Japan's Kyushu considers own spin to Taiwan's chip megapark

Local council proposes network of industrial hubs to promote semiconductor industry

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Taiwan's sprawling Hsinchu Science Park is home to over 600 businesses, including the headquarters for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (Hsinchu Science Park Bureau)

YOSHINARU SAKABE, Nikkei staff writer

FUKUOKA, Japan -- A plan to turn the Japanese island of Kyushu into a semiconductor industry hub is picking up steam as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. builds a second plant there, though logistical hurdles are seen preventing the construction of a single, supersized industrial park like in Taiwan.

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