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Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp is considering around five sites in Japan, including Mie prefecture, for setting up a potential $5.4 billion factory as talks on subsidies progress, sources said. Powerchip announced in July it was setting up a joint venture with Japanese financial firm SBI Holdings with the aim of securing government subsidies to build a plant in Japan. The total cost of the factory is expected to be around 800 billion yen ($5.35 billion), one source s

Four children and their father were found dead in a submerged car in the sea off the coast of Mie Prefecture, central Japan, police say.

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Japanese semiconductor producer Kioxia Corp. and its U.S. partner, Western Digital Corp., are planning a merger that they hope can challenge industry leader Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, sources said.

Curry udon (カレーうどん) is a traditional Japanese noodle dish that brings together two favorite Japanese foods: curry and udon noodles.