TOKYO -- Japan's government will seek the authority for sweeping reviews of supply chains for semiconductors, storage batteries, rare-earth elements and other vital products under proposed economic security legislation, aiming to ease foreign dependence.
Supply Chain
Japan to vet supply chains for chips, batteries under economic security law
Businesses fret over details and predictability of new safeguards
Semiconductors are a key focus of Japan's proposed economic security legislation, given their importance in smartphones, automobiles and other products. © Reuters
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