Policy
Japan's Semiconductor Policy
How the Japanese government supports and regulates its semiconductor industry: subsidies for new fabs, supply chain security, export controls on chipmaking equipment, talent programs, and the history behind them.
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The goal
By 2030, raise the combined semiconductor-related sales of companies producing chips in Japan to more than 15 trillion yen, from about 5 trillion yen in 2020.
A Cabinet decision on November 22, 2024 set out more than 10 trillion yen of public support for AI and semiconductors over the seven years to fiscal 2030, aiming to draw over 50 trillion yen of public and private domestic investment over ten years.
Policy topics
- Japan's semiconductor subsidiesMaximum subsidies for the JASM, Micron and Kioxia fabs, and research funding for Rapidus.
- Securing the semiconductor supply chainSupport for conventional chips, equipment, materials and raw materials under the Economic Security Promotion Act.
- Export controls on chipmaking equipmentThe 23 types of chipmaking equipment added to Japan's export controls in 2023.
- Semiconductor talent consortiaRegional consortia that train engineers and technicians for new fabs.
- History of Japan's semiconductor industryFrom half of global chip sales in 1988 to a tenth in 2019, and the revival since 2021.
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Last updated: October 22, 2026