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Japan: Q2 2023

Japan’s technology news in the second quarter of 2023 gathers items spanning Japan’s growing semiconductor focused partnerships with Taiwan alongside Japan’s domestic chips industry, Japan’s moves to safeguard space as a security domain, NTT telco’s moves to protect supply chains from cyber-attacks, and more.

The monthly links below, for April, May & June, each provide you with Q2 2023 technology news from Japan, linking from the headlines to the articles behind them in full, and free of charge.

in June 2023   |   in May 2023   |   in April 2023

Plus: Asia’s tech news today / weekly newsletters >

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quarterly: June 2023

Japan: “…export restrictions on 23 types of chip-related equipment…are set to disrupt China’s semiconductor self-sufficiency plan…The measures require specific permission for…23 types of items…”

“The measures require specific permission for the export of 23 types of items to any country not on a list of 42 ‘friendly’ markets, according to the insiders and a list seen by the Post.”

“For China, it would be a de facto ban, similar to US export curbs announced in October 2022, dealing a heavy blow to Beijing’s push for greater self-sufficiency in chips.”

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“This is part of a coordinated effort by Tokyo and Brussels along with Washington — with which both sides already share this information — to build stronger, more stable chip supply chains, amid the risk of trade with China being cut off as relations fray.”

“The shared information will help the partners figure out how much of a given type of chip needs to be produced where to meet demand in an emergency.”

Indo-Pacific semiconductor supply chains

CSIS: Mapping semiconductor supply chains – Indo-Pacific’s importance

Japanese tech news
quarterly: May 2023

The liaison office will enable discussions with NATO’s security partners, such as South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, with geopolitical challenges from China and Russia in mind, the media outlet reported.

“NATO has offices and liaison arrangements with a number of international organisations and partner countries, and allies regularly assess those liaison arrangements to ensure that they best serve the needs of both NATO and our partners,” she said.

“Practical cooperation includes a wide range of areas, including cyber defence, maritime security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, non-proliferation, science and technology, and human security,” she said.

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Japanese technology news
quarterly: April 2023

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Technology Supply Chains

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