Japan universities gear up to train new generation of chip talent

From Kumamoto to Hokkaido, institutions scramble to bridge training gap

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Semiconductor students train in a clean room at Kumamoto University. (Photo by Nanami Sato)

JOTA TSUCHIYA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Colleges and universities across Japan have launched full-fledged efforts to train specialized researchers and engineers to underpin the country's resurgent semiconductor industry.

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