TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are set to outline their plans for joint development of next-generation semiconductors, as the allies look to flesh out their bilateral cooperation in the strategic sector, Nikkei has learned.
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Yasutoshi Nishimura, right, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo meet on Jan. 5 in Washington. (Courtesy of Japan's trade ministry)
TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are set to outline their plans for joint development of next-generation semiconductors, as the allies look to flesh out their bilateral cooperation in the strategic sector, Nikkei has learned.