Kirk here with some tech/business news. Even with the recently weakened yen 60 billion yen is a chunk of change by any measure. In US dollars it is now about $375–$380 million.

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The plant in the city of Koshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, is being constructed by Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a subsidiary based in the Kumamoto town of Kikuyo, at a total cost of 180 billion yen. The factory is expected to have a monthly production capacity of 10,000 300-millimetre wafers, with supplies seen starting in May 2029.
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