Once seen as America’s greatest economic challenger, Japan is now looking to team up with the world’s biggest economy by appealing directly to US executives to invest in the Asian country’s emerging tech sectors including artificial intelligence , semiconductors and clean energy.
Working together on chips At the lunch event, hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, the prime minister praised US-Japan joint investment in the semiconductor industry. Rapidus, a Tokyo-backed chipmaker, is working with IBM to bring advanced chip technology to Japan. “In the semiconductor field, Rapidus is partnering with a US company in research and development of next-generation chips.