TOKYO -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is participating in a program in Japan to preserve groundwater resources by flooding unused paddy fields, amid concerns that its chip factories in Kumamoto prefecture could cause water shortages in the area.
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Water pressure: TSMC, others tackle groundwater worries in Kumamoto
Farmers look to partnerships with companies to protect vital resource
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TSMC's Kumamoto plant: The Taiwanese contract chipmaker has pledged to recycle 75% of the water it consumes at its new factory in the prefecture. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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