TOKYO -- Japan's education ministry aims to debut financial incentives this fall for graduate-level exchange programs with European universities, part of a push to cultivate talent in critical technologies like semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
Countries are finding it increasingly difficult to secure needed talent in advanced technologies on their own. The European Union in 2023 outlined plans to work with Japan and other partners to build supply chains for semiconductors and other critical materials, with an eye on curbing its economic reliance on China.
