Kirk here with a little more on the semiconductor plant to be finished by 2024. The article says that it is projected to employ 1500 people.
To put this number in context, I looked for a listing of Kumamoto’s largest employers and found this page that lists the Hirata Corporation at the top with 1049 employees:
https://www.ts-hikaku.com/clist/a43/v1s22t0p.html
But, I know this page can’t be right because Sony’s website says that is employs about 10,200 just in Kumamoto:
https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/company/about/
Still, 1500 is a significant number.
By the way, here’s a blurb about the Hirata Corporation from its website:
“Manufacture and sales of various manufacturing line systems, Industrial robot and logistic equipment.”
So, it too is in the high-tech sector – another reason that Kyushu is known as Japan’s “silicon island.”
https://www.hirata.co.jp/en/corporate/summary
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/81ce919b6eda9aec781b67314820c36be1b868b9
