On May 11th, the newly appointed governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kimura Kei, stated in an interview that he is prepared to ensure comprehensive support to attract TSMC to build its third chip factory in Japan in the prefecture.
Kimura Jing stated that he has proposed to visit TSMC headquarters this summer to discuss the construction of a new factory. TSMC's first factory in Japan opened in February and is expected to begin mass production later this year. The second factory is scheduled to start construction before the end of the year. Both factories have received subsidies from the Japanese government. (Bloomberg)