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Wednesday 15 July 2026
US becomes top helium source for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as Qatari supply falters

The US has become the leading source of helium and other noble gases for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as disruptions to Qatari production...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Taiwan and Japan expand all-photonic network ties for AI and research
Taiwan and Japan are expanding deployment of the IOWN all-photonic network to improve research connectivity and provide backup AI computing capacity. The effort comes as Taiwan promotes...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Japan ramps up AI and quantum investment to strengthen technology leadership
Japan's new growth strategy could ripple well beyond its borders as it channels public investment into AI, quantum technologies, and advanced networks that align with priorities already...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Taiwan expo in Japan spotlights AI, robotics and senior care
The 2026 Taiwan Expo Japan opened in Tokyo on July 15, giving Taiwanese companies a platform to pursue business in AI, smart technology, robotics and the silver economy. Taiwan's trade...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Tower Semiconductor bets on Japan to ride the AI data center shift from copper to light
Tower Semiconductor is placing a roughly US$3 billion wager that the artificial-intelligence buildout will force data centers to move data with light rather than electricity, anchoring...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Japan tests reusable rocket as satellite launch ambitions face SpaceX cost gap

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has completed the first flight test of its reusable small experimental rocket RV-X, marking...

Monday 13 July 2026
Taiwan's Jiin Ming joins Japan-Ukraine Drone Cluster talks on drone systems
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Jiin Ming Industry attended the launch press conference for the Japan-Ukraine Drone Cluster (JUDC) at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ)...
Friday 10 July 2026
Mitsubishi Chemical, JSW ramp GaN substrate capacity for EVs and data centers

Mitsubishi Chemical and Japan Steel Works are preparing a fresh capacity expansion in gallium nitride (GaN) substrates, aiming to capture...

Thursday 9 July 2026
AI demand pushes TSMC, Samsung to raise foundry prices — Rapidus aims to undercut 2nm

Rising demand for AI chips is changing how foundries set prices, giving TSMC and Samsung Electronics more leverage while forcing new...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Asia VC leaders call for deeper cross-border tech investment at inaugural regional summit
Heads of venture capital associations from Taiwan, Japan, and Korea gathered in Taipei today for the first Asia Venture Capital (VC) Summit, a historic trilateral meeting aimed at...
Monday 6 July 2026
Micron breaks ground on Hiroshima expansion to boost AI memory chip production
Micron Technology has begun construction on an expansion of its existing semiconductor plant in Higashi-Hiroshima, western Japan, as part of a JPY1.5 trillion (approx. US$9.3 billion)...
Monday 6 July 2026
Asahi Kasei to expand Taiwan photoresist film capacity for AI chip packaging
Asahi Kasei, one of the notable suppliers of Sunfort dry film photoresist in Japan, has initiated a fab expansion project in Taiwan. The newly established plant is expected to further...
Monday 6 July 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Sumitomo Chemical to form glass-core venture for chip substrates

Samsung Electro-Mechanics signed a final agreement on July 2 with Sumitomo Chemical's Korean subsidiary Dongwoo Fine-Chem to form a...

Friday 3 July 2026
India and Japan deepen economic security ties at New Delhi summit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 2, during a three-day visit that both governments framed...
Friday 3 July 2026
Kioxia begins sample shipments of 10th-generation flash memory
Kioxia has begun sample shipments of 1Tb triple-level-cell memory devices built with its 10th-generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology. The move underscores the race to supply...