Kyushu

6 things to do in Kagoshima, Japan: channel your inner samurai, take a geothermal sand bath, see ancient forests and more

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Beyond the city, Kagoshima prefecture is a magnet for outdoors enthusiasts, and offers some of the best cuisine in all of Japan. Here are some suggestions for what to do while there. People buried up to their necks in black sand for a sand bath in Ibusuki, Kagoshima prefecture. The geothermal sand baths are among … Read more

Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC pushes development of second chip plant in Japan with new investor Toyota

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TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said that Toyota Motor Corp will be joining as a new investor of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), the Taiwanese firm’s majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Kumamoto Prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu. The TSMC board on Tuesday approved an injection of no more than US$5.26 billion in … Read more