TOKYO -- Western Digital, the world's largest manufacturer of hard-disk drives, will invest $1 billion in Japan over the next five years to help the company "drive the next generation of innovation," CEO Irving Tan told Nikkei.
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Western Digital CEO Irving Tan said Japan is "extremely important" to his company for the innovations it has made there. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
TOKYO -- Western Digital, the world's largest manufacturer of hard-disk drives, will invest $1 billion in Japan over the next five years to help the company "drive the next generation of innovation," CEO Irving Tan told Nikkei.