Kirk here with an extensive article (over 1000 words) on the local impact of the construction of the new TSMC plant:
— start quote — According to the benchmark land prices announced by the land ministry in September 2022, the price for the industrial area in Kikuyo rose 31.6% from the previous year, the highest rate of increase for all types of land across Japan. “That’s probably an underestimate, as actual prices have already more than doubled,” one local real estate official noted. — end quote —
