Murata's Thailand move heralds Japan tech shift from China

Renesas, Tokyo Electron also race to respond to geopolitical tensions

20211228 Murata President Norio Nakajima Portrait

Murata Manufacturing President Norio Nakajima said in an interview that a new plant the company planned to open in Thailand would eventually become as large as the one in Wuxi, near Shanghai. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka) 

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- Murata Manufacturing and other Japanese tech suppliers are cutting their dependence on China as the U.S.-China standoff deepens.

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