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Tokyo Electron President and CEO Toshiki Kawai speaks at Nikkei’s Future of Asia forum in Tokyo on June 9. He said that technological progress could not be achieved without cooperation between Japan and South Korea. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
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June 9, 2026 15:21 JST
Updated on June 9, 2026 18:17 JST
TOKYO — The world’s semiconductor industry must develop cutting-edge products to combat the soaring power needs of data centers, the head of Japanese chip toolmaker Tokyo Electron said on Tuesday.
