan, as well as Japan's push to revive its once-dominant semiconductor sector.

The defending two-time champion, who leads the standings after three races, was admitted to hospital in nearby Kumamoto on Friday after suffering chest pain and shortness of breath.

The Supreme Court will hand down a decision Friday on the appeal of a former Vietnamese trainee convicted of abandoning the corpses of stillborn twins she gave birth to in Kumamoto Prefecture in 2020.

Take a peek at different stations along the Honda Africa Twin assembly line at the Kumamoto factory where they're put together for delivery to you.

KUMAMOTO -- Fans of the manga series "One Piece" are flocking to Kumamoto Prefecture to see statues of characters from the popular franchise. Ten statues depicting various members of the Straw Hat Pirates have been installed in the prefecture. The representation of the series' protagonist, Luffy, is said to have…

HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto -- Wooden boats filled with tourists returned to the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, for the first time in about two years on Saturday.

KUMAMOTO -- Koichi Miyatsu does not remember much about that day when, as a toddler, he was left in the "baby hatch" of a Kumamoto hospital. Now 18, he only has a vague memory of "something like a door."

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) saw orders for automotive electronics chips accelerating at a faster-than-expected pace, Digi Times reports. TSMC's advanced technology leadership will likely attract an influx of AI chip orders for autonomous driving from vendors including NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA).  TSMC commanded a more than 90% share of the 7/5nm…