KUMAMOTO, Japan -- As Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. eyes a second plant in southwestern Japan and suppliers look to follow, a challenge has emerged to policymakers' hopes for a bigger chip industry hub: land.
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TSMC-led push for Japan chip hub faces land shortage
Local governments in Kumamoto farming region race to create industrial zones
The area around Kikuyo, the site of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s new factory, is filled with prime farmland. (Photo by Kosuke Kondo)
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