Japan’s ‘Silicon Island’ attracts rush of financial groups to Kyushu

From Taiwan and Japan, investment firms and banks flock to support regional growth The startup LINK-US participates in the Kumamoto Semiconductor Venture Pitch event in February. (Photo by Shotaro Mori) FUKUOKA/KUMAMOTO, Japan — The entry of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) into Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu has spurred a buildup of a semiconductor industry in what is known as the country's "Silicon Island," and funding from investors has followed suit.

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