[Breaking News]Construction site for TSMC plant in Japan

KIKUYO, Japan, Oct. 24 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 24, 2025, shows the construction site for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s second Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The first TSMC plant in the country can be seen in the background. (Kyodo)

TSMC plant in Japan

TSMC plant in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025, shows the construction site for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s second Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC plant in Japan

TSMC plant in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC plant in Japan

TSMC plant in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC plant in Japan

TSMC plant in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC plant in Japan

TSMC plant in Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Construction site for TSMC plant in Japan

Construction site for TSMC plant in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 24, 2025, shows the construction site for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s second Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The first TSMC plant in the country can be seen in the background.

Construction site for TSMC plant in Japan

Construction site for TSMC plant in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 24, 2025, shows the construction site for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s second Japanese plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The first TSMC plant in the country can be seen in the background.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

The United States Revokes TSMC Nanjing Plant Exemption

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - TSMC plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 4, 2025.

Japan PM Kishida visits TSMC's Kumamoto plant

Japan PM Kishida visits TSMC's Kumamoto plant

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) holds talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. CEO C. C. Wei (2nd from L) as the premier visits TSMC's chip plant, the first in the country, in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 6, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Kishida visits TSMC's Kumamoto plant

Japan PM Kishida visits TSMC's Kumamoto plant

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) shakes hands with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. CEO C. C. Wei as the premier visits TSMC's chip plant, the first in the country, in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 6, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Kishida visits TSMC's Kumamoto plant

Japan PM Kishida visits TSMC's Kumamoto plant

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. CEO C. C. Wei (3rd from L) pose for a photo as the premier visits TSMC's chip plant, the first in the country, in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 6, 2024. (Pool photo)

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan chip plant in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

TSMC opens 1st Japan chip plant

KIKUYO, Japan, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. holds an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024. (Kyodo)

TSMC opens 1st Japan chip plant

TSMC opens 1st Japan chip plant

(From L, front row) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. CEO C.C. Wei, Sony Group CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda and Denso Corp. President Shinnosuke Hayashi are pictured after the opening ceremony for TSMC's first factory in Japan on Feb. 24, 2024, in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture.

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken Feb. 24, 2024, shows a wastewater treatment facility at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. TSMC held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will begin operating sometime in the October-December quarter of 2024.

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken Feb. 24, 2024, shows a wastewater treatment facility at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. TSMC held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will begin operating sometime in the October-December quarter of 2024.

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken Feb. 24, 2024, shows wastewater tanks at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. TSMC held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will begin operating sometime in the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. holds an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chairman Mark Liu speaks during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder Morris Chang speaks during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito speaks during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (on screen) is shown in a video message during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing from the October-December quarter of 2024.