Climate ChangeJapan to set 2040 green energy strategy to court data centers, chip fabs
Kishida pushes decarbonization while trying to meet growing power demand
Japan woos data centers, semiconductor plants and other businesses with intensive energy needs.
HIROYUKI AKIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed government officials to draw up a national decarbonization and industrial policy toward 2040, as the country aims to reduce its carbon footprint while courting energy-intensive industries like semiconductors.