Japan eyes wind farm off Hokkaido to power tech industry

Rapidus' cutting-edge chip plant and SoftBank data center would use electricity

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A floating offshore wind-power platform off the coast of Portugal. Japan hopes to a total of 5,700 megawatts worth of wind power by fiscal 2030.  © Reuters

DAISHI CHIBA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will develop a 300-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Hokkaido to help power semiconductor production and data centers, Nikkei has learned.

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